Cong slams TD, YCP for disrupting debate appeals cooperation

Annoyed at frequent disruption of the house from conducting a debate Telangana Draft Bill by TD and YCP, the ruling Congress today appealed that the two parties should cooperate and express their views. Addressing a press conference at Secretariat here Ministers N Raghuveera Reddy, Anam Ramnarayana Reddy and Ganta Srinivasa Rao alleged that the two parties are afraid of political mileage and so resorting to storm the house for fourth consecutive day even after BAC taken a unanimous decision to hold debate. They should participate in the debate of Andhra Pradesh State Reorganization Bill 2013 from Wednesday, if they have any respect for Constitution and President Pranab Mukherjee. Otherwise a wrong signal will go into public that these two parties are in favor of bifurcation, he said adding that TD and YCP have to reflect the sentiments of the people. Ultimately the Parliament and President will take a decision on the draft bill, though Assembly fails to send an opinion, he maintained.
Though supporting bifurcation the two parties are intentainally conducting election campaigns and making promises for united Andhra Pradesh, they alleged. If they refrain from participating in the debate Seemandhra MPs cannot fight for keeping the state intact in parliament, they said. The Chief Minister, N Kiran Kumar Reddy, PCC Chief Botcha Satyanarayana and leaders of 13 Seemandhra districts will give their Samaikyandhra view in the house and TD and YCP follow suit they said. Denying that the Chief Minister or any congress leader taming YCP to disrupt the house, Raghuveera said that Telangana leaders and Seemandhra leaders should express their views without disturbing the house. Refusing to react on whether the debate begin or not, he said that the Chief Minister has a prerogative to change portfolio of any minister who divested Sridhar Babu for Saialajanath adn offered him Legislative Affairs Minister portfolio. Though the president sought only the views by January 23, it is the right of every legislator to seek division on any clause and suggest amendments to issues mentioned in it. Lest people will teach them a lesson in general elections, he added. (NSS)