Hyderabad, February 27: The stalemate in the Assembly which could not transact any business for the eighth day in succession triggered off a blame game between the ruling Congress and the opposition parties.
While the Treasury Benches criticised the opposition for not facilitating the conduct of the business, the latter accused the Congress of its failure to take the responsibility in enabling hassle-free conduct of the proceedings.
‘Match-fixing’
The day witnessed mutual accusations of ‘match-fixing’ by members of the Congress, TDP and the TRS
The TRS accused the TDP of entering into an understanding with the Congress in stalling the proceedings. TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu was trying his best to protect the interests of the Kiran Kumar Reddy government by refusing to move a no confidence motion, said TRS MLAs E. Rajender and K.T. Rama Rao.
Countering the charge, TDP MLA P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju accused the Congress of displaying ‘collective irresponsibility’ in not allowing proceedings.
t was not taking any initiative to break the deadlock was acting ‘unilaterally’ on decisions like suspension of members.
Government Chief Whip Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said the Congress was not inclined to suspend trouble-makers as it wanted to use suspension as a last resort.
Appeal
He appealed to the opposition parties to allow the proceedings so that they could raise their concerns on the floor of the House.
-Agencies