Hyderabad, April 20: Deputy Speaker Nadendla Manohar on Tuesday issued notices on two Telugu Desam Party MLAs—Bala Nagireddy and Pocharam Srinivas Reddy—following a complaint lodged by their party president N Chandrababu Naidu seeking their disqualification from the House under Anti-Defection Law for indulging in anti-party activities during the recent Legislative Council elections.
The Deputy Speaker, while issuing the notices, asked the TDP Members to submit their replies within seven days.
Earlier, the Deputy Speaker had issued a notice to Nanapuneni Prasanna Kumar. Mr Prasanna Kumar had replied to the notice which the Deputy Speaker forwarded to the TDP, seeking additional information on the reply.
Based on the explanation given by the TDP Members and the party explanation, Mr Manohar is expected to initiate appropriate against them.
Earlier on Sunday, Mr Manohar had consulted state Advocate General Sudarshan Reddy and Assembly Legal Advisor Jandhyala Shankar and held prolonged discussions with them on the issue. (INN)