Hyderabad, December 10: Andhra Pradesh plunged into a fresh political crisis today with 60 MLAs and a MP belonging to Congress, TDP and PRP from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions resigning in protest against the Centre’s decision to carve out a separate Telangana state.
The legislators submitted their resignation to Assembly Speaker Kiran Kumar Reddy, a day after the Centre announced that steps will be initiated for the formation of Telangana state.
However, there was no word from the Speaker’s office about acceptance of their resignations.
Thirty-two of the MLAs who have resigned are from Congress, 17 from the Telugu Desam Party and nine from the Praja Rajyam Party. In New Delhi, Congress MP from Vijayawada Lagadapati Rajagopal submitted his resignation to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.
–PTI