Hyderabad, December 06: The Winter Session of Andhra Pradesh Legislature will get underway tomorrow with issues like the Telangana statehood demand and illegal mining in the state by companies owned by Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhana Reddy expected to dominate the proceedings.
The winter session will extend up to December 23 as per the schedule announced by the government.
The Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council will pay homage to late Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and adjourn on the first day.
This being the first session of the state legislature after Reddy’s death, everyone will be curiously watching how the Congress manages its affairs given the issues that it has to contend with.
Meanwhile, the Telangana Rashtra Samiti, which has 10 MLAs, is likely to press its demand for a resolution on the statehood issue on the very first day of the session.
TRS Legislature Party leader E Rajender has made it clear that they would press for a resolution seeking grant of statehood for Telangana.
The government, however, is unlikely to concede to the TRS demand.
“Going by the tradition, we don’t except the TRS will come with an adjournment motion on the very first day, that too when the House is required to pay homage to the late Chief Minister,” government Chief Whip Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka told.
–Agencies