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Political storm in Andhra as 73 Telangana
legislators quit
Monday July 04, 2011 02:59:55 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad:
The Congress government in Andhra Pradesh plunged into crisis
Monday with 36 legislators from the party and all 33 from the main
opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) quitting over the issue of
separate statehood to Telangana.
Of the Congress's 36 legislators who have resigned, 11 are
ministers. From the TDP ranks, four had quit Sunday, taking the
number of legislators from the region who have quit to 73.
Telangana accounts for 119 legislators in the 294-member assembly.
The Congress has 52 members, including two of the Praja Rajyam
Party (PRP), which recently joined with the ruling party.
TDP has 37 members from the region while Telangana Rashtra Samiti
(TRS) has 11.
All 33 legislators of TDP and 36 of the Congress party submitted
their resignations to Deputy Speaker Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka as
Speaker N. Manohar is in the US.
Except Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha, ministers D.
Nagender, Mukesh Goud and Shankar Rao have all resigned.
In the 294-member assembly, Congress has 174 members, including 18
from the PRP.
Political observers say the government may be reduced to a
minority if the resignations of 36 legislators are accepted by the
speaker.
Senior minister K. Jana Reddy, who is leading the Congress
ministers and legislators, told reporters that their resignations
were not aimed at creating a constitutional or political crisis
but to achieve a separate state in tune with the aspirations of
the people.
"Today is United States' Independence Day and we hope today will
also become Telangana's Independence Day," the minister said
outside the assembly building.
He claimed that their fight was for self-rule and self-respect of
the Telangana region.
Twelve Congress members of the legislative council have also
submitted their resignations to council chairperson K. Chakrapani.
The legislators said the resignations were aimed at pressurising
the central government to carve out a separate Telangana state as
promised by it on Dec 9, 2009.
Ministers from Telangana have sought an appointment with Governor
E.S.L. Narasimhan to submit their resignations as ministers.
However, a minister K. Venkat Reddy said since the ministers have
resigned as legislators they no longer continue as ministers.
Reacting to reports that the central leadership has invited them
to Delhi for talks, Venkat Reddy told reporters that there was no
question of going to the capital unless the centre agreed to form
a separate state.
"We have already made it clear that our visit last month was the
last visit to Delhi for talks," he said.
A group of ministers, who submitted their resignations, met Chief
Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy to explain the reasons for their
action.
Nine MPs of Congress have reached Delhi to submit their
resignations to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.
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