Andhra Pradesh Assembly adjourned twice

The Andhra Pradesh Assembly was adjourned twice as the Opposition stalled the proceedings over alleged largescale irregularities in the implementation of the Centrally-sponsored Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MG-NREGS) in the state.The trouble started as soon as the House assembled for the day when Speaker N Kirankumar Reddy disallowed the adjournment motions given notice by the main Opposition TDP, CPI, CPI(M) and PRP on the issue.The Speaker assured the agitated members to fix the time for a discussion on the issue they had raised during tea-break and wanted them to cooperate by allowing the House to take up the listed questions.Chief Minister K Rosaiah made it clear that his Government was ready for a debate on the issue at a time fixed by the Speaker and wanted the Opposition to fulfill its responsibility by allowing smooth conduct of the House.As the members of various Opposition parties continued to remain on their feet and disrupted the proceedings, the Speaker first adjourned the House for 30 minutes.The situation was no different when the House reassembled with members of the Opposition parties raising slogans against the Government with placards on alleged MG-NREGS irregularities and demanding setting aside of the listed business and immediate taking up a discussion on alleged large scale misuse of funds allocated under the Centrally-sponsored scheme.The Chief Minister, Leader of House J Geeta Reddy and Legislative Affairs Minister D Prasada Rao, one after another, asked the Opposition members to allow the House to take up listed business and offered to discuss the issue raised by them at a time fixed by the Speaker during the tea-break.As Opposition parties persisted for an immediate discussion on the issue they had raised, the Speaker again adjourned the House for one hour.Earlier, the Speaker also disallowed the adjournment motions given notice by the AIMIM and BJP on the plight of Home Guards in the state. (newkerala.com)
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