The Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, Tammineni Sitaram, suspended 14 Telugu Desam Party (TDP) legislators for disrupting the presentation of Budget 2023 by Finance Minister Buganna Rajendranath on Thursday, March 16. The Speaker requested opposition members to maintain decorum and allow the Minister to present the budget. On Wednesday, the Speaker suspended 12 TDP MLAs and one rebel MLA of the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) for disrupting House proceedings.
During the Budget presentation speech by Buganna Rajendranath, TDP legislators raised slogans, and the Speaker appealed to them to maintain decorum and raise their questions later. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy appealed to the Speaker to excuse those protesting pointlessly, stating that they intended to disrupt the meeting and make it difficult for people to follow. The Speaker acknowledged the CM’s appeal and ordered their suspension, calling it serious misconduct.
On Wednesday, 11 TDP MLAs were suspended for interrupting YSRCP members’ speeches and insisting on being allowed to speak as the Assembly debated the Motion of Thanks to the Governor’s address. A rebel YSRCP MLA, Sridhar Reddy, was also suspended for protesting near the Speaker’s podium.
The Budget session of the Assembly will continue until March 24.
