The first session of the third Telangana Legislative Assembly began on Saturday. The newly elected Congress MLAs were excited to enter the assembly premises for the first time with their family members.
Senior leaders and MLAs from Congress and BRS reached the assembly after paying tributes to the Telangana martyrs at Gun Park. Congress MLA from Ramagundam Makhan Singh Raj Thakur drew special attention on the Assembly premises. Thakur came to the Assembly along with his wife, wearing a cap and holding a spade representing Singareni coal work.
The youngest MLAs from the Congress, Yashaswini Reddy and M Rohit, were the center of attraction in the House as they received applause for defeating senior BRS leaders in the recent assembly elections.
The Congress MLAs were seen exchanging greetings for coming to power after 10 years of the formation of Telangana State. The MLAs from Nalgonda district and Mahabubnagar districts came to the Assembly in groups.
A festival atmosphere prevailed in the lobbies where the MLAs and ministers congratulated each other. The BRS MLAs looked disappointed for their party’s unexpected loss in the elections. Senior Leader T Harish Rao was the only leader who actively moved on the Assembly premises and addressed a press conference with his party MLAs at the end of the session.
MIM legislators arrived in traditional Sherwani dress and congratulated their leader Akabaruddin Owaisi for being elected as Protem Speaker of the Assembly. People who came to the assembly took selfies with their leaders and MLAs after the session ended.
