Leaders engage in heated verbal battles causing chaos in Assembly

Pandemonium broke out during the Assembly session in Hyderabad as the Opposition tried to criticize the Government’s handling of the Governor’s address. Former Minister K T Ramarao described the address as full of lies and false claims, triggering objections from the Treasury benches. Minister Ponnam Prabhakar questioned why KTR was going back into the history of Unified AP and urged him to focus on the 10 years after the formation of the separate State. KTR listed out the unfavourable aspects of the previous Congress government’s rule, but Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka called for constructive criticism instead of direct attacks. The pandemonium continued as both sides traded barbs, with MLAs Padi Kaushik Reddy and Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy causing disruptions. KTR highlighted the issue of water scarcity and criticized the governance under Indira Gandhi when Congress claims to bring back the “Indiramma Rajyam” catchphrase.