According to sources, the Opposition YSRCP MLAs have decided to boycott the Assembly Sessions, beginning November 10 over the Speaker's failure to disqualify 20 MLAs of YSRCP, who defected to the TDP without resigning their posts. Moreover, as many as four of them are serving as ministers in the Government even while continuing as the Opposition MLAs.
Meanwhile, YSR Congress Legislature Party, which met on Thursday, has said that it would attend the assembly sessions only if the 21 turncoat MLAs are disqualified and four ministers removed.
The party said the State Government has thrown all democratic norms and legislative conventions to winds by engineering defections. As many as 21 MLAs were lured into the ruling party in the presence of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and at his official residence. Yet, all these MLAs are still being shown as YSRCP MLAs and are seated along with the Opposition MLAs
"This is the travesty of democracy and the Speaker is deliberately deferring the decision on the fate of the defectors," said senior party leader and MLA Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy. He said "We can't sit in the Assembly with our heads bowed when a mockery is being made of democracy. Hence, we have decided to boycott the Assembly session that is expected to begin on November 10”.
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