New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Friday said she was saddened to receive the resignations of 13 Andhra Pradesh MPs demanding a separate Telangana state and a decision on them would be taken before parliament’s monsoon session.
“I have received 13 resignation letters. It is sad to receive so many resignations. These are under my consideration,” Meira Kumar said.
The Lok Sabha Speaker was addressing a news conference on the eve of the 5th SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians Conference to be held in New Delhi.
Asked if the final decision on the protesting MPs’ resignations would be taken before monsoon session that begins Aug 1, Meira Kumar said: “I hope so. Yes.”
Asked if the resignations were a pressure tactic by the Telangana MPs, Kumar refused a direct reply saying she was still examining the letters from the lawmakers. Nine of those who resigned were from the Congress and two each of TDP and TRS.
“There are rules that govern resignation of MPs. I will follow those,” she said. adding if the MPs wanted to raise the Telangana issue in the Lok Sabha they were “welcome”. (IANS)
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