Hyderabad: The five-day monsoon session of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly came to a tame end on Saturday after all working days were lost only in adjournments as Opposition parties disrupted proceedings on different issues.
For the first time in its history, the Assembly did not witness a single debate on any issue during the session.
On its part, the Congress government failed to ensure conduct of listed business and was only content fulfilling the constitutional obligation of conducting the Assembly at least once in six months.
Worse, the government did not show any interest in getting at least two important Bills — to replace the ordinances — passed.
In all three Bills — one to amend the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Universities Act and another to further amend the Andhra Pradesh Education Act — were introduced amidst din in the House on Thursday.
The third Bill was to further amend the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations Act, to create a common service for employees in municipal corporations in the state.
The Telangana issue solely dominated the proceedings on all the five days with Telangana Rashtra Samiti, Bharatiya Janata Party and Communist Party of India pressing for a resolution seeking creation of a separate state.
The TRS remained steadfast on its demand and did not let the Assembly run.
The government, though, did not budge and let the stalemate in the House persist.
The principal Opposition Telugu Desam Party and the other major opposition party YSR Congress raised issues like power crisis, reimbursement of fee for students pursuing professional courses, drought-like conditions in the state and plight of farmers.
But not one could be taken up for discussion though all parties endorsed the agenda in the Business Advisory Committee.
On Friday, the death of former minister Konda Lakshman Bapuji brought some order in the House — after two initial adjournments — as members passed a condolence motion.
It was the only occasion when Leader of the House Kiran Kumar Reddy and Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu spoke in the House during the five-day session.
On the final day of the session on Saturday, the House witnessed noisy scenes since morning and had to be adjourned three times before it was finally adjourned sine die. (PTI)
