Abolishing of Legislative Council
Amaravati: Andhra Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday moved a resolution in the State Assembly to abolish the Legislative Council. As soon as the House met for a special sitting, the CM moved the statutory resolution amid thumping of desks by the members of the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP).
“The Legislative Assembly of the State of Andhra Pradesh resolves that the Legislative Council of the State be abolished,” reads the one-line resolution.
The House then took up the debate on the resolution in the absence of opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which decided to stay away from the House, to condemn a undemocratic’ move by the government.
The move comes in the wake of the Legislative Council, dominated by members of the opposition TDP, blocking the ruling party’s move to create three state capitals instead of a single capital city. The cabinet resolved to abolish the legislative council in the wake of alleged misuse by the opposition TDP’s majority to halt the bills that had been cleared in the legislative assembly. (IANS)