The AP Assembly sessions rocked on Monday with a manhandling incident. When Telugu Desam MLAs were protesting at the Speaker Tammineni Sitharam’s podium, YCP MLAs stormed towards them and a scuffle happened. TDP MLAs alleged that their MLAs were attacked by YCP MLAs Vempally and Sudhakar Babu.
Post this incident Assembly Speaker Tammineni suspended TDP MLAs and reacted to the scuffle incident. “TDP MLAs tried to push me from my chair and threw the papers at me. I’m no Buddha but our Chief Minister who is equivalent to Lord Sriram is there to protect me and he will also protect the Assembly and state from evil forces,” said Tammineni. This validation is something that has gone over the board.
Finding fault with TDP MLAs, Tammineni added that the behaviour of opposition legislators in the Assembly is unacceptable. Hereafter whoever reaches the Speaker’s podium, will be automatically suspended from the Assembly. But the Speaker did not react to YCP MLAs attacking TDP MLAs.
YCP MLA Sudhakar Babu pushed TDP MLA Dola Bala Veeranjaneya Swami who was protesting at the Speaker’s podium. Having lost balance, the TDP MLA fell on the floor and then YCP MLA Vempally snatched placards from TDP’s Butchaiah Chowdary. Speaker Tammineni, who was the close spectator of these events, did not utter a word.