Five TDP MLAs Suspended From Andhra Pradesh Assembly

TDP members disrupted the meeting by entering the speaker's podium and chanting anti-government slogans.

Speaker Tammineni Sitaram(Image:ABP Desam)

Andhra Pradesh: Five Telugu Desam Party MLAs were suspended from the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Monday for disrupting the proceedings.

Even when Speaker Tammineni Sitaram declared that the Andhra Pradesh government would make a statement after the second adjournment of the Assembly proceedings, the Opposition leaders staged a protest over the Jangareddygudem fatalities.

Later the session was adjourned again as the TDP members reportedly disrupted the session by entering the speaker's podium and chanting anti-government slogans.

Andhra Pradesh Assembly session was adjourned within minutes of its commencement today, due to concerns of TDP members over a series of deaths in connection with illicit liquor in Jangareddigudem of West Godavari district. TDP MLAs demanded CM's resignation & alcohol ban. pic.twitter.com/lENjkCAxVK

— ANI (@ANI) March 14, 2022

After resuming the house, the TDP members raised their concerns. Buggana Rajendranath, the Minister for Legislative Affairs, moved a motion to suspend five TDP MLAs -- K Atchannaidu, Butchaiah Chowdary, Payyavula Keshav, Nimmala Ramanaidu and D Bala Veeranjaneyulu. They were announced to be suspended till the end of the budget sessions.

During the previous week, 16 people have died in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district. Two more people have died on Saturday, taking the total number of deaths in Jangareddygudem town to 18, despite officials from numerous departments conducting an inquiry.

The deaths were assumed to be the result of spurious liquor.

Meanwhile, officials from the Departments of Revenue, Police, Excise, Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB), Medical & Health investigated the deaths. The teams went to the victims' homes to gather information as part of the inquiry.

On the other hand, officials claim that preliminary investigations reveal that they died due to different reasons. They were suspected of having health issues such as heart issues and post-Covid complications.