Former Minister T Harish Rao objected to Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy questioning Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy during the question hour. When Nakrekal MLA Vemula Veeresham inquired about the Pillaipally and Dharma Reddy canal works, the Irrigation Minister responded. Following this, the Roads and Buildings Minister criticized the BRS for neglecting irrigation projects in the former Nalgonda district. He also accused the BRS government of showing indifference towards the River Musi and its development.
As the Speaker appealed to the BRS MLAs to cooperate in passing the government bills, they raised "Rythu Ku bedila Siggu Siggu (handcuffs to farmers Shame Shame)."
With Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) members raising slogans and insisting on a discussion on the atrocities against Lagacherla farmers in the House, Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar adjourned the Assembly to meet at 10 am on Tuesday.
The trouble started during Question Hour when senior BRS MLA T Harish Rao asked the government to announce a date by which the RTC staff would be recognised as government employees.
They sought to file a privilege motion against the officials responsible, before Speaker Gaddam Prasad, but returned after the latter did not respond to their phone calls.
In two separate letters, Prabhakar said he was forced to wait by the official machinery during a Kalyana Lakshmi cheque distribution programme to beneficiaries in Sangareddy.
Upon receiving a communication from both AIMIM and CPI, Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar recognised them as the party floor leaders in the House on Wednesday.
Revanth Reddy, his cabinet colleagues, BRS Working President Rama Rao, AIMIM MLAs and lone CPI MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao were present when Prasad Kumar's nomination was submitted to the legislature secretary.
The Speaker election is scheduled to be conducted in the Assembly on Thursday. With the opposition parties BRS and AIMIM supporting his candidature, Prasad Kumar's election is likely to be unanimous.
The Congress won 64 seats in the recently concluded assembly polls and its ally CPI got one seat. BRS bagged 39 seats while AIMIM was victorious in seven seats. The BJP secured eight seats.