72 Andhra MLAs resign over Telangana
The Congress MLAs who have resigned also include 11 ministers of the Kiran Kumar Reddy government. Four rebel TDP MLAs have also resigned bringing the total numbers of MLAs who have put in their papers over the issue to 72. Rajya Sabha MP K Keshav Rao also submitted his resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hameed Ansari.
More MLAs from the Telangana region including nine Congress MPs and 53 MLAs are also planning to resign on Monday over the Telangana issue.
The Centre has also reached out to MLAs from Telangana and invited them to New Delhi for another round of talks. All India Congress Committee General Secretary and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the Telangana issue was a sensitive one.
"I am in touch with the Telangana MPs and MLAs. We are expecting some of them to reach here (new Delhi) by afternoon. I requested them to one or two rounds of talks. We are hoping for the best. This is a very sensitive issue," said Azad.
However, nine Congress MPs from Telangana failed to submit their resignation to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar as she had left her office after they failed to turn up at the appointed time.
Congress MP from Warangal in Telangana Rajaiah Siricilla blamed traffic jams for reaching late.
"The delay was accidental and not intentional. We are not against any talks but we are committed to our resignation. We got delayed due to traffic congestion. We have got the next appointment from the Speaker at 5:30 PM. We will stay here till 5:30 PM," said Siricilla.
Following the resignation of the Congress MLAs the political and constitutional crisis is likely to escalate in the state and spell trouble for Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy.
A rebel Congress MLA, Konda Surekha, also resigned from her post demanding creation of Telangana state.
Surekha, who is currently with the with YSR Congress Party of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, met the Assembly Deputy Speaker and submitted her resignation. She represents Parakala in Warangal district, the hotbed of Telangana agitation.
After submitting her resignation, Surekha demanded that Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President K Chandrasekhar Rao and Medak MP Vijayashanthi also quit their posts within 48 hours.
In the 294-member Andhra Assembly, the Congress requires 148 MLAs for a clear majority. Although the Congress has 17 MLAs from Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party, the mass resignation can lead to an alarming situation.
72 Andhra MLAs resign over Telangana
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