Amaravati: Centre may give favourable decision on Andhra Pradesh Council abolition

Amaravati: Will there be some good news soon for Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy from the Centre on his proposal to dissolve the Legislative Council, a move that has come for intense political debate?

Sources indicate that the Union Law Ministry is not averse to the idea and is inclined to clear the proposal during this Parliament session itself in all probability.

The existence of a State Legislative Council has proven politically controversial. A number of states that have had their Legislative Council abolished have subsequently requested its re-establishment.

Conversely, proposals for the re-establishment of the Legislative Council for a state have also met with opposition. Proposals for abolition or re-establishment of a state's Legislative Council require confirmation by Parliament of India as we all know.

Jagan Mohan Reddy, it is said, is vexed with the opposition of the TDP to all his important Bills and hence, made the move to seek abolition of the Council itself despite the fact that it would affect his own partymen who have been sent to the Council.

Two such MLCs have been Ministers - Mopidevi Venkata Ramana and Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose.

Jagan Mohan Reddy is said to have assured them of Rajya Sabha nominations in case they lose their Council membership and thereby their Cabinet berths as a consequence.

Hence, it would not be wrong to state that Jagan Mohan Reddy is a little eager to get the nod of the Centre and then Parliament for his dissolution move of the Council. Sources indicate that the Centre does not have any problem with the proposal of the move to dissolve the existing Council.

It may be recalled that to pass the Parliament test, the proposal to be mooted in the Lok Sabha also needs to be cleared by the Rajya Sabha.

V Vijayasai Reddy, the Rajya Sabha Member of the YSRCP, who is entrusted with the job of overseeing the proposal's smooth sailing, is said to be hopeful of getting his job done to the satisfaction of Jagan Mohan Reddy.

If the proposal is introduced and clears the Parliament hurdle, AP would be joining the league of Assam, Bombay (then it was called so) Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Of course, for a second time!