TDP ZPTCs walk out as ZP passes budget

Kakinada: The annual budget of the East Godavari Zilla Parishad was passed here on Wednesday. The Zilla Parishad general body meeting on the budget session and standing council meeting were held at the GMC Balayogi meeting hall. The ZP approved the annual budget for 2017-18 along with budget for 2018-19 (Rs 16 crore).

ZP Chairman Jyothula Naveen Kumar presided over the meeting and wished all the ZPTC members to mark 100th year of formation of the Zilla Parishad. The Chairman informed that they were planning a sports festival to commemorate the 100th year of its inception.

While speaking at the ZP meeting, Kothapeta MLA Chirla Jaggi Reddy opposed the untimely meeting and said that it was totally contrary to the rules to conduct a meeting when the Parliament and Legislative Assembly meetings were in progress.
Jaggi Reddy further said that it was nothing but making mockery of the Parliament system and he brought the issue to the notice of the members.

While answering to the MLA Jaggi Reddy, the Chairman, Jyothula said that they were informed about this meeting to all the three MPs in the district. MLC and Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Reddy Subrahmanyam informed the members that the laws and traditions were different and advised the members that this type of transgression was not advisable in the meeting.

The YSRCP ZPTCs displayed the placards showing ‘Prabhutvam Palayanam’. Katrenikona ZPTC member Nagidi Nageswara Rao asked the Chairman why the district Collector had not attended the meeting. He further alleged that the district administration was ignoring the problems of the public and protested against the administration.

The ZPTC, Nageswara Rao walked out and all the TDP ZPTC members also followed him. The annual budget of 2017-18 was passed without any amendments and changes. The Chairman Naveen Kumar, declared that the budget was approved and the meeting was postponed. Additional JC Radha Krishna Murthy, MLAs Jyothula Nehru, Pendurthi Venkatesh, Varupula Subba Rao, ZP Opposition leader Prasanna Kumar,  ZPTCs and MPP participated.