Harish Rao irked over Oppn attitude

Hyderabad: Severely condemning the hostile attitude of the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Legislative Affairs Minister T Harish Rao alleged that the former walked out of the House as they had no guts to participate in the discussion.

Speaking at the Assembly Media Point here on Friday after the adjournment of the House, Harish Rao demanded that the Opposition parties explain as to why they had staged walk-out instead of remaining in the House to air the people’s problems if they were sincere.

The Opposition parties should have behaved in a responsible manner, he said, adding that the BAC took a decision to initiate action against the members, who tried to obstruct the Governor’s speech.

Harish Rao reminded that the ruling party made it clear in the past that the government was ready for any discussion on any issue. He also reminded that the government ran the House till the Opposition parties disrupted the House in a pre-meditated manner. He also said the Opposition parties could have lodged their protest after the Governor’s speech as any party could say anything after the Governor’s speech.

Stating that the Opposition parties were ‘clean-bowled’ in the previous session, Harish Rao said the hostile Opposition ran away from the House lest they had to praise the government’s welfare schemes. He reiterated that the State government was ready to give answers to the Opposition parties on any issue they raised in the House.