KCR Defends His Remarks Against 2013 Land Acquisiton Act
Hyderabad: CM KCR has said that his language was like that when the main opposition party Congress expressed its objection on his remarks on Land Acquisition Act-2013 that the Act was waste one during the discussion on the bill introduced by state government on its Land Acquisition Act on Thursday, in the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting here on Friday.
It is learnt that the Congress members K Jana Reddy and Bhatti Vikramarka raised their objection on the language used against the Land Acquisition Act-2013 in the BAC meeting. Reacting on it, the Chief Minister said that my language was like that. “You would have expressed your dissent on it”, the Chief Minister said. Then Bhatti said “I got up and asked for mike to express our protest on the language used against the Land Acquisition Act-2013. But you (KCR) said that ‘I am on my legs and I am not yielding’. Then I sat and thought that the Chair will chance to express our protest later. But the Speaker adjourned the House before expressing our view”, he said it is learnt.
Responding on it, KCR said that it was not proper to the Legislative Affairs Minister to make such provocative remarks against the opposition members.
The Congress party was also expressed its unhappiness over the traditions of the House. It is learnt that they alleged in the BAC meeting that the Speaker was not protecting the traditions of the House. “We are not permanent but the House is permanent and traditions are permanent. It is our duty to respect the traditions of the House and it is good for democracy”, the Congress members said.
They also asked the Speaker that as to how the Chair will give a chance to the defected MLAs from the treasury benches. It was up to the floor leaders’ discrimination power whether to give the chance to his party members or not. When the Speaker didn’t take any decision regarding defected MLAs, as to how the Chair will give a chance to the defected MLAs from treasury benches?. The Congress party members also opined that it was not good for ruling party as well as opposition parties. Responding on it, the Speaker said that he will follow the tradition.