Senior Congress legislator J.C. Diwakar Reddy will be sworn in Pro tem Speaker by Governor N.D. Tiwari at Raj Bhavan at 9 a. m. on Wednesday.
Although Mr. Reddy is not the most senior member of the 13th Assembly, the ruling party zeroed in on him because rules provide for appointing a senior legislator and not necessarily the `senior most’.
Mr. Reddy, who was reluctant initially to accept the responsibility, later relented.Two deputies It is learnt that the government might request the Governor to appoint two deputies to Mr. Diwaker Reddy as the oath-taking ceremony of the 293 MLAs, which begins at 10.30 a.m., will continue till late in the afternoon without a break.
Meanwhile, the Telugu Desam Party has criticised the decision to appoint Mr. Diwakar Reddy the Pro tem Speaker and accused the government of not following the convention.
At a press conference here on Tuesday, TDP leaders Nagam Janardhan Reddy, Ravula handrasehkhar Reddy and P. Chandrashekhar said that the TDP’s P. Ashok Gajapathy Raju should have been the automatic choice as he was the MLA for the seventh time. CPI example
They cited the instance of Communist Party of India (CPI) veteran Indrajit Gupta being made Pro tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha during the erstwhile National Democratic Alliance regime at the Centre.
Although Mr. Reddy is not the most senior member of the 13th Assembly, the ruling party zeroed in on him because rules provide for appointing a senior legislator and not necessarily the `senior most’.
Mr. Reddy, who was reluctant initially to accept the responsibility, later relented.Two deputies It is learnt that the government might request the Governor to appoint two deputies to Mr. Diwaker Reddy as the oath-taking ceremony of the 293 MLAs, which begins at 10.30 a.m., will continue till late in the afternoon without a break.
Meanwhile, the Telugu Desam Party has criticised the decision to appoint Mr. Diwakar Reddy the Pro tem Speaker and accused the government of not following the convention.
At a press conference here on Tuesday, TDP leaders Nagam Janardhan Reddy, Ravula handrasehkhar Reddy and P. Chandrashekhar said that the TDP’s P. Ashok Gajapathy Raju should have been the automatic choice as he was the MLA for the seventh time. CPI example
They cited the instance of Communist Party of India (CPI) veteran Indrajit Gupta being made Pro tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha during the erstwhile National Democratic Alliance regime at the Centre.
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