New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh leaders are continuing their opposition to the bifurcation of the state. YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy will stage a protest at Ramlila Maidan on Monday.
Close to 7,000 party workers and leaders would sit on a dharna with Jagan. On Sunday Jagan met Third Front leaders to seek their support on united Andhra.
YSR Congress, which is stiffly opposing the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, sought Left support for stalling the creation of Telangana. Asking all opposition parties to oppose creation of Telangana, Jagan said, "If it is allowed to happen then it will create a bad precedence. Today it is Andhra, tomorrow it will be Karnataka, Tamil Nadu or Bengal." The opposition has to oppose the undemocratic way of the Centre, he stressed.
Andhra Chief Minister Kiran Reddy will also meet Seemaandhra leaders to devise a strategy to oppose the bifurcation.
Meanwhile, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has asked Parliament's Committee of Privileges to investigate and submit a report on the pepper spray incident of Lok Sabha.
The Lok Sabha on February 13 witnessed ugly scenes with Seemandhra MP Lagadapati Rajagopal using a pepper spray and TDP MP Venugopal Reddy allegedly brandishing a knife inside the House.
Jagan questioned the manner in which the Telangana Bill was introduced in the Lower House. He said Speaker Meira Kumer did not seek the House's permission before admitting the Bill. "Speaker should have said ...I want to see the Ayes and I want to see the Noes. Depending on the number of hands raised... if the hands raised are more in number for introduction of the Bill, then the bill stands introduced. If the number of hands raised so against the Bill, then the Bill can not be introduced."
"But such formality was not followed. Speaker directly came, within ten seconds, without asking anybody...yet the bill was introduced. In no democracy it actually takes place. I am protesting against this...all parties, including BJP... SP...all are protesting against this," Reddy said.
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