» Andhra Pradesh Assembly Privilege Panel Hears Roja Statement
AP Assembly Privilege Panel Records Roja's Statement
The MLA had failed to appear before the Committee twice earlier. However the Committee gave her a third chance to appear before it, and she appeared today.
YSR Congress Party MLA R K Roja today appeared before the Privileges Committee constituted by the Andhra Pradesh Assembly to look into the complaint of TDP MLA Anita, who had said that Roja had used unparliamentary words against her in the Assembly.
The Privileges Committee sought a clarification from Roja. It was reported that the Privileges Committee interacted with Roja for about an hour. Committee Chairman Gollapalli Surya Rao said that the Committee had recorded the statement of Roja, and would prepare a report on the clarification given by her.
The Committee will submit its report to the Speaker.
It may be mentioned here that Roja was suspended from the Assembly for one year for her reported objectionable comments against a woman member in the House.
Roja had failed to appear before the Committee twice earlier. However the Committee gave her a third chance to appear before it, and she appeared today.