Government chief whip Gandra Venkata Ramana Reddy, on Tuesday, slammed Opposition parties for stalling the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly without taking up discussions on the problems being faced by the people.
Talking to media persons at the Congress Legislature Party Office, Ramana Reddy criticized Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu for stalling the House at a time when the people of the state were expecting that the government would find a solution to their problems in the Assembly.
Stating that Naidu was stalling the House in order to get "cheap publicity" and political mileage on the farmers' issue and the liquor syndicate issue, he said the government was committed to put forth an explanation on all these topics.
"If the House runs harmoniously, the government can give its reply to all issues and answer the Opposition's demands," he said.
He wondered about Chandrababu Naidu, who had once described investment in agriculture as a "waste of money", speaking on farmers' issues.
Ramana Reddy called upon all parties to cooperate with Speaker Nadendla Manohar to run the House smoothly and help the government take steps towards addressing people's problems.
Government whips Toorpu Jayaprakash, Arepalli Mohan, D Srinivas and Anil were also present. (INN)