» Supreme Court Questions AP Over Suspension Of MLA Roja
SC Questions AP Over Suspension Of MLA Roja
The Supreme Court wondered why no notice was issued to the member before action was taken against her, and directed the Hyderabad High Court to inquire.
The Andhra Pradesh Government received flak from the Supreme Court over the suspension of YSR Congress Party MLA R K Roja from the State Assembly for one year.
The film actor-turned-politician had been suspended for a year following a ruckus she allegedly created and her "objectionable" criticism of the Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu in the Assembly during the last winter session.
The charge against the YSRCP member was that she had not only behaved in a manner unbecoming of a member of the House, but had also had used derogatory language against the ruling TDP members. A motion was moved in the House by Minister for Finance and Legislature Affairs Yanamala Ramakrishnudu for suspension of the member, which was accepted. Accordingly, Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao suspended the legislator for one year.
With the budget session of the AP Assembly commencing, Roja moved the Supreme Court against the action of the AP Assembly. The counsel for Roja argued before the bench pleading for allowing the petitioner (Roja) to take part in the proceedings of the AP Assembly in the ongoing budget session.
After hearing the arguments, the Supreme Court wondered why no notice was issued to the member before action was taken against her. The apex court directed the Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court to inquire into the matter on Wednesday, and asked for its directive to be conveyed to the Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court through an email.