TDP MLAs Spoke For 10 Minutes In T-Budget Session

The budget session of the Telangana State Legislative Assembly, which concluded on Saturday, worked for 88 hours and six minutes.

In the 19-day session, 50 un-starred questions were answered and three statements were made on Calling Attentions.

104 supplementary questions were answered, and three statements were made under Rule 344.

Answers to 61 starred questions, and to six un-starred questions and six SNQs were placed on the table.

117 speeches were made by the MLAs, while three ministers made statements.

A total of six government resolutions were adopted, and three Bills were introduced and passed.

The Assembly also had two short discussions.

Speaking to media persons after adjourning the Assembly sine die on Saturday, Assembly Speaker S Madhusudhana Chary informed that TRS MLAs spoke for 3 hours and 40 minutes on the budget; Congress - 3 hr 17 min; TDP - 10 min; MIM - 1 hr 45 min; BJP - 1 hr 25 min; YSRCP - 20 min; CPI - 21 min; CPI (M) - 22 min and BSP MLAs - 1 hour.

The TDP has 15 MLAs officially (counting the 3 defectors), compared to 63 of the TRS, 21 of the Congress, 7 of the MIM, 5 of the BJP and 3 of the YSR Congress.

Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao spoke for about 49 minutes while intervening during the budget discussions.

The budget, presented by Finance Minister Etala Rajender, was discussed for 15 hours and 17 minutes. (INN)