Amaravati, May 13 (IANS) A special court in Rajamahendravaram on Wednesday cancelled the bail of Anantha Babu, a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council belonging to the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), in the case relating to the murder of a Dalit youth and driver, Veedhi Subrahmanyam.The Member of Legislative Council (MLC), who was out on bail given by the Supreme Court, was arrested in Rajamahendravaram on April 24 for allegedly threatening witnesses in the case.He was arrested amid high …
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Amaravati, April 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council met the Council Chairman K. Moshen Raju on Thursday and rejected the resignation of Jayamangala Venkataramana as the Member of Legislative Council (MLC). Venkataramana had submitted his resignation in November 2024. He had also announced his resignation from the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP).Last year, he approached the Andhra Pradesh High Court over the delay in accepting his resignation.The High Court had directed to the Council Chairm…
Visakhapatnam, April 8 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, Botcha Satyanarayana has written to Governor S. Abdul Nazeer that the State Finance Department presented incorrect and incomplete information on government borrowings for 2024-25 and 2025-26 in the Council.In his letter, Botcha Satyanarayana said the reply given by the Principal Finance Secretary to a starred question in the February 2026 session understated the actual borrowings and omitted k…
Amaravati, Feb 23 (IANS) Opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) continued to stall proceedings of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council for the second week, demanding discussion on the supply of ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) by Indapur Dairy and Milk Products Limited, which it claimed had links with Heritage Foods owned by the family of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.Like last week, the YSRCP members moved an adjournment motion on Monday seeking to suspend the listed business …
Amaravati, Feb 20 (IANS) Pandemonium prevailed in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council on Friday as the opposition YSR Congress Party insisted on their demand for debate on irregularities in supply of ghee for Tirumala laddu, allegedly involving Heritage Foods, a family firm of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Alleging that the nexus between Heritage Foods and Indapur Dairy has been exposed after evidence surfaced regarding inflated contracts and reversal of disqualifications, the YSRCP sought…
Amaravati, Feb 12 (IANS) YSR Congress Party’s allegations of irregularities in land allotments to companies in Visakhapatnam triggered a heated debate in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council on Thursday, leading to a walk-out by the main opposition party.Leader of Opposition Botsa Satyanarayana led the walkout after heated exchanges between the main opposition and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which is heading the coalition government.YSRCP members alleged that the government was allotting l…
Visakhapatnam, Dec 23 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, Botcha Satyanarayana, on Tuesday, alleged that the TDP-led coalition government in the state has failed on all fronts.The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader said that after the party comes to power, it will bring to book all “fraudsters” responsible for the privatisation of medical colleges.Speaking to the media here, he said former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy met the Governor to apprise hi…