Monsoon session of Telangana Assembly commences on September 7; prohibited properties issue rocks House
The Telangana Legislative Assembly's monsoon session was disrupted on its first day by BJP protests regarding land deals and the prohibited properties list. The Speaker adjourned the House after opposition members demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter.
Why it matters
It illustrates the intense political friction in state governance over land administration and the use of legislative sessions for partisan conflict.
As expected, inclusion of vast stretches of lands in the prohibited properties list under Section 22A of the Registration Act rocked the Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday, the first day of the monsoon session.
The Bharatuya Janata Party (BJP) leaders raised the issue immediately as the House assembled for the day, demanding an inquiry by a sitting judge into the issue. The BJP members trooped into the Well of the House raising slogans demanding judicial inquiry into land deals.
Legislative Affairs Minister D. Sridhar Babu assured the members that the government was prepared for a short discussion on the 22A lands. It had resolved to raise the issue in the Business Advisory Committee meeting slated later in the day and had no objection for taking up the issue as the first item as part of the proceedings.
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