Speaker working under pressure, says Errabelli

Hyderabad, Jan 29 : Telugu Desam Telangana Forum convener Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Wednesday alleged that Speaker Nadendla Manohar was working under immense pressure.

Speaking to media persons here, Errabelli said that the Speaker was under pressure from Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and others. He said that the Speaker should perform his duties in a free and fair manner without succumbing to any pressure. Failure to do so would amount to disrespect to the post that he is holding, he said.

Errabelli made it clear that the legislator from the Telangana region would not allow the House to function till the Speaker reject the notice served to him under Rule 77 by the Chief Minister and others. He said that the House was already divided on regional lines and therefore, the Telangana Bill should be sent to the Centre as per the set deadline. INN