BRS boycott of orientation programme sparks criticism
Deccan Chronicle“The BJP MLAs are here, and so is the Communist MLA. This programme is to provide information and training on rules, procedures, responsibilities and rights of legislators,” Sridhar Babu explained on the sidelines of the two-day event that began at the MCR HRD Institute in the city on Wednesday. Earlier, in his address during the inaugural session, Sridhar Babu said he was urging the BRS legislators to attend the programme as it is designed to benefit them and help them become better at what people expect them to do in the Houses. Rama Rao’s allegations that the Speaker was acting unilaterally and that was the reason for their boycott, said as a senior MLA who has been in the House, it was not correct on Rama Rao’s part to level such accusations. On Rama Rao saying his party will remove the new Telangana Talli statue from the Secretariat once BRS returns to power, Sridhar Babu brushed away the claim saying, “KTR is daydreaming about coming back to power.