New Delhi: Five MPs of the YSR Congress Party on Friday resigned from the Lok Sabha to protest the “failure” of the NDA government to grant special category status to Andhra Pradesh.
V Vara Prasada Rao, YV Subba Reddy, PV Midhum Reddy, YS Avinash Reddy and Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy met Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to submit their letters after the lower house was adjourned sine dine. Friday was the last day of the budget session.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, the MPs said they were outraged as their notices for a no-confidence motion against the NDA government were not taken up for discussion in the House due to frequent disruptions.
YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy had announced in February that the party’s five MPs would resign if its demand for Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh was not fulfilled by the Centre.