Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Ministers Press AP Council Chairman Over Repeated Disruptions
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council had another noisy meeting.
YSR Congress members wanted to discuss alleged problems with Mega DSC-2025.
The chairman did not allow their adjournment motion.
The members went into the middle of the chamber and climbed onto the chairman’s podium.
Three government ministers asked the chairman to stop the disruption.
They suggested using marshals, disciplinary rules, or suspending members.
The chairman questioned what procedure he could use to restore order.
Opposition Leader Botsa Satyanarayana said the main problem was that the government would not allow the discussion.
The meeting resumed after a short break, but the ministers and chairman continued arguing about the rules.
YSR Congress members disrupted the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council for a third consecutive day.
The opposition demanded discussion of alleged anomalies in Mega DSC-2025.
Chairman Koyye Moshen Raju disallowed the opposition’s adjournment motion on the issue.
Three ministers urged the chairman to restore order, consider suspensions, and follow disciplinary procedures.
Opposition Leader Botsa Satyanarayana said the government was refusing to allow the requested discussion.
- Who
- YSR Congress members, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Chairman Koyye Moshen Raju, three state ministers, and Opposition Leader Botsa Satyanarayana.
- What
- A dispute over disruptions in the council and the opposition’s demand for a discussion on alleged anomalies in Mega DSC-2025.
- When
- Wednesday, during the third consecutive day of the opposition’s protest.
- Where
- The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council in Vijayawada.
- Why
- YSR Congress members sought a discussion on Mega DSC-2025, while ministers demanded that the chairman restore order and enforce disciplinary procedures.
Government Ministers and Chairman
YSR Congress Opposition
Restoring order
Government Ministers and Chairman
The ministers said the chairman should prevent members from climbing the podium, use disciplinary procedures, and consider marshals or suspensions.
YSR Congress Opposition
YSR Congress members continued their protest in the well and on the podium while demanding that their issue be discussed.
Handling the rules
Government Ministers and Chairman
Nadendla Manohar read from the rule book and argued that disorderly members could be named and required to leave; the ministers said they were helping the chairman restore order.
YSR Congress Opposition
Chairman Koyye Moshen Raju questioned what procedure he could follow, while Botsa Satyanarayana objected that the minister was trying to dictate the rules to the chairman.
Mega DSC-2025 discussion
Government Ministers and Chairman
The government side focused on conducting council business and ending the disruption.
YSR Congress Opposition
The opposition said its demand was simply to allow discussion of alleged anomalies in Mega DSC-2025.
- Issue under dispute
- Alleged anomalies in Mega DSC-2025
- Opposition action
- YSR Congress members entered the well, climbed the chairman’s podium, and banged his table.
- Chairman’s decision
- Koyye Moshen Raju disallowed the adjournment motion seeking discussion of Mega DSC-2025.
- Ministers involved
- Kolusu Parthasarathy, Nadendla Manohar, and K. Atchannaidu
- Protest duration
- The disruption continued for the third consecutive day.
- Suggested responses
- Ministers proposed marshals, disciplinary procedures, naming disorderly members, or suspending them.
- Opposition position
- Botsa Satyanarayana said the government was not allowing the requested discussion.