VISAKHAPATNAM : Former minister and TDP leader Ganta Srinivasa Rao said the sudden acceptance of his resignation to the MLA post after almost three years was a political conspiracy of YSRC. Speaking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, he said the Assembly Speaker did not follow the normal parliamentary procedure before accepting his resignation. “Fearing defeat in the RS elections, the YSRC pushed the acceptance of my resignation,” he averred. Ganta said he resigned in the Speaker format on February 12, 2021 protesting against the privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. The YSRC was then afraid of a byelection on the steel plant issue.

Source: Indian Express January 25, 2024 04:02 UTC