Forcible land-pooling: Speaker rejects YSRCP adjournment motion

The issue of forcible land-pooling in the AP Capital Area rocked the AP Assembly on Wednesday.

The YSRCP gave notices for adjournment motion to be taken up on the issue, but Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad rejected the appeal.
This led to uproarious scenes with the Opposition accusing the Government of trying to muzzle the voice of the people. Speaker Kodela wanted the question hour be taken up first. The YSRCP MLAs trooped into the well of the house and surrounded the podium. They accused the government of forcing the farmers to part with their only source of livelihood.
Minister Acham Naidu intervened and asked the opposition to let the house function. Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad adjourned the house twice as opposition stuck to its guns and wanted a discussion.