Wednesday, March 1 2006 13:19 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Hyderabad: Thirty TDP members were today (Mar 1,2006) suspended from the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for two days for obstructing proceedings of the House and demanding resignation of Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy in the wake of Election Commission countermanding the by-election in Visakhapatnam.

As soon as the House assembled for the day TDP members created ruckus insisting on taking up their adjournment motion on the Election Commission's decision, saying it was a 'slap' on the face of the Congress Government.

Taking a serious view of the 'shocking incidents of bribing of voters with cash and liquor and breach of the Model Code of Conduct', the Election Commission yesterday countermanded the February 19 by-election to Visakhapatnam Assembly constituency.

Even after Speaker K R Suresh Reddy disallowed the adjournment motion the oppposition members refused t budge and continued to stall the Question Hour.

Waving placards and shouting slogans demanding the Chief Minister's resignation, the TDP members rushed to the podium prompting the Speaker to adjournthe House briefly.

After the Hue reassembled, the furor refused to subside with the vociferous opposition pressing with their demand.

With the opposition stalling the proceedings and frequently rushing to the Well, the Finance and Legislative Affairs Minister K Rosaiah moved the motion to suspend the 30 TDP members including deputy floor leaders T Devender Goud and N Janardha Reddy.

The Speaker later announced their suspension and asked the marshals to whisk them away from the House.