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Thursday, Dec 15, 2005

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Walkout over panel report on ryots' suicide

Special Correspondent

TDP decries selective leak to the media

HYDERABAD: Members of the Telugu Desam Party stormed out of the Assembly on Wednesday after the Speaker disallowed their attempt to raise the findings of the Ramachenna Reddy Commission report on farmers' suicide.

D. Narendra Kumar (TDP) who raised the issue during Zero Hour objected to the manner in which the report was selectively leaked to the media even before it was tabled in the House.

This, he said, amounted to breach of privilege. Denouncing the commission's findings, he said the Government had miserably failed to contain suicide by farmers. Even as the TDP members were on their feet demanding a reply from the Government, Speaker K. R. Suresh Reddy said they were misusing the opportunity given to them to raise specific issues. Speaking to reporters later, Mr. Narendra Kumar other MLAs said the party proposed to move a privilege motion against the Government.

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