Telangana Assembly sets record with 17-hour Budget discussion till 2 am

After the State formation, this is said to be the longest working day for the State Assembly with the previous one lasting for more than 10 hours during the previous BRS regime.

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Legislative Assembly set a record of sorts with a marathon session for more than 17 hours on Monday. The discussion on the annual State budget, which began at 10 am on Monday, went on till 3.15 am in the wee hours of Tuesday.

After the State formation, this is said to be the longest working day for the State Assembly with the previous one lasting for more than 10 hours during the previous BRS regime.

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On the first day of voting on Demands for Grants for 2024-25, the Assembly discussed and passed about 19 demands tabled by the Chief Minister and five other Ministers.

The members from all political parties participated in the prolonged discussion with heated exchanges between the treasury and the opposition benches. They argued over a wide range of issues from power purchases, contracts, irrigation projects and division of assets and debts during the bifurcation of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.

Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka began his reply to the issues raised by the MLAs at around 12.30 am and concluded around 2.15 am.

BRS MLA T Harish Rao and BJP MLA Palvai Harish Babu withdrew their cut motions, following a request from the Chair following which the Assembly cleared the budget demands.

The Assembly was adjourned to meet again at 10 am on Tuesday, which turned out to be another hectic day with another 19 demands tabled by the Chief Minister and seven other Ministers in the House for discussion.