A critical comment from a greenhorn MLA of Congress party K. Satyanarayana about AIMIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi kicked off a heated discussion over political alliances, compelling Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to intervene and defend his party MLA.
During the discussion on white paper over Energy, Mr. Owaisi was explaining how the previous BRS government had executed works in his constituency and yet issues like erection of 500 electric poles remained unsolved. Even as he was sharing his observations, Manakondur legislator Kavvampally Satyanarayana rose from his seat and remarked as to why a senior member like Mr. Owaisi could not secure the 500-poles issue resolved despite having a long friendship with the previous government.
Mr. Owaisi, who sat down as the new MLA spoke, rose after the MLA made his submission and said it would be better if “kids do not interfere when elders are talking”. He was apparently referring to the newly elected MLA who interrupted him. “However much they talk, they have to learn...they will learn,” he said. Reading out details of thousands of crores of rupees he had secured for Old City, Mr. Owaisi said the Manakondur MLA would not get that many funds even if he serves for 20 years as MLA. “I will see how much funds you will get in five years,” he said. He wondered if the Congress party was intolerant in seeing seven MLAs getting elected from MIM party. Mr. Owaisi said the MLA should have ‘akhal’ to comment on his efforts to develop the Old City.
