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15 members of YSR Congress suspended from Andhra assembly

Hyderabad: The YSR Congress Party's (YSRCP) 15 legislators were Thursday suspended from the Andhra Pradesh state assembly for a day for stalling the house as they opposed the proposed bifurcation of the state.Speaker N. Manohar

Protesting the suspension, YSRCP leader Y.S. Vijayamma staged a walkout.

After coming out of the assembly building, the legislators staged a sit-in on the road, leading to a traffic jam. Police arrested the lawmakers and shifted them to a police station.

The members were suspended a few minutes after the house re-assembled, following two adjournments.

The speaker twice adjourned the house in the morning as YSRCP members continued to stall proceedings. They wanted the speaker to first pass a resolution for a united Andhra Pradesh before taking up the debate on the bill.