Tirupati MP and YSRCP leader Dr. Maddila Gurumurthy has appealed to the Centre to hold one Parliament session in the south in view of severe adverse weather conditions in the national capital New Delhi, which are affecting the work of members. In this context, MP Dr. Gurumurthy wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiran Rijiju on Sunday.
He mentioned in his letter that this issue was mentioned in the”Idea of linguistic states’ book written by the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. BR Ambedkar. He recalled that in 1968, independent member Prakash Veer Shastri had also introduced a private member’s bill in the Lok Sabha.
He said that holding Parliament sessions in the south would further increase national integration. He said that the absence of adverse weather conditions would also increase productivity in Parliament.
Both the houses of Parliament meet three times a year. The budget sessions begin at the end of January. The sessions are held in two phases with a break of a few years in between. The monsoon sessions of Parliament are held in the months of July-August. The winter sessions of Parliament are held in the months of November-December.
However, for a long time, many southern MPs have been demanding that at least one of these three sessions be held in South India, ignoring their respective political parties. In the capital Delhi, the cold during the winter season and the heat in the summer are unbearable. Also, during the monsoon sessions, one has to face severe heat.
Similarly, during the winter sessions, there is severe cold and deadly levels of air pollution. In these circumstances, the demand to hold these parliamentary sessions in South India has come to the fore again. In that context, YSRCP MP Dr. Gurumurthy recently made this proposal as his ex-officio platform.
On the other hand, MP Dr. Gurumurthy is trying to raise this issue in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing winter session of Parliament. He is ready to give notices seeking a discussion during Zero Hour. Meanwhile, Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, MP from Bhuvanagiri in Telangana and Congress party leader, also welcomed Gurumurthy’s effort. He said that he will discuss this issue with his party leadership and try his best.
