Hyderabad: AIMIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi on Tuesday expressed hope that leader of the opposition, K Chandrasekhar Rao, who earlier served as the chief minister for nearly 10 years, will apologise on behalf of BRS MLC T Madhusudhan to not only speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar and his mother, but all the mothers in Telangana, for the alleged abusive comments made by his party lawmaker.
Speaking in the assembly over alleged comments made by BRS MLC T Madhusudhan, Owaisi said AIMIM condemns the derogatory language used by the MLC and that it was unfortunate that he did not seek an apology but instead said he was withdrawing his words against the speaker.
KCR had served as the chief minister for nearly 10 years and also as deputy speaker in the past. He wanted the Madhusudhan issue to be closed and said there were more pressing issues like fee reimbursement, revenue and 22 A category land parcels, minority welfare, farmers against the backdrop of El Nino, Arogyasri, Pay Revision Commission and issues being faced by govt employees and pensioners in the state, that need to be discussed in the remainder monsoon session of the assembly. I hope he apologises on behalf of BRS and his party MLC so that the issue gets a closure,” Akbaruddin Owaisi said.
Though he did not specify any incident of his statement possibly hurting anyone, he said: “To err is human. You may have said it in an emotional rage or anger. Then, Owaisi read out the rule position and said the members could be suspended, but not expelled in the latest case and said a resolution should be sent to the council chairman for the purpose. One should protect their self-respect by doing so,” he said.
“There is no shame in seeking an apology. No one will lose respect by apologising. On the occasion, the AIMIM floor leader himself offered apologies to all those who were hurt by his words or comments. But once you cool down, you realise your mistake and feel the urge to apologise. However, he indirectly found fault with the BRS MLAs for resisting and confronting police, which resulted in all incidents. “To stage a protest or dharna is a democratic right. But when police want to take you away, let them do their duty and go with them.