Ponnam Prabhakar

Andhra MP files complaint against Ashis Nandy

An MP from Karimnagar district in Andhra Pradesh today filed a complaint against eminent scholar Ashis Nandy, for making remarks alleged to be anti-Dalit at the Jaipur Literature Festival, police said. Karimnagar MP Ponnam Prabhakar on February 1 filed a complaint against Nandy at the Two Town police station here. ...  

Telangana MPs force Lok Sabha's adjournment

New Delhi: MPs from Telangana regions of Andhra Pradesh indulged in slogan shouting and waved placards in Parliament once again on Monday forcing the adjournment of the Lok Sabha till 12 noon. The BJP asked the Congress-led UPA government to explain its stand on the statehood issue. The MPs from the region raised slogans and displayed pro-Telangana banners. Leader of Opposition and BJP MP Sushma Swaraj criticised the protests while...  

Suspended Telangana MPs block Parliament gate

New Delhi: After their suspension from Lok Sabha for obstructing proceedings, eight Congress MPs on Thursday protested by blocking Parliament's main gate for 30 minutes and raised pro-Telangana slogans. The suspended Congress members - Ponnam Prabhakar, Madhu Yaskhi Goud, M Jagannath, KRG Reddy, G Viveknanda, Balram Naik, Sukender Reddy Gutha and S Rajaiah - sat on the steps of the main gate of Parliament and raised slogans in support of...