Telangana has 17 MPs in Parliament of which two are Ministers. Of the remaining 15 MPs, nine MPs have not asked even a single question in Parliament.
Five MPs have neither participated in debates nor asked any questions. These MPs are BJP’s Mahbubnagar MP, DK Aruna, and Congress MPs Balram Naik Porika (Mahbubabad), Warangal’s Kadiyam Kavya, Nalgonda’s Kunduru Raghuveer and Peddapalli’s Vamsi Krishna Gaddam.
The BJP MPs of Malkajgiri, Eatala Rajender, (Chevella) Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, (Medak) Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao and the Congress MP, Dr Mallu Ravi, took part in debates but didn’t ask any questions.
Interestingly, while three first time MPs of the Congress have not asked even one question, two first time MPs from the same party asked the highest number of questions.
Bhongir MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy asked 13 questions and participated in one debate. Suresh Kumar Shetkar asked five questions.
This is followed by the Congress’s Khammam MP, Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy, who asked 12 questions and participated in one debate. AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi participated in two debates and asked five questions. Arvind Dharmapuri asked eight questions and Godam Nagesh asked three questions.
The Budget Session of Parliament began on July 22 and will continue till August 12. The BRS raised this as a big issue during the election campaign and had claimed that it will be the voice of Telangana in Parliament. It would be interesting to see if these MPs will ask any questions.