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Andhra special status row: 5 YSR Cong MPs resign, sit on hunger strike

The five had announced they would resign from Parliament and sit on an indefinite hunger strike at Andhra Bhawan in Delhi

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YSR Congress MPs with their resignation letters. Photo: ANI

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The five Lok Sabha members of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Friday tendered their resignations to the Speaker, to protest the Centre’s failure to accord a special category status to Andhra Pradesh.

The five had on Thursday announced they would resign from Parliament and sit on an indefinite hunger strike at Andhra Bhawan in Delhi.

The party had also alleged that the Lok Sabha Speaker had not been admitting its no-confidence notice against the Narendra Modi-led central government on one or the other pretext has been denying a discussion on the motion.

"After the house is adjourned sine die tomorrow (Friday), all

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