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BJP boycotts Question Hour in Legislative Council over Zameer issue

The Opposition BJP in the Legislative Council boycotted the Question Hour by walking out on Wednesday, demanding that Housing Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan should either resign or seek an apology for his remarks on the Legislative Assembly Speaker during the Telangana election campaign recently.

However, they returned to the House during the Zero Hour and continued to attend the session.

The BJP members were not satisfied when Mr. Khan told the House that he did not disrespect the Assembly Speaker’s Chair and would not do so in future too. “I have respect to the Chair,” he said.

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