4 Seemandhra cong Mp's resign says we resigned on public demand

Seemandhra MPs Lagadapati Raj Gopal,A. Sai Pratap,Undavalli Arun Kumar, Anantha Venkata RamiReddy had a meeting with Speaker Meira Kumar in New Delhi on Saturday.

Talking to reporters post meeting, Undavalli Arun Kumar said: "We requested the speaker to accept our resignations. We also made it clear to her that we have resigned at our own will and not under any political pressure. We gave our resignation in full consciousness."

Meira Kumar held a one-on-one meeting with the politicians where they explained to her the reasons for their resignations.

"We told her that the issue will reach the Cabinet only if the MPs resign. Although we announced our resignations on August 2 itself, it couldn't happen for various reasons."

"We acted in the best interest of the people," he added.

When asked if their resignations will be accepted, he said: "The speaker will act as per rules. From our side, we feel it will be accepted."