Amaravati, Sep 25 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker C Ayyannapatrudu on Thursday said he cannot grant the Leader of Opposition (LoP) status to YSRCP supremo Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy out of fear.

Citing rules, he said the YSRCP does not have the required number of MLAs for Reddy to get the LoP recognition.

“He (Jagan) asks why can’t they give (opposition leader status) without the numbers? We have some rules. We will go by them only, how will I do it (opposition leader status) out of fear (for Jagan)?" asked Ayyannapatrudu, addressing the Assembly.

According to the Speaker, Reddy has approached the high court challenging the rejection of his plea for LoP status and is now planning to move the Supreme Court.

With just 11 MLAs in the 175-member Assembly, the YSRCP does not me

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