<p>In his maiden speech Chiranjeevi who spoke after a spell of pandemonium in the House following some remarks made by senior TDP member Ashok Gajapati Raju, urged fellow members not to waste time by focusing on trivial issues. <br /><br />He reminded fellow MLAs that people were watching their actions in the House and that they should behave not like unruly school children but as responsible people’s representatives. <br /><br />Congratulating Kiran Kumar Reddy on his unanimous election as the Speaker, Chiranjeevi said he knew that Reddy was a Ranji cricketer “but I don’t know if you were a bowler or a batsman,” he said. When Congress legislators informed him that Reddy was a wicket-keeper, he asked him to be more like an umpire without taking sides. <br />He however wanted more time to be allotted to the Opposition since they raise more issues of the people.</p>
<p>In his maiden speech Chiranjeevi who spoke after a spell of pandemonium in the House following some remarks made by senior TDP member Ashok Gajapati Raju, urged fellow members not to waste time by focusing on trivial issues. <br /><br />He reminded fellow MLAs that people were watching their actions in the House and that they should behave not like unruly school children but as responsible people’s representatives. <br /><br />Congratulating Kiran Kumar Reddy on his unanimous election as the Speaker, Chiranjeevi said he knew that Reddy was a Ranji cricketer “but I don’t know if you were a bowler or a batsman,” he said. When Congress legislators informed him that Reddy was a wicket-keeper, he asked him to be more like an umpire without taking sides. <br />He however wanted more time to be allotted to the Opposition since they raise more issues of the people.</p>