When the speaker denied him the opportunity, the MIM leader entered into an argument with him and alleged that he was not being treated with respect.

'You can't misbehave. I will not allow indiscipline as long as I am speaker,' said Kiran Kumar Reddy. Despite repeated appeals, Owaisi refused to get back to his seat. The speaker asked Owaisi to apologise for his misbehaviour, and when he refused to do so, the minister moved a motion to suspend him.

This is the first time that the speaker has suspended legislators of MIM, considered an ally of the ruling Congress party.

MIM, a strong political force in the state capital, has seven members in the 294-member Andhra Pradesh assembly.