Telangana rocks parliament
NEW DELHI: Telangana issue disrupted Parliament on the first day of the last session of current Lok Sabha on Wednesday, leading to adjournment of both Houses till Thursday.
MPs from Seemandhra region, cutting across parties, stormed the Well of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha as soon as they assembled for the day. They carried placards saying 'Jai Samaikya Andhra Pradesh' (hail united Andhra Pradesh).
The government has announced that it will take up the Bill to carve out a separate Telangana state from Andhra Pradesh.
Speaker Meira Kumar repeatedly appealed to members to maintain calm and allow smooth conduct of the House, reminding them that it was the last session of the 15th Lok Sabha. As her pleas went unheeded, she adjourned the House till noon.
Earlier, the House condoled the demise of four former members -- M M Hashim, P K Ghosh, Deepak Kumar and Pius Tirkey. Death and killings of people in various accidents, including the boat tragedy in Andaman, and terror attacks in Russia were also condoled.
The session, which began today, is the second phase of the Winter Session of Parliament. It is set to conclude on February 21.
Soon after Chairman Hamid Ansari made obituary references in Rajya Sabha, two TDP members and another of Congress from Seemandhra trooped into the Well opposing bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. They carried placards saying "Save Andhra Pradesh" and "We Want United Andhra Pradesh".
News Posted: 5 February, 2014
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