Lok Sabha adjourned during Question Hour over Telangana

TDP and Congress members created uproar in the Lok Sabha today during Question Hour over the demand for Telangana state and some other issues, leading to its adjournment for nearly 40 minutes.

TDP and Congress members created uproar in the Lok Sabha today during Question Hour over the demand for Telangana state and some other issues, leading to its adjournment for nearly 40 minutes.

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As soon as Speaker Meira Kumar completed some obituary references, TDP members walked into the well with placards saying, "We want United AP" and raised slogans.

The fissures in the Congress on the issue was visible today as well with one section of MPs from Andhra Pradesh raising slogans in favour of Telangana and another group expressing support for a united Andhra Pradesh.

The pro-Telangana Congress members tried to walk towards the well but were restrained by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and later by his deputy V Narayanasamy.

Later, S K Bwiswmuthiary (BPF), joined TDP members in the well demanding separate Bodoland.

Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP) tried to raise some issue even as his party colleague Saroj Toofani posed a supplementary question to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

Sharad Yadav (JD-U) and Basudeb Acharia (CPI-M) also tried to raise some issues which were not audible in the din.

The Speaker then adjourned the House till 12 noon.