Parliament today witnessed repeated adjournments following uproar over demands for separate Telangana, an issue which saw members from TRS, BJP and Congress coming together despite their divergent political leanings.
Both Houses of Parliament were rocked by the demand as soon as they met for the day.
In the Lok Sabha, TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao and his colleague M Vijayashanti rushed to the Well, chanting ‘Jai Telangana’ and ‘We want Telangana’. They were supported by BJP members.
A section of Congress members from Andhra Pradesh too were seen in the aisle raising slogans for a separate Telangana, while TDP members were seen waving placards favouring ‘United Andhra Pradesh’.
A Congress member went across to the TDP members and snatched the placard and joined his protesting colleagues.
Speaker Meira Kumar repeatedly pleaded with the agitated members to allow the Question Hour to continue, but when they did not relent, she adjourned the House till noon.
Same scenes were repeated when the House re-assembled.
The Speaker requested the members to let the House function and allow taking up debate on the Railway Budget but the pleas went unheeded.
Amidst the din, Shahnawaz Hussain (BJP) raised the issue of the Supreme Court verdict on CVC and said the matter should be taken up in the House considering its serious nature. He was supported by his party members.
In view of the uproar, the Speaker adjourned the House for 30 minutes.
When the House met again at 12.30 PM, TRS members and some from Congress were again on their feet. Mr. Rao and Ms. Vijayshanti were again in the Well.
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