T-tremors force LS to adjourn sine die

New Delhi,Dec 18: The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday after noisy scenes as members of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Congress clashed over the issue of separate statehood for Telangana among other things.As soon as the Question Hour began,Telugu Desam members, supporting a united Andhra Pradesh, trooped into the podium of Speaker Meira Kumar carrying placards that read ‘‘We want United Andhra’’ after she completed obituary references to four former MPs.However,Congress leaders representing Telengana, in relatiation to the TDP members, shouted"Jai Telangana" slogans and also rushed to the Speaker's podium.

What was visible in the House in the day was a division of opinion among the Congress leaders with one section supporting united Andhra Pradesh while the other was favouring Telangana.Just in time, Law Minister and Andhra Pradesh affairs incharge Veerappa Moily and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal were seen requesting the agitated MPs to get back to their respective seats. The pro-Telangana Congress MPs were restrained by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and later by Deputy Parliamentary Affairs Minister V Narayanasamy.When Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee stood up to answer during Question Hour on questions concerning his ministry, the volume of the din increased and nothing was audible.Meanwhile,the situation became clumsy as S K Biswamuthiary  of Bodoland People’s Forum, joined TDP members in the well demanding separate Bodoland.In her inability to prolong the House proceedings any longer, the Speaker adjourned the house at 11.20 a.m till noon.The uproar for and against Telangana continued even after the House reassembled at noon for Zero Hour.The Speaker asked ministers and members to continue with the business as per agenda.However, her orders had little impact when she finally declared the house adjourned sine die at 12.20 p.m.