Stormy start to Indian Parliament's Winter session

New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI) The month-long winter session of India's Parliament got off to a stormy start today with members raising issues ranging from better price for cotton to a separate state of Telangana and the opposition Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) protesting against Home Minister P Chidambaram, forcing an adjournment of the lower house till noon. Soon after Speaker Meira Kumar completed the obituary references in the Lok Sabha, its members were seen on their feet waving placards and raising slogans on various issues. Congress members from the Telangana region of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh chanted 'we want Telangana' and carried placards which read 'implement the promise on formation of Telangana', 'introduce Bill on Telangana'. Amid din, the Speaker called for the Question Hour. As Home Minister Chidambaram stood up to reply, BJP members rose in unison to protest against him. BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has been demanding resignation of the Home Minister alleging his involvement in the 2G telecom spectrum allocation scam when he was Finance Minister, and yesterday decided to boycott him in Parliament. Members of the Bahujan Samaj Party, including Shafiqur Rahman Barq, carried a banner demanding 10 per cent reservation for Muslims. Members of Shiv Sena stormed the well to seek better price for cotton. As noisy scenes continued, the Speaker adjourned the House till noon. PTI Caption for pic: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressing the media in the Parliament comlex on the first day of winter session in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI Photo