Cracks in Cong over Telangana out in the open

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) The fissures in the Congress over
the Telangana issue Tuesday came to the fore in the Lok Sabha
(Lower House of Indian Parliament) with Y S Jaganmohan Reddy
along with some other party members joining a TDP protest
against the decision to carve out a separate state from Andhra
Pradesh in south India.
Jaganmohan, son of late Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara
Reddy, even stormed the well of the House, joining the TDP
members who had trooped in there earlier.
The Telegu Desam Party members were carrying placards
saying 'We want united AP'. Jaganmohan also borrowed a placard
from them as they shouted slogans in support of a united
Andhra Pradesh.
Jaganmohan was joined by Congress members K Bapiraju, B
Jhansi Lakshmi, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, K S Rao and some
others.
This forced Speaker Meira Kumar to adjourn the House for
15 minutes as her pleas to restore order did not fructify.
Congress members from Telangana, including M Jagannath,
countered them while hailing the government's announcement on
carving out a separate Telangana state.
Trouble began as soon as K Narayana Rao (TDP) was allowed
by the Speaker to raise the issue of united Andhra Pradesh as
an exception as he had not given notice.
As he pitched for a united Andhra Pradesh, Congress
members from Telangana were on their feet protesting against
the matter.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister P K Bansal's attempts to
persuade the Congress members to go back to their seats went
in vain. (MORE) PTI