LD TELANGANA 2

M Jagannath, representing Nagarkurnool, was seen arguing
vociferously with his party colleagues after the Speaker
adjourned the House.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who was present during
the Question Hour, had left the House minutes before the
trouble began.
When proceedings resumed at 12.30 PM, TDP members N
Sivaprasad, N Kristappa, M Venugopal Reddy and K Narayana Rao
were in the Well of the House once again demanding that the
government should reverse its decision to create Telangana.
As they chanted slogans in favour of "united Andhra",
Leader of the House and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee lost
temper and angrily asked TDP members to return to their seats.
Mukherjee objected to the way TDP members were presenting
their point of view.
The TDP members responded in an agitated tone, leading to
a clash-like situation.
They were insisting that the government should make a
statement withdrawing the announcement made by Indian Home
Minister P Chidambaram about Telangana.
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee was seen pacifying
Mukherjee.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, Sanjay
Nirupam (Cong), Sudip Bandhopadhyay (Trinamool) and Revati
Raman Singh Samajwadi Party (SP) were seen persuading the TDP
members to resume their seats.
The Speaker wanted to know what the TDP members wanted as
they were preventing Lalji Tandon (Bharatiya Janata Party)
from speaking on Discussion on Supplementary Demands for
Railways. (MORE) PTI