Telangana leads to ruckus in LS

Feb 24, 2011 |

Age Correspondent

New Delhi

The controversial Telangana issue surfaced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday leading to three adjournments amidst acrimonious scenes. Members of the Congress, TDP and TRS vociferously raised the issue and demanded a statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The Congress MPs from Telangana region have also written to the Prime Minister demanding the recall of the governor of Andhra Pradesh E.S.L. Narasimhan.
Enumerating the reasons for their demand, they have alleged that Mr Narasimhan was exercising executive powers in violation of the Constitution and also interfering in the running of the state administration. In addition, the MPs have charged the governor with inciting violence by making “provocative statements” over the Telangana issue.
Outside Parliament, the president of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), K. Chandrasekar Rao (KCR) swore to disrupt proceedings in the House until the government spelled out a timeframe for the creation of a separate state. He also regretted the Prime Minister’s reticence over the issue. He told journalists outside Parliament, “The Prime Minister himself was present in the House, but he remained a silent spectator to our agitation. It is very unfortunate.”
Meanwhile, the Congress MPs were assured by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and the political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, that the government will sort out the issue after the presentation of the Budget. After the meeting, Telangana MP Keshav Rao said, “The finance minister and Mr Ahmed Patel have told us that they will sort out the issue once the Budget was presented. Therefore, we have decided to follow the directions of the party.”

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Bandh paralyses life in Telangana
Hyderabad, Feb. 23: Normal life remained disrupted in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday on the second day of the 48-hour bandh called by the Telangana groups in support of their demand for introduction of a bill for separate statehood for the region.
Schools, colleges, shops and other commercial establishments remained closed and public transport buses largely remained off the roads with some pro-Telangana workers unions participating in the shutdown. —PTI

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