Noisy protests for and against the division of Andhra Pradesh Thursday forced repeated disruptions of the Lok Sabha that saw 28 business papers tabled in a span of just 15 minutes amid the chaos before the house was adjourned for the day.
Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha Karia Munda was forced to adjourn the house for the day as the MPs from Andhra Pradesh representing the two sides of the debate on a separate state of Telangana continually disrupted the proceedings in the pre- and post-lunch sessions.
There were two adjournments in the pre-lunch session. The house had first been adjourned at 11.15 a.m. for 15 minutes. There was a brief lull in the house after it resumed at 11.30 a.m. Question Hour went on rather smoothly till noon when the chaos began all over again. Speaker Meira Kumar was forced to adjourn the Lok Sabha for two hours till 2 p.m.
As soon as the house met after the two-hour adjournment to discuss problems in Maoist-affected states, MPs from various parties demanded a discussion over the separate state issue, which Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad described as a "dangerous” trend.
“This is dangerous