New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Telangana Bill by voice vote amid pandemonium. The Lower House saw vehement protests by anti-Telangana MPs against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. Meira Kumar, the Speaker of the House, ordered that the live telecast of the proceeding be stopped as MPs sloganeered against the passage of the bill.
Several MPs who were suspended for resorting to fierce protests earlier attempted to enter the House and disrupt proceedings.
We bring you reactions from politicians on the passage of the bill:
“Congress ignored my point on constitutional flaw in the Telangana Bill”: Sushma Swaraj
TDP MP CM Ramesh said: "It is like daylight murder of democracy".
“A bill was introduced in the House without anybody to say Yes or No. The bill was introduced undemocratically. It was done against the will of the people of Andhra Pradesh...democracy was killed in broad daylight”: Jagan Mohan Reddy, YSR Congress
"Cameras have been shut, why? Isn't it our right? So I walked out": Dinesh Trivedi, Trinamool Congress
“Congress wants to divide the country. The Telangana Bill was passed amid din”: Mulayam Singh Yadav, BSP
“First time in my experience that you shut down live telecast and keep country in the dark”: Venkaiah Naidu, BJP
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