On a day when Indian democracy touched a new low when an MP from Andhra Pradesh opposed to Telangana used pepper spray in the Lok Sabha, triggering unprecedented clashes and suspension of 16 MPs for creating chaos in Parliament, the Centre on Thursday warned that the bill to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh will be introduced under all circumstances.
The announcement was made by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath who said that the Telangana Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha under all circumstances despite protests and uproar over bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
The bill is facing much resistance not only from the opposition parties, but even within the Congress, which proposed the bill.
A leader of Congress party, Satyavrat Chaturvedi, said that people were creating a commotion just to obstruct the proceedings and not for any definitive purpose.
“Now we have to see those people who creating obstructions. They say something else and do something else. It will be clear from that which leader or party has what role in the house,” said Chaturvedi.
The reactions from the Parliamentary Affairs Minister and Congress party came hours after Lagadapati Rajagopal, one of six MPs expelled from the Congress this week, was assaulted by fellow parliamentarians and taken out of the house by marshals after he sprayed the pungent pepper at startled parliamentarians to vent his anger over the decision to carve out Telangana state.