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Telangana LS pepper spray: Know sequence of events, even senior leaders not spared

New Delhi: After the commotion is over, reporters present inside the Press Gallery, just above the Speaker's podium, have been able to piece together the sequence of events:12 noon: Speaker Meira Kumar enters Lok Sabha,

12:03 pm: The pepper spray first hits Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj, she begings to cough, the spray then hits JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav sitting in the front bench. The spray hits Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar sitting in front row.

12:04 pm: The spray hits members sitting in the third and fourth rows. In the melee, M. Jagannath of Congress bashes up TDP MP Rajagopal.

12:05 pm: The scene inside the House is unprecedented. One of the members fell unconscious, as water is brought to sprinkle on the faces of other members.