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Union cabinet clears Telangana bill

New Delhi/Hyderabad: Taking another step for formation of separate Telangana state, the union cabinet Friday gave its nod for Andhra Pradesh reorganization bill, said official sources.The approval came at the two-hour long meeting held at

IANS Updated on: February 07, 2014 21:57 IST


With similar scenes prevailing when the house re-assembled at 12 noon, Speaker Meira Kumar adjourned the house for the day.

Three parliamentarians from Andhra Pradesh, meanwhile, served no-confidence notices in the Lok Sabha against the Manmohan Singh government.

Harsha Kumar of the Congress, M. Venugopal Reddy of the Telugu Desam Party and M. Rajamohan Reddy of the YSR-Congress served separate notice to test the government's strength in the house.

All three are opposed to the creation of Telangana.

Similar notices were served Thursday, but could not be taken up amid the din that led to the adjournment of the house for the day.

Similar scenes were witnessed in the Rajya Sabha where TDP members C.M. Ramesh and Y.S. Choudhary trooped near the chairman's podium, raising slogans and flashing placards to "save Andhra Pradesh".

Chairman M. Hamid Ansari said disruptions in the house would now on be reflected in the record of proceedings.

"For several days now, we have been in a situation where we have been forced to witness deviations of the decorum of the house when members rush into the well," he said.

"I wish to inform the members that this will now be reflected precisely in the proceedings of the house."

However, as protest continued, the house was adjourned first till 12 noon, and then till 2.30 p.m. before being finally adjourned for the day.
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