Significantly, there was no live telecast by Lok Sabha TV for 90 minutes during a clause by clause consideration of the bill before its passage
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Telangana Bill that would divide Andhra Pradesh in two parts amid din and strong protests by members from the Seemandhra region, including Ministers.
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2014 was adopted by voice vote along with several official amendments, with the main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coming on board.
Moving the Bill for consideration and passage, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the Centre will give a special financial package to Seemandhra, residual part of Andhra Pradesh, to address the grievances of the people of that region.
A number of amendments moved by AIMIM member Asaduddin Owaisi and Trinamool Congress member Sougata Roy were negated.
Significantly, there was no live telecast by Lok Sabha TV for 90 minutes during a clause by clause consideration of the bill before its passage.
Many members protested at the way the bill was passed in the din, saying it was against the democratic norms and a “black day” in the country’s democracy.
The Bill was passed after a very brief discussion in which only Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj and Minister Jaipal Reddy, a pro-Telangana leader from Andhra Pradesh, spoke.
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The parties should move forward and fight the 2014 LS Poll on a common platform. The broad areas of a pre-election alliance could be:
i) Go by the norms suggested by Rahul Gandhi and P Chidambaram while selecting candidates. Rahul Gandhi has suggested in the last AICC meeting that fifty per cent of the candidates fighting 2014 Election should be below 35 years of age. Chidambaram is for fifty percent women candidates. As the two categories need not be mutually exclusive, both should be accomodated.
ii) To ensure that AAP does not spoil the show, for this one election deny tickets to candidates who can be even remotely identified as ‘dynasty’, ‘corrupt’ or ‘with criminal background’
iii) As there has already been mutual agreement on issues like nuclear deal, New Pension System, Secularism, Black Money, States Reorganisation, passing of Lok Pal Bill etc. put together a Common Minimum Programme.
iv) As the only dispute could be on number of positions available for distribution, agree to bifurcate larger states and think of doubling the number of members in legislatures for which purpose a National Commission could be appointed even before the Elections 2014 process commences.
M G Warrier, Thiruvananthapuram
With reference to my earlier comment on SC judgement [Rajiv killers]my stand same.
Yes, may be the largest party in Govt. was tantamount to 'BLACKOUT'
heralding emergency like situation practiced -- BUT IT WAS ONLY GLITCH OF TELECAST!?
Who, RATHER, MP's & NEWS CHANNELS EVER ASKED WHERE IS THE RAW FOOTAGE?! THAT CAN'T BE WIPED OFF COZ OF SATELLITE TELECAST GLITCHES & INWARD FEED TO THE LS STUDIO ROOM!
Regards,