12:37 pm: TDP MP Venugopal Reddy also reportedly brandished a knife inside the House.
12:32 pm: All Parliament security officers are moving around the premises with a cloth covering their nose and coughing.
12:29 pm: More ambulances have been called to Parliament House. Congress MP Vinoo Pandey is among those injured. Marshals had to be brought in to overpower clashing MPs.
12:26 pm: Rajagopal had to be rescued by watch and ward staff after he was attacked by other members after spraying.
12:19 pm: Some MPs also came to blows, hitting each other after the Lok Sabha adjourned. At least 3 MPs including L Rajagopal, who used a pepper spray, have been taken in an ambulance for medical aid.
12:14 pm: After Telangana Bill was tabled in the Lok Sabha, expelled Congress MP L Rajagopal used pepper spray in the House, leading to chaos. Some MPs also came to blows. There were ugly scenes in the Rajya Sabha too.
12:01 pm: Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has tabled the Telangana Bill in the Lok Sabha, following which the House has been adjourned. In the Rajya Sabha, for the second time in a week, protesting MPs pulled the Deputy Chairperson's microphone.
11:50 am: There were dramatic scenes outside Parliament as an altercation took place between pro and anti-Telangana protesters. Meanwhile, four Seemandhra MLAs of the Congress - Adala Prabhakar, Sridhar Krishna Reddy, R Suryaprakash Rao, B Satyanand Rao - have also resigned protesting against Andhra bifurcation.
11:29 am: Expelled Congress MP Lagdapati Rajagopal has threatened that he will not let the Congress succeed in introducing the Telangana Bill. "The government won't succeed in introducing the Bill. It's a minority government which has failed to listen to its own ministers. If they do, we will do anything at that time. Wait and see what we do," he said.
11:18 am: Sources say that the government has decided not to suspend or use marshals against protesting Seemandhra MPs.
11:07 am: The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till noon after protests against Telangana by Seemandhra MPs.
11:02 am: While the Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till noon after uproar over Telangana by Seemandhra MPs, there's ruckus in the Lok Sabha as well. The Prime Minister is worried about the actions of some Seemandhra MPs who threatened self immolation on the floor of the House on Wednesday.
10:58 am: The government has decided to table the Telangana Bill on Thursday in the Lok Sabha at 12 noon. A bandh has been announced in coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema against the Centre's move.
10:35 am: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath met Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to decide whether to table the Telangana Bill in the Lok Sabha on Thursday or not. Sources say the Congress is keen on bringing the Bill on Thursday, but the government is divided. Some feel that it should be tabled after vote on account is cleared, say sources.
The government is reportedly worried about the actions of Seemandhra MPs who have been stalling Parliament ever since it reconvened last week.
In a last minute effort to stitch up Telangana, the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh met top leaders of the BJP over lunch on Wednesday. According to reports, the government is ready to sacrifice some of the pending anti-corruption bills, if the BJP allows the smooth passage of Telangana Bill.
Sources say the BJP does not want to delay the Telangana Bill to the next session that will see a new government. Sources say the BJP has assured the Prime Minister of cooperation but also said justice must be done to the Seemandhra region.
The BJP has been supporting Telangana. But, it had questioned the manner in which the Bill is being tabled. It had also questioned the Constitutional validity of declaring Hyderabad as joint capital of both the states. Constitution makes it clear that administration of only a Union Territory can be handled by the Governor. Constitutional amendment is required to make any place a Union Territory. Constitutional amendment requires a two third votes in Parliament and the people of Telangana are against making Hyderabad a Union Territory.
The Congress has already expelled 5 of its MPs from Seemandhra region for moving a no confidence motion against their own government. Angry Seemandhra MPs successfully forced Railways minister M Mallikarjuna Kharge to cut short his interim Budget speech.
If the Telangana Bill is tabled in the Parliament, almost all Seemandhra MPs are expected to create a huge ruckus.
Congress general secretary in charge of AP Digvijaya Singh sympathises with them. He said, "Concerns of Seemandhra leaders justified. As Hyderabad is going to Telangana, they should be compensated for the revenue loss. The government committed to addressing their concerns. The Finance Commission will take this up in October. No constitution amendment is required for this. I don't want to comment on the government's handling of the bill in Parliament."
Union Ministers like MM Pallamraju who hail from the Seemandhra region are openly attacking their own government.
In Andhra Pradesh, the vote on account concludes on Thursday. Speculation is rife that the Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy may resign.
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