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Telangana Bill passed in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): In an unprecedented measure, the Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the controversial Telangana Bill with the main opposition BJP giving full support to the Congress in the passage of the bill. The bill was literally passed inside closed doors, as all the entry points were closed after members assembled inside the House at 3 pm. Live telecast of the proceedings on Lok Sabha TV was banned on the orders of Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar. Soon after the House met at 3 pm, Speaker Meira Kumar asked Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to initiate the debate. Marshals were deployed at all entry gates of Lok Sabha, as it was suspected that suspended MPs of Telugu Desam and other parties may barge in and disturb the proceedings. Feb 18, 2014
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LS adjourned till 3 PM over Telangana issue

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Amidst uproar and continues dim in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday after Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde requested the Speaker to take up the Telangana bill, the house got adjourned till 3:00 PM. Earlier, the house was adjourned till 12:45 PM, and after getting resumed got adjourned again over the protest. Union Minister Pallam Raju has said that the government must not get the Telangana Bill passed in the din. He has also said that the demands of Seemandhra leaders must be met. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Law Minister EP Reddy confirmed that state's Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will submit his resignation over the issue. Feb 18, 2014
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We support Telangana state, but want justice for Seemandhra: BJP

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Amidst uproar in Parliament over Telangana issue which lead to adjournment of the houses, BJP Spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said that the party definitely supports Telangana, but wants justice for Seemandhra too. He said that the party has suggested the same to Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and those suggestions should be presented as official amendments in the bill. Feb 18, 2014
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JD (U) demands special status for Bihar, protests outside Parliament

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Demanding special status for Bihar, JD (U) President Sharad Yadav staged protest outside the Parliament on Tuesday when Congress is all set to push the Telangana bill before the house. Yadav refuted the interim budget presented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram and said that it did not contain anything on the backward states and its welfare and was just an appreciation to the UPA government. Feb 18, 2014
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Telangana bill to be presented in Parliament, Hanumantha Rao urges opposition to support

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): As the Telangana bill is to be presented in Parliament on Tuesday, with only four days left of the Parliament session, Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao urged the opposition parties to support on the same and let the bill get passed in both the houses. He said that the issue of Telangana is an age old issue for the state and have taken many lives too. Rao also applauded the UPA government for pushing the bill ahead. Feb 18, 2014
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Jagan Mohan Reddy hits out at Sonia Gandhi for Telangana decision

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): YSR Congress President Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday lashed out at Sonia Gandhi and Congress party over Telangana decision and asked how would Gandhi feel if somebody come with a bill that those who don't belong to India should leave the country. He said that such a decision will set a draconian principle in place and that no bill have ever got passed without the assembly's approval and the approval of the state. Feb 17, 2014
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President Rule imposed in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde informed the Lok Sabha on Monday that President's Rule has been imposed in Delhi following the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Council of Ministers. He said the President accepted the resignations and Delhi Assembly is kept under suspended animation. Earlier, Kejriwal resigned as Delhi's chief minister and his resignation was accepted by the Council of Ministers of the Government of the national capital on February 14. The resignation of the AAP government came after it failed to introduce the Jan Lokpal Bill for the consideration of the Legislative Assembly. Feb 17, 2014
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Protesters call bifurcation of AP undemocratic

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Thousands of protestors from Andhra Pradesh on Monday gathered in New Delhi to participate in an anti-Telangana agitation over the proposed bifurcation of the state. In order to stall the Telangana bill and urge the government to withdraw its decision, the YSR Congress of Jagan Mohan Reddy and Seemandhra government employees are protesting in different parts of the city. Due to security concerns, three metro stations have been shut till evening in the heart of the city. Protesters thronged the Ramlila ground and raised slogans and banners for united Andhra Pradesh Feb 17, 2014
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Major demand to make Hyderabad a Union Territory: Chiranjeevi

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): After Union ministers including Chiranjeevi, Pallam Raju and Purandeswari met LK Advani before Parliament assembled on Monday, Chiranjeevi said that their main demand is that Hyderabad should be made a Union Territory. He also said that the ministers will see that the bill does not get passed. Feb 17, 2014
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Politicos denounce Kejriwal for resignation over Jan Lokpal Bill

Farrukhabad / Solapur / Gulmarg, Feb 17 (ANI): Political leaders denounced Arvind Kejriwal, for resigning from the Delhi chief minister's post over the rejection of Jan Lokpal Bill in the Delhi assembly. Activist-turned-politician Kejriwal resigned as chief minister of Delhi on February 14, after his pet anti graft legislation was rejected by the state assembly, and also proposed for fresh elections for the capital. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, lashed at Kejriwal for hurrying and said he should have patiently awaited an assent on the bill from the lieutenant governor. Union Foreign Minister, Salman Khurshid, refused to acknowledge the very existence of the AAP. Feb 17, 2014
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What will NDA do in 60 months when they failed to do anything in 6 years: Rajeev Shukla

New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Reacting on Narendra Modi’s Himachal Pradesh speech, MoS for Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla said that what can BJP led NDA government do in 60 months, when they failed to do anything in their 6 years of governance. He said that its not that Congress has been in power always and it was NDA’s policies under which all the scams took place. Shukla also said that the opposition is also playing double game over Telangana bill. Feb 16, 2014