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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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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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Chidambaram to present interim budget today

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Finance Minister P Chidambaram will present the interim budget in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The vote-on-account will authorize the government to release expenditure on different heads till a regular budget is presented. Before the concluding winter session of parliament, Chidambaram had said the government would only tinker in areas that are essential to revive the economic growth which might include some changes in excise and service taxes. Feb 17, 2014
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P Chidambaram finalises interim budget

New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday finalised the interim budget or Vote On Account for fiscal year 2014-15 in New Delhi, which will be presented in parliament tomorrow.Chidambaram will be walking a tightrope when he presents an interim budget on Monday, doling out more funds to woo voters and tax cuts to support industry while projecting a lower fiscal deficit before elections.India is facing its worst economic slowdown in nearly a decade, with shrinking manufacturing, slower jobs growth and high inflation limiting the government's ability to offer sops to voters or companies to boost growth. Feb 16, 2014
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Telangana row: Jaganmohan Reddy meets Prakash Karat

New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): YSR Congress Chief, Jaganmohan Reddy on Sunday met CPI (M) General Secretary Prakash Karat over Telangana issue. Prakash Karat said that they can’t accept Government's claim that Andhra Pradesh bifurcation Bill was introduced in the house. Echoing similar sentiments Jaganmohan Reddy also said that the way Andhra Pradesh bifurcation bill was introduced in the Parliament was undemocratic and added that Prakash Karat has extended his help. Feb 16, 2014
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Jaganmohan Reddy meets Rajnath Singh over Telangana issue

New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): YSR Congress President YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday met BJP President Rajnath Singh over Telangana issue. Reddy, who was on Thursday suspended along with15 other MPs by the Lok Sabha speaker for involvement in the unruly behavior and unprecedented clashes inside the Parliament, said that he had a detailed discussion with Singh on the topic. Reddy also added that he is hopeful that wisdom will win upon the opposition. In a bid to protest the manner in which the Telangana bill was tabled in Parliament on Thursday, YSR Congress has announced an Andhra Pradesh shutdown on Friday. Feb 14, 2014
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L Rajagopal Touted as 'Andhra's Bhagat Singh' by Telugu Media after Pepper Spray Act?

While the pepper spray incident in Parliament on Thursday - a day widely referred to as one of most shameful days in Indian democracy - was almost unanimously condemned by politicians, social thinkers and public in and outside the country, the local media in Andhra Pradesh are understood to have been praising MP L Rajagopal for the act. Feb 14, 2014
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Used pepper spray for self-defence: L Rajagopal

New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI): Suspended Congress MP from Andhra Pradesh L Rajagopal on Thursday said that he used pepper spray in the Parliament for self defence when other leaders tried to attack another MP. He further said that Congress should be questioned on their failure to negotiate their own MPs and trying to negotiate with the opposition on the bill. He also accused Congress of indulging in blame game. Feb 13, 2014
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