New Delhi: 7:53 pm: CEO of Lok Sabha TV Rajiv Mishra said, "It was due to a technical snag that occured in room no. 50 in Parliament House from where the channel gets live feed.
Mishra told PTI that after a minute's telecast, "signal did not come from the room", forcing us to telecast feelers. "There was some technical snag and we had no option but to stop telecast," he said.
7:49 pm: BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lower House took a dig at the statement issued by Lok Sabha on the stalling of Lok Sabha proceedings. She tweeted, "They say that the black out of Lok Sabha was due to a 'technical glitch'. No. It was a tactical glitch." Sushma added that she would take up the matter with Speaker Meira Kumar on Wednesday.
7:22 pm: Lok Sabha has issued a statement on the blackout of proceedings in the House during Telangana Bill saying that it was a technical glitch.
7:08 pm: Congress Minister Rajeev Shukla justifies Speaker's decision to blackout Lok Sabha TV during the debate on Telangana Bill. He said that the government had no intentions to keep anything behind closed doors. He says, "whenever there is a ruckus in Parliament then the Chair takes a call to stop the telecast." He added that the media gallery was open and nothing was done in close door.
7:05 pm: Union Minister Salman Khurshid hit back at Sushma Swaraj saying that she had agreed to Speaker's decision to stop live telecast of Lok Sabha proceedings. He said, "Leader of opposition was in the house, was party to the decision, why cry over spilt milk."
6:53 pm: TMC chief Mamata Banerjee says that the passage of Telangana Bill amid din and blackout on Lok Sabha TV is dangerous than Emergency. "This is a disaster. Where are all those big leaders who keep on talking. Why didn't they allow a vote on Telangana. How could you pass such an important bill without a vote," she asked.
6:30 pm: Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj tweets, "We strongly condemn the black out of the proceedings of Lok Sabha. It was done without our knowledge."
6:02 pm: AAP leader Yogendra Yadav condemned the black out of Telangana Bill in Lok Sabha TV. "This kind of a decision lowers the dignity of Parliament. This must be a low day in the history of Parliament. Obviously the leaders of political parties were ashamed of what their MPs would do which is why this decision was taken."
5:51 pm: Sushma Swaraj said that the BJP has kept his promise by supporting the Telangana Bill.
5:49 pm: Congress Minister Chiranjeevi is of the opinion that Hyderabad should have been given the status of Union Territory. He said, "The show is not over yet, we were just trying to protect the demands of the people. Since the demands of the Seemandhra people have not been considered properly... the big thing is Hyderabad, everything is there in the city."
5:45 pm: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee calls the passage of Telangana Bill illegal. The TMC had staged walkout in Lok Sabha while the debate on Telangana was on.
5:35 pm: Sushma Swaraj says that at a time when the Congress was divided on Telangana, BJP was the only party where leaders from Seemandhra and Telangana were sitting together and looking for solutions. She claims that the BJP Seemandhra leaders are in support of Hyderabad as the capital of Telangana.
5:31 pm: We had opposed the way the Telangana Bill was placed as a normal bill. We wanted a constitutional amendment and we were ready to support it," says Swaraj.
5:31 pm:Swaraj said that the Congress is playing double game on Telangana Bill.
5:30 pm: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj said, "had the Congress not passed the Telangana Bill, the BJP would have passed it within 100 days of coming into power."
5:28 pm:Rao further says, "Sonia Gandhi will now get 16 seats in Telangana."
5:28 pm: Congress MP Hanumantha Rao gives the credit to Sonia Gandhi for the passage of Telangana Bill."Last sixty years what was our feelings, it was materialiazed today. We are very happy, the credit goes to Sonia Gandhi."
5:23 pm: Union Minister Pallam Raju who was amongst the Congress MPs who opposed Telangana said, "This is very sad day for democracy, such an important matter passed without any discussion. It is unfortunate. This is very very unfortunate unprecedented."
5:20 pm: Celebrations erupt outside Telangana Rashtra Samithi head quarters in Hyderabad. Party members and Telangana supporters seen dancing.
5:11 pm: On the decision to stop live telecast of Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde says, "It keeps on happening."
5:05 pm: Union Home Secretary RPN Singh informd that stringent security measures have been taken in Andhra Pradesh to avoid untoward incidents.. He said that paramilitary forces have been deployed in the state.
5:05 pm: MoS Narayansamy and Home Secretary RPN Singh say that with the passage of Telangana Bill, the Congress has fulfiled its commitment to people of Telangana.
5:02 pm: While Seemandhra MPs feel outraged with the passage of Telangana Bill in Lok Sabha, supporters of Telangana celebrate.
4:56 pm: Congress MP L Rajagopal tells CNN-IBN that no more agitation should take place over Telangana. "The moment Parliament has decided, there is no point now in any protests. Wounds and scars are so deep, it is for politicians to sit down and treat and heal the scars."
4:53 pm: Amidst reports of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy resigning, the Congress leader has called all Congress MLAs to his house on Wednesday morning. He will address a press conference in the morning.
4:50 pm: "We are trying to undo what our great forefathers did to unite the country.If you start dividing states like this, what will happen to India. I felt as a misfit in Indian Parliament, so i sent my resignation," said L Rajagopal.
4:46 pm: Congress MP L Rajagopal who was suspended for spraying pepper spray in Lok Sabha sends his resignation as member of Parliament.
4:45 pm: Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh condemns Speaker's decision to stop live telecast of Lok Sabha proceedings. He said, "Our voice was stopped from going public. This is the first time that such a thing has happened."
4:44 pm: Jagan Reddy calls for a statewide bandh against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
4:44 pm:YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy says, "it is a black day in the history of India."
4:39 pm: Union Foreign Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said that the passing of Telangana Bill is a historic event and everyone should now accept that. However, he agreed that it could have been done in a better way.
4:31 pm: Outraged over Lok Sabha Speaker's decision to stop telecase of proceedings in the House, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said that a new unhealthy precedent created.
4:31 pm: Congress MP KS Rao who has been protesting the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh said, "Telangana Bill is unconstitutional, it will be struck down by Supreme Court."
4:25 pm: Lok Sabha passes Telangana Bill by voice vote.
4:20 pm: JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav justifies walk out, says, "I cannot be party to unconstitutional things happening inside Parliament."
4:18 pm: Registering their protest over Telangana Bill, Trinamool Congress and Janata Dal (United) have staged walked out of Parliament.
4:05 pm: Trivedi walked out of the House saying the Speaker has failed everyone.
4:05 pm: Former Railway Minister and TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi said that the Speaker's decision to stop live telecast of Lok Sabha proceedings reminded him of Emergency.
"It is a murder of democracy. People have the right to listen and see what is happening in the temple of democracy," he said.
4:02 pm: Ministers Chiranjeevi and KS Rao are also in the well of the House. Over 40 MPs are in the well of the House including MPs from BJD, Shiv Sena, CPM and AIADMK.
3:47 pm: The amendment to make Hyderabad the capital of Telangana has been defeated by voice vote.
3:42 pm: TDP MP YS Chaudhary has called it a murder of democracy, saying the Lok Sabha Speaker 'is behaving like the Election Commission'. He said more than half of the MPs are in the well of the House.
3:38 pm: Union ministers JD Seelam and Purandeshwari among other MPs are present in the well of the House.
3:32 pm: While the voting on amendments is on, TMC MPs have rushed to the well of the House shouting Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi are a team.
3:29 pm: The Lok Sabha has started voting on amendments in Telangana Bill.
3:22 pm: Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that Seemandhra will get special financial package.
3:18 pm: The Lok Sabha has started discussion the Telangana Bill, but the House proceeding have been stopped from being telecast by the Speaker. Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj has declared the BJP's support for the Bill. Meanwhile, Suspended TDP MP Venugopal Reddy tried to enter the House, but was stopped by the security.
2:15 pm: Seemandhra minister Ganta Srinivas Rao has resigned from the Congress party.
1:53 pm: Sources now say that Andhra Pradesh CM Kiran Kumar Reddy is likely to resign not today, but on Wednesday. Sources say he may address the press at 10 am and then submit his resignation to the Governor.
1:37 pm: Meanwhile, BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Karnataka, has accused Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi of ignoring Seemandhra. "Rahul, Sonia have time to visit Karnataka, Kerala, but not for Andhra Pradesh," Modi said.
1:09 pm: Sources say that the government will work over time to ensure the passage of the Telangana Bill. Sources say the government is even prepared to pass the Telangana Bill without discussion.
12:58 pm: 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. "We have three demands - that Hyderabad be made a Union Territory, better financial package for Seemandhra and concerns about Bhadrachalam. We are hoping that the government will listen to us. We will continue to protest till the time we can," Raju said.
12:46 pm: The Lok Sabha has resumed, but there is continuous uproar in the House over Telangana. The Speaker has now adjourned the Lok Sabha till 3 pm.
12:26 pm: Sources say that the Andhra Congress is divided over Telangana. After meetings with Seemandhra state ministers, party sources claim that 11 out of 21 Seemandhra ministers want to continue with the party, four including law minister Erasu Pratap Reddy and TG Venkatesh are likely to join the TDP, three others have requested for more time and only two including S Shilajanath and P Satyanarayana are supporting CM Kiran Kumar Reddy.
12:16 pm: The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 12:45 pm after Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde moved that Telangana Bill for consideration and passing.
12:10 pm: The Rajya Sabha has yet again been adjourned till 2 pm after the uproar over Telangana.
12:03 pm: As both Houses resume, the uproar continues. In Rajya Sabha, Seemandhra MPs are showing placards in the well of the House.
11:26 am Sources say the Centre may finally bring 62 amendments in the Telangana Bill.
11:14 am YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy said he would approach other opposition parties on Telangana Bill. Reddy has been campaigning for a united Andhra Pradesh.
11:03 am Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon after uproar over Telangana.
10:49 am We will try our level best to pass Telangana bill in Lok Sabha: Minister of State Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Shukla.
10:49 am Final negotiations going on between BJP and Congress on Telangana Bill. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. After meeting BJP leaders, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh met Manmohan Singh on BJP's stand. BJP has told Congress that financial implications and mode of compensation should be simultaneously announced.
The BJP is in favour of a Rs 5000 crore package, educational institutes in Seemandhra and Polavaram project settlement. It also wants that revenue loss for first year to Seemandhra be compensated.
10:49 am Wishes and aspirations of people should honoured and Hyderabad should be a Union Territory. That is not too much to ask for: Union Minister MM Pallam Raju.
10:44 am Massive jam at main Parliament gate as suspended Seemandhra MPs have parked their cars there. As a result other MPs have to walk down.
Earlier report:
After a week of chaos over the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, the UPA is all set to make another attempt to pass the Telangana Bill in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. But the move will not be an easy one for the UPA.
Sources have told CNN-IBN that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy may resign in protest on Tuesday and form a new party. However, sources indicate that he is apprehensive about his dwindling support base.
The government is also jittery over more disruptions after the pepper spray incident last week.
The Parliament Committee on Security met on Monday, but sources say that no consensus was reached on the frisking of MPs. This discussion came up after expelled Seemandhra Congress MP L Rajagopal used pepper spray on the floor of the House on Thursday.
Even as that plays out, the UPA government is desperate to get the Bill passed. Government sources have told CNN-IBN that at least 38 amendments are likely to the Telangana Bill. Amendment can be moved for two governors for two separate states instead of the one governor for 10 years that the Bill proposes. Sources say if the amendment is approved, the governor of Telangana will have control over Hyderabad.
Government sources also say that there is no Constitutional amendment required for this. CNN-IBN has also learned that Seemandhra and Northern Andhra will get a special financial package. Seemandhra leaders have demanded a package of Rs 5,000 crore, which could be considered by the 14th financial commission.
Meanwhile protests against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh continue in the national capital. The Delhi Police on Monday detained YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy as he led a march to Parliament in protest against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
Jagan appealed to all opposition parties to oppose the bifurcation of Andhra. Holding the Congress responsible, he said, "This is a man made problem. Sonia Gandhi is responsible for the situation, which has only been created to help her son become the Prime Minister."
After the pepper spray attack that took place in Parliament last week, Union Minister and Congress MP from Andhra Pradesh Jairam Ramesh has said that his party should move cautiously. "My statement is very clear, my personal belief is such an important piece of legislation must be debated and discussed and not pushed through in a din," he said.
But despite the protests and the criticism for introducing the Bill amidst total chaos, the UPA is determined to take up the Bill on Tuesday. Congress leaders from Seemandhra have promised to stall Parliament once again. They say unless their demands including a compensation package for Seemandhra are not addressed they will not let the House function.
Congress's trouble-shooters have been trying to get top BJP leaders on board. But the Opposition is following a wait and watch policy.
Despite protests at Jantar Mantar, protests at Ramlila Maidan, the only option before the Congress leaders from Seemandhra and regional parties like the TDP and YSR Congress is to get the support of BJP and other regional parties to defeat the Telangana Bill in Parliament.
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