Telangana issue continues to paralyse LS; House adjourned till noon

NEW DELHI : The Lok Sabha was adjourned till  1200 hrs when Congress members from Andhra Pradesh protested  against the decision of creating a separate state of Telangana.
As soon as the House met for Question Hour, Speaker  Meira Kumar read out an obituary reference for Dowarka Prasad Bairwa, a member of 12th Lok Sabha who passed away last month.
The entire House stood in silence for a while as a mark of respect for the departed soul.
After this, when the House began proceedings for Question  Hour the Congress members from Andhra Pradesh trooped into the  Well with banners reading ‘Save Andhra Pradesh’ and began  protesting against the proposed creation of a separate state  of Telangana.
(AGENCIES)