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Hello Jammu News at 2:41:00 PM 0

Hyderabad, Aug 7: JD(U) president Nitish Kumar today reached out to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, requesting the support of TRS for his party lawmaker and NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh in the election to the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha.

The Bihar chief minister rang up the Telangana Rashtra Samithi president this morning and made the request, according to Rao's office.

Rao told him he would discuss the issue with his party colleagues and take a final decision, it said.

Kumar's call comes as the NDA and the Opposition appeared to be heading for a showdown in the election. The Opposition has given a clear indication that it will contest the August 9 election.

In the upper house, the BJP-led ruling alliance lacks a majority.

According to Opposition sources, Tiruchi Siva of DMK, Vandana Chavan of NCP and nominated member K T S Tulsi are front-runners for the post.

The support of regional parties such as the AIADMK, BJD, TRS and YSR Congress are crucial in the poll.

The post of the deputy chairman has been lying vacant since June this year, following the retirement of P J Kurien, who had been elected to the upper house of Parliament on a Congress ticket from Kerala.

The current strength of Rajya Sabha is 244 and support of 123 members would be needed for a win in the full house.

The BJP is the largest party in the house with 73 members. Its allies JD(U), Shiv Sena, Akali Dal have six, three and three members, respectively.

Besides the nominated and independent members affiliated to it, the BJP is banking on the support of 13, nine, six and two members of the AIADMK, BJD, TRS, YSR Congress respectively, its floor managers said.

If all four parties support the NDA candidate, then the numbers add up to 126.

However, if parties like BJD or TRS abstain from voting, then things will become more precarious for the ruling alliance.

Both these parties had abstained during a vote on the recent motion of no-confidence against the government in the Lok Sabha while the AIADMK had voted with the treasury benches.

The BJP is hoping to get support of four of the six independent members and three of the four nominated members.

The Congress has 50 members. (PTI)
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Amravati (AP), Jul 24: A bandh called by main Opposition YSR Congress against the Centre's stance over granting special category status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh, evoked mixed response across the state today.

With the ruling Telugu Desam Party opposing the bandh this time, there was a virtual clampdown on the protesters with police detaining YSRC leaders at several places.

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu sought to know what would the YSRC achieve by enforcing a bandh in the state.

"Why should the state be penalised for the follies of the Centre? What is the use calling for bandhs instead of fighting with the Centre?" he said.

In Chittoor district, YSRC legislators R K Roja and Narayanaswamy were taken into custody at Puttur as they attempted to take out a rally with their supporters.

In Visakhapatnam, former minister Botsa Satyanarayana was taken into custody, while in Tirupati, party general secretary Bhumana Karunakara Reddy was detained.

MLA P Ramakrishna Reddy was placed under house arrest at Macherla in Guntur district, while several top leaders of YSRC were taken into custody in Guntur city, Repalle, Sattenapalli and Narsaraopet, police sources here said.

In other districts as well, YSRC leaders were detained as they tried to enforce the bandh.

Educational institutes declared a holiday in view of the bandh call, while State Road Transport Corporation buses were operated in limited numbers to prevent untoward incidents.

In Vijayawada city, YSRC activists staged a protest outside the RTC bus station to prevent movement of buses, but police took the protestors to a nearby police station.

YSRC workers staged protests at various police stations against the detention of their leaders.

The TDP had withdrawn its ministers from the central government and later walked out of the NDA, alleging that the Centre had failed to fulfil its "promise" of special category status to Andhra Pradesh.  (PTI)
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New Delhi, Apr 5: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 1200 hrs on Thursday over the uproar caused by protesting AIADMK members on the Cauvery Water issue.
The Question Hour was wasted yet again as the House had to be adjourned by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan within a minute of the commencement of proceedings.
As soon as the House assembled for the day, the AIADMK members trooped into the Well protesting over their demand for immediate setting up of Cauvery Water Management Board.
While AIADMK members continued to raise slogans "We want justice" and "We want Cauvery Board", the Amritsar Congress lawmaker from Punjab, Gurjeet Singh Aujla was seen in an apron which has 'Modi Government must waive off GST on Golden Temple langar' inscribed on it.
Telugu Desam Party and YSR Congress Party members stood on their places with placards, demanding Special Category Status for Andhra Pradesh.
The AIADMK members raised slogans and forcing the Speaker to adjourn the proceedings of the House till noon.
Both the Houses of Parliament have failed to transact any major business since the beginning of the second part of the Budget session of Parliament on March 5. UNI 
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Hyderabad, Mar 31: Communist Party of India (CPI) National General Secretary Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy on Saturday said, of late, the Centre’s interference in Judiciary was growing.
Talking to newsmen here, Mr Reddy said that the Centre should take necessary steps to resolve the issues including the alleged interference of the executive in Judiciary as raised by Senior-most Judges.
It may be mentioned that lawyers bodies had expressed grave concern over issues raised by Senior Supreme Court Judge Justice J.Chelameswar in a letter to the Chief Justice of India urging the latter to convene a full court to deal with the alleged executive interference in judiciary. 
People from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and left parties had expressed their dissatisfaction over the Supreme Court’s verdict on SC and ST Atrocity Act, Mr Reddy said and added that the party would extend its support to the proposed nation-wide protest on the issue on April 2.
He said that the when the BJP enjoyed full majority in Parliament, why it was shying away from the discussion on the no-confidence motion moved by the YSR Congress Party, Telugu Desam Party and some other parties.
Mr Reddy urged the BJP-led NDA government to take necessary steps to hold Parliament session in a proper manner and ensure a discussion on the no-trust motion.
He said that the NDA government was not willing to form ‘Cauvery Management Board’ and AIADMK members were stalling the proceedings of Parliament leading to adjournments on a almost a daily basis, due to Assembly election in Karnataka. The BJP feared a debacle in the election if the CMB was formed, he alleged.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao did not discuss with the CPI on forming “a Federal Front “, Mr Reddy said and added that “without making his (Mr Rao) stance on communalism, how can we join in the front” , he questioned.
Telangana CPI Secretary Chada Venkat Reddy said that CPI second State Conference will be held at RTC Kalyana Mandapam here from April one to 4. UNI
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Bengaluru, Mar 30: With the exit of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) from the BJP-led NDA after it charged the Union government of betrayal on granting Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh, the crumbling of the NDA has begun, Congress Chief Spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala on Friday said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said the BJP had created history by becoming the first ruling government in the Parliamentary history of the Nation by not permitting the august house to function. Its intention was that a series of scams, agrarian distress, lack of jobs, killing of Indians in Iraq and multiple other issues including the no confidence motion moved by TDP and YSR Congress parties did not come up and be recorded in the house proceedings.
‘’The BJP has also lost its mandate inside the Parliament. With the alliance partner TDP coming out of the alliance and its once best ally Shiv Sena dumping it, the NDA is crumbling,’’ he said.
He charged the Modi government of insulting the great institution of Parliament by stalling the proceedings to block issues of scams which is allegedly committed by the government abd do not come up in the house. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 24: BJP president Amit Shah has said the Telugu Desam Party quitting the NDA was 'guided by wholly and solely by political considerations" instead of developmental concerns and it was "unfortunate" and "unilateral".
In an open letter written to TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu on Friday, Mr Shah said,'BJP has been firm believer in the concept of politics of performance and 'development for all' has been our guiding principle.
Addressing reporters here on Saturday, BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said for the last few weeks there has been a campaign of calumny and political propaganda unleashed by political parties in Andhra Pradesh, adding that there was a element of political escapism in what step Mr Naidu has taken. 
Mr Rao said how the Centre has shown its sensitivity towards Andhra Pradesh can be seen by indisputable facts.
'The TDP is running away from reality and living in a imaginary world that they want to create for their own benefit,'he said. 
Mr Rao said they have taken all facts and figures, which were already in public domain, to the people of Andhra Pradesh like the 14th Finance Commission Report.
'Andhra Pradesh figures very prominently on our agenda of national development. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left no stone unturned in ensuring the growth and prosperity of Andhra Pradesh,' Mr Shah has pointed out in the letter.
'Since the discussion of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh till present, it is the BJP that has led the voice of safeguarding the welfare of the people in both the Telugu states,' he said.
Alleging that the Congress has historic apathy towards Telugu people, Mr Shah said, 'This (BJP's sensitivity) is in direct contrast to the Congress party which not only mismanaged the bifurcation but also showed zero sensitivity towards the Telugu people which is in line with their historic apathy to the Telugu community.'
Mr Shah reminded the TDP chief that when, during the previous Lok Sabha, his party did not have adequate representation, it was the Saffron party that set the agenda and ensured that justice was done to the Telugu people in Andhra and Telangana.
'Since the party has come to rule at the Centre, TDP has been integral part of NDA and the coalition has nurtured the new Andhra with the spirit that it has suffered during the bifurcation,' Mr Shah has written, adding that 'There is an element of sensitivity and firm commitment for the cause of state's development in the way the NDA government at the Cenre has worked for Andhra Pradesh.'
The BJP President said that due to the weak financial position of Andhra Pradesh, the 14th Finance Commission awarded to the State Revenue Deficit grants to the tune of Rs 22,113 crore covering the overall revenue deficit for five years. 
'Andhra Pradesh is the only state to receive the award of revenue deficit grants for all the five years period from 2015 to 2020 besides the eight north-eastern and hilly states. Does that not show that Modi Government has been sensitive to the needs of the state?' he said.
Mr Shah also wished people of Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of Ugadi.
Mr Rao said the TDP chief has written a letter to Mr Shah when he quit NDA, but 'we are stating the facts and figures which cannot be contradicted.'
The TDP, once the BJP's biggest ally in south, pulled out of the government earlier this month over the special status demand.
The TDP is also trying to bring a no-confidence motion against the government in Parliament but it has not been taken up as the Houses were being adjourned due to constant pandemonium.
Elections are due in Andhra Pradesh assembly next year and regional parties, including the YSR Congress, have been repeatedly attacking the TDP for not being able to secure a special category status for the state.
Mr Naidu has said Andhra was promised a special category status, but the Centre has refused what it was promised. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 23: The Lok Sabha could not take up the No Confidence Motion against the Narendra Modi government yet again on Friday due to continuous uproarious scenes, despite repeated plea from the Chair, urging the slogan shouting TRS and AIADMK members to return to their seats from the Well.
The House was adjourned without transacting any major business for the 15th day till Tuesday. Adjourning the House, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the members had "requested" her for a holiday on Monday, March 26, on account of Ramnavami. 
"I am accepting the request," Ms Mahajan said. 
Taking up the No Confidence Motion moved by the TDP and the YSR Congress Party, the Speaker told the agitating members that she had to do headcount of 50 members "standing on their designated places" to allow taking up of the motion.
"I want to take up the motion, even on my right side they are ready," she said referring to the Treasury bench and requested the slogan shouting TRS and AIADMK members who were in the Well to return to their respective seats. 
"I am duty-bound to allow the No Confidence Motion. As the House is not in order, I will not be able to allow to take up the Motion," the Speaker said in reference to the No Trust Motion moved by TDP MP Thota Narasimham and Y V Subba Reddy of YSR Congress Party.
The Congress, Left and TDP members among others stood on their places rendering their support to the No Confidence Motion. Congress MP Sunil Jakhar from Gurdaspur in Punjab also came into the Well and raised slogans - but nothing could be heard amid din. 
In between, Speaker allowed laying of papers and also announced setting up of a panel to examine matters pertaining to the implementation of 7th Pay Commission report for the employees of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Secretariats.
Ms Mahajan, however, said she could not do the headcount on No Trust Motion amid chaos and members entering the Well and thus adjourned the House till Tuesday.
A No-Confidence Motion in the Lok Sabha can be accepted, only if there is support of at least 50 members.
Earlier, the House was adjourned within minutes of assembling till 12 noon after paying tributes to martyrs -- Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar -- on the occasion of Shaheed Diwas.
The Speaker paid homage to the most revered figures of the Indian freedom struggle - who were hanged on March 23, 1931. Ms Mahajan said the three brave hearts attained freedom to liberate the country from the shackles of foreign rule.
'The courage, bravery and patriotism of these martyrs will always be a source of inspiration for all of us,' she said. 
The members stood for a few minutes in silence as a mark of respect to the freedom fighters.
The AIADMK members, protesting over demand for immediate setting up of Cauvery Water Management Board and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) members insisting for increase in Muslim reservation quota in Telangana, trooped into the Well.
Lawmakers from TRS donning pink stoles wanted hike in reservation quota for Muslims in Telangana.
They carried placards, which said 'One nation, one law' and 'Link MG-NREGA to farm labourers'.
Both the Houses of Parliament have not been able to transact any major business in the second part of the Budget session that got underway on March 5. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 21: The Lok Sabha could not take up the No Confidence Motion against the Narendra Modi government yet again on Wednesday due to continuous uproarious scenes, despite repeated plea from the Chair, urging the slogan shouting TRS, AIADMK and rebel RJD Member Rajesh Ranjan Yadav to return to their seats from the Well. 
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said the government was ready for debate on all issues, including the No Trust motion and Speaker Sumitra Mahajan told the agitating members that she had to do headcount of 50 Members "standing on their designated places," so that the No Confidence Motion moved by TDP and YSR Congress Party could be considered.
"I am duty bound to allow the No Confidence Motion. But I cannot see anything from here.... I have to headcount 50 people standing on their designated places. If the House is not in order I will not be able to do so," the Speaker said, taking up the No Trust Motion moved by TDP MP Thota Narasimham and Y V Subba Reddy of YSR Congress Party. 
Amid the din, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said the government is ready to debate on all issues, including the No Confidence Motion. 
"We are ready to discuss everything including the No Confidence Motion. The Modi government has full confidence of the House and of the people of this country outside," Mr Kumar said.
He requested the slogan shouting TRS and AIADMK members, who were in the Well to return to their respective seats, so that the House could function smoothly. However, nothing could yield the agitating members.
Meanwhile, it is for the first time during the ongoing session on Wednesday, a lawmaker from Bihar - rebel RJD leader Rajesh Ranjan Yadav trooped into the Well with placards demanding Special Category Status for Bihar. 
The placard read: "Apna Wada pura karo (Please fulfill your own promise)".
As the Speaker took up the No Trust motion, the YSRCP, Congress, Trinamool Congress, NCP, Left and RJD members were on their feet and gesturing towards the Chair, rendering their support to the Motion moved by TDP and YSR Congress Party members Thota Narasimham and Subba Reddy.
Similar scenes have prevailed last week also and the No Confidence Motion could not be taken up due to bedlam.
A no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha can be accepted only if there is support of at least 50 members.
Both the Houses of Parliament have not been able to transact any major business in the second part of the Budget session that got underway on March 5. UNI 
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New Delhi, Mar 20: The Lok Sabha was adjourned within minutes of assembling on Tuesday till 12 noon by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan after Opposition uproar and protests over Special Category Status demand for Andhra Pradesh and other regional issues. 
As soon as the House met for the day, Members from Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and YSR Congress Party started sloganeering and rushed into the Well.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and YSRCP were carrying placards demanding Special Category status for Andhra Pradesh while lawmakers from TRS donning pink stoles wanted hike in reservation quota for Muslims in Telangana. They raised placards which said 'One nation, one law' and 'Link MG-NREGA to farm labourers'. 
The AIADMK members also entered into the Well raising slogans for immediate setting up of Cauvery Water Management Board.
The Speaker called for taking up of listed questions and the first question pertaining to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs was named. The ruckus continued and nothing could be heard.
Unable to conduct business, Ms Mahajan adjourned the House till 1200 hrs.
Both the Houses of Parliament have failed to transact any major business since the beginning of the second part of the Budget session of Parliament on March 5. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 19: Continuous acrimonious scenes, slogan shouting and members rushing to the Well of the House forced Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to adjourn the proceedings till 1200 hrs on Monday. 
There was no let up in protests in the House of People as members from Andhra Pradesh-- belonging to TDP and YSR Congress Party among others-- carrying placards rushed to the Well of the House as soon as the day's proceedings got underway after the weekend break.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and YSR Congress Party entered into the Well carrying placards demanding Special Category status for Andhra Pradesh while MPs from Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) donning pink stoles wanted hike in reservation quota for Muslims in Telangana. The AIADMK members also entered into the Well raising slogans for immediate setting up of Cauvery Water Management Board.
Monday's proceedings in the first hour lasted hardly for couple of minutes. The Speaker hardly called for taking up of listed questions and the first question pertaining to the Ministry of Labour and Employment was named. 
But as bedlam continued ans Chair's request asking the members to go back to their seats failed, Ms Mahajan adjourned the House till 1200 hrs.
Both the Houses of Parliament have failed to transact any major business since the beginning of the second part of the Budget session of Parliament on March 5. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 16: Reacting to the decision of the Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to adjourn the Lok Sabha for the day on Friday after several MPs gave a no confidence motion in the House against the government, Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor said why was the government afraid when they have a majority in the House.
Talking to reporters here, Mr Tharoor said,'When a no confidence motion is moved, 50 MPs should stand in its support and 50 MPs stood in support of the Motion. However, the Speaker said it cannot be considered as the House was not in order. What does government fear? They have huge majority in Lok Sabha.'
The notices were moved by YSR Congress and TDP, who have been demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh, an issue on which the latter today quit the ruling alliance.
The no-confidence notices were moved by YSR Congress member Y V Subba Reddy and TDP's Thota Narasimhan.
In the nearly four-year rule of the BJP-led NDA alliance, this was the first time that no-confidence motion has been moved against the government. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 15: To build up pressure for early granting of Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh, YRS Congress Party Y V Subba Reddy on Thursday moved a no-confidence motion against the government and said his party is lobbying with other opposition parties and NDA constituent Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to enlist their support.
A communication to the Lok Sabha Secretary-General Snehlata Shrivastava from Mr Reddy says 'This House expresses no confidence in the Council of Ministers' and makes a request that this be taken up for agenda on March 16 under the provisions of 198 B.
Mr Reddy, who is chief whip of YSRC party in the Lower House, told that 'efforts are on to enlist support of other parties, including Congress, TDP, Trinamool Congress.'
To a question, the MP from Ongole said, 'We are also talking to TDP despite the fact that they are a part of the NDA because the issue my party wants to highlight is related to Andhra Pradesh and non-fulfillment of assurance given to the state during its bifurcation in 2014.'
Members from Andhra Pradesh belonging to TDP and YSR Congress Party have been protesting in both the Houses of Parliament and outside demanding Special Category status for the state. UNI 
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New Delhi, Mar 15: Former Defence Minister and Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav was on focus in the Lok Sabha on Thursday as even amid din and slogan shouting several members, including from Trinamool Congress and RJD, came forward and complimented him for his party's success in the bypolls in Uttar Pradesh.
Among others Trinamool Congress lawmakers Dinesh Trivedi and Saugata Roy were the first to congratulate Mr Yadav for Samajwadi Party's success in the bypolls as the party could successfully wrest Gorakhpur and Phulpur parliamentary constituencies from the BJP.
RJD MP Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav was also seen gesturing victory signs and punched in the air as he was interacting with Mr Roy and others during Question Hour.
The Trinamool Congress leaders along with TRS have been pushing for an effective federal front of regional non-Congress, non-BJP parties especially eyeing the 2019 parliamentary elections due next year.
Among others Dr Vara Prasadarao Velagapalli of YSR Congress party also came forward and complimented Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 14: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday after the opposition members, including Congress, TDP, AIADMK, DMK, YSR Congress and AAP, entered into the Well and protested in support of their respective demands.
As soon as the papers were laid in the Upper House, the agitating members created ruckus over PNB scam, demands for special status to Andhra Pradesh, setting up of Cauvery Management Board (CMB)and sealing drive in Delhi. 
The Congress leaders were raising the PNB fraud case vociferously.
The TDP and YSR Congress lawmakers were protesting seeking special category status to Andhra Pradesh, while Tamil Nadu-based AIADMK and DMK were demanding setting up of CMB in line with the Supreme Court verdict. 
AAP raked up the issue of sealing drive in the national capital which forced the Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the House till 1400 hours. 
However, Mr Naidu told that nothing will be broadcast or written in electronic and print media, respectively with regards to sloganeering and shoutings.
Earlier, the House paid rich tributes to the departing soul of former member VPM Swamy, who had died on February 2, 2018 and Prof Stephen Hawking who died at an age of 76 - after battling with motor neurone disease. He is one of the most respected and best-known scientists of his age.
The Upper House also condemned the dastardly attack on CRPF personnel in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, which claimed the lives of nine personnel and causing injuries to 14 others. 
The Chairman termed it as a "dastardly act... which deserves to be condemned." UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 13: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday amid uproar by the Opposition parties over issues related to their demands for their respective states.
As soon as the House reassembled in the post lunch session, members from the Telugu Desam Party(TDP), Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) rushed to the Well and shouted slogans in support of their demands.
The members from Telugu Desam Party were sloganeering and displaying placards for immediate implementation of Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh. They were also supported by their rival YSR Congress Party.
When repeated requests by Deputy Chairman P J Kurien to allow the House to proceed failed, he adjourned the House for the day.
Earlier, when the House met in the morning, it was adjourned till afternoon. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 12: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 1400 hrs on Monday amid uproar by the Opposition over issues pertaining to their respective states.
As soon as the papers were laid, the law-makers from Telugu Desam Party(TDP), Yuvajana Shramika Rythu (YSR) Congress, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIDMK), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members rushed to the Well and shouted slogans in support of their demands.
The TDP members were sloganeering and displaying placards for immediate implementation of Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh. They were also supported by their rival YSR Congress party.
Sanjay Singh of AAP was shouting for stoppage of sealing drive which is continuing across the National Capital territory of Delhi.
The major parties from Tamil Nadu that include AIDMK and DMK were demanding constitution of Cauvery Management Board in line with Supreme Court's verdict.
The Apex Court, on February 16, had ordered the central government to set up the Cauvery Management Board and the Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee within six weeks. UNI 
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New Delhi, Mar 12: Opposition protests, over a range of diverse issues, spilled over into the second week of the resumed Budget session of the Lok Sabha.
The day's business was washed out on Monday.
As soon as the House met at noon after the first adjournment, Members from Telugu Desam Party, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kaghazam, Yuvajan Shramik Ryuthu Congress Party, Telangana Rashtra Samiti and All India Trinamool Congress, trooped into the Well, raising anti-government slogans and displaying placards.
Question Hour was adjourned within minutes.
AIADMK lawmakers demanded setting up of Cauvery Water Management Board while Telugu Desam Party members and YSR Congress Members sought Special Category status for Andhra Pradesh.
TRS members demanded an increase in the quota of Muslim reservation in Telangana.
Indian National Congress and AITC Members raised anti-Government slogans on the banking frauds in which suspected kingpin diamond merchant Nirav Modi was allegedly allowed to flee the country.
Amid din, papers were laid on the table and The Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2018 and The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018, introduced by Union Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla.
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan tried to conduct business but nothing could be heard in the pandemonium. She was forced to adjourn the House for the second and final time for the day at 1215 hrs.
Last week, also, was wasted as the House of the People could not conduct any business due to the disruption by opposition.
Two TDP ministers had resigned last week from the National Democratic Alliance-led Centre as their demand for Special Category status to Andhra Pradesh was not met. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 6: Eyeing prospects of electoral gains in the Andhra Pradesh, the Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday stated that the UPA will give special category status to the state, if it comes to power in 2019.
Addressing a protest march organised by the Congress leaders from Andhra Pradesh, Mr Gandhi said giving Andra Pradesh special category status will be the first step Congress led UPA government takes when it comes to power in 2019. 
“The first thing we will do when we come to power in 2019 is give the state special category Status”, he said.
He urged the agitators to put up a united fight to convince the Union government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the special status should be given. 
“Confident that if we stand together we will convince the Government of India and the Prime Minister that what is due to people of state should be given”, Mr Gandhi said. 
The ruling TDP, an ally of BJP led NDA, and YSR Congress are protesting inside and outside Parliament since the first part of the Budget session.
The MPs of both parties are protesting in the second part of session which began on Monday. Earlier in the day Congress MPs led by Mr Gandhi also protested outside the Parliament. 
While Mr Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi had extended their support to the TDP MPs protest, political observers say that the Congress decision to hit the street would be in the larger interest that the party has in Andhra Pradesh. 
However, Pallam Raju, former Union Minister and senior leader from the southern state, told UNI that the Congress was fighting for the implementation of special category status for Andhra Pradesh for last four years. 
“Only recently sensing the public mood, both the TDP and YSR Congress party have woken up and they have started standing in the parliament with placards. But we have been doing this struggle for four years”. 
He also said Mr Gandhi was reiterating his stand on special category status for Andhra Pradesh. 
“Rahul Gandhi was in Andhra Pradesh few months ago. In a public meeting held in Guntur, he and all the coalition partners announced their unilateral support for the special category status”, added Mr Raju. UNI
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