Belying expectations of a peaceful budget session, some ruling Congress MPs from State on Monday, created an uproar of the nearly two-month-long parliament sitting, by raising slogans and flashing placards demanding that a separate Telangana state be carved out of the southern state.

About a dozen protesting MPs rose from their seats and shouted slogans to disrupt President Pratibha Patil's speech to a joint sitting of both houses of parliament. The contentious issue led to disruptions in both houses of parliament in the past, following which the government formed a committee to look into the matter.

Later, The Congress MPs led by K. Keshav Rao later staged a sit-in near Mahatama Gandhi's statue within the Parliament House premises to protest against the president making no mention of Telangana in her speech.

Published Date : Tuesday, 22/2/2011 2:32 PM IST