Soon after new members took oath and obituary references were made, TDP members and Congress MPs opposed to Telangana walked into the Well and shouted slogans.
TDP members, who were also protesting against TRS Chief K Chandrasekar Rao's remarks that officials who hail from Seemandhra but are working in Telangana region will have to go back, were heard shouting "We want justice".
Congress MPs from Andhra Pradesh opposing Telangana walked into the Well to press for their demand. They carried placards which said, "We want justice for Seemandhra area" and "We want united Andhra Pradesh".
Bodoland People's Front (BPF) member S K Bwiswmuthiary walked into the Well with a banner that read: "Bodoland MPs strongly stand for a separate state of Bodoland".
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath tried to pacify the members but could not be heard in the din.
Speaker Meira Kumar asked the agitating members to go back to their seats but her request went unheeded. After one starred question was taken up amid din, she adjourned the House till noon.
Prabhunath Singh demanded Bhojpuri be included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution to give it an official status, but the Speaker asked him to take oath in Hindi.
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