T-cong MPs Block Parliament Main Gate

8 T-congress MPs, who were suspended from the ongoing budget session for 4 days, protested by blocking Parliament's main gate for 30 minutes and raised pro-Telangana slogans. They also carried placards which read "Honour Your commitment, Give separate Telanagana state" and "Fulfil your commitment, Honour Telanagana sentiment". In an extraordinary step, the Lok Sabha had on Tuesday suspended eight Congress members from Telangana region for four days for repeatedly causing disruptions over separate statehood issue.

The suspended Congress members--Ponnam Prabhakar, Madhu Yaskhi Goud, M Jagannath, KRG Reddy, G Viveknanda, Balram Naik, Sukender Reddy Gutha and S Rajaiah--sat on the steps of the main gate of Parliament and raised slogans in support of their demand for early formation of Telangana state. "We want Telanagana... Jai Telanagana... Telangana ko banayiye, loktantra ko bachayiye and amal karo, UPA ka wada amal karo...," rent the air as the suspended MPs raised the pitch of their voice.

The MPs also criticised the BJP for being double-faced by not supporting them at the time of their suspension even though some other parties did, Jagannath said, "When we were suspended, BJP did not raise their voice of opposition, even though they claim to support the Telanagana cause. They showed their real face."