Telangana now a reality, bill passed in Lok Sabha; Jagan says democracy has been killed

The Telangana bill was passed by voice vote in Lok Sabha under a blackout of live telecast on Tuesday.

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TDP MPs shout slogans against the UPA govt and Sonia Gandhi during a protest calling for a united Andhra Pradesh outside the Parliament. (AFP Photo An amendment to make Hyderabad the sole capital of Telangana was defeated, paving way for the city to become the joint capital of Telangana and Seemandhra for the next 10 years. “An unhealthy precedent has been created,” Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said after his amendment was rejected.

While several lawmakers including K Chandasekhar Rao and Ghulam Nabi Azad were seen celebrating, YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy called for a shutdown in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. “It is a black day in the history of India. We saw democracy being killed in broad daylight. The issue was taken up undemocratically against the will of the people of Andhra,” Reddy, who was earlier suspended for protests over the bifurcation of Andhra, said.