The bill was passed inside closed doors, as all the entry points were closed after members assembled inside the House at 3 pm. Live telecast of the proceedings on Lok Sabha TV was banned indefinitely.
Speaker Meera Kumar asked Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to initiate the debate. Shinde, speaking from a written speech, said, the bill seeks to meet the "democratic aspirations" of the Telangana region. We have tried our best to accomodate the aspirations of all regions, Shinde said.
Exactly at this point of time, Lok Sabha TV switched off the live telecast of proceedings.
Marshals were deployed at all the entry gates of Lok Sabha, as it was suspected that suspended MPs of Telugu Desam and other parties may rush in and disturb the proceedings.
It was for the first time in the history of Lok Sabha that the live telecast of the proceedings on Lok Sabha TV was stopped.
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