The Supreme Court today termed as
"premature" a petition filed against the proposed creation of the new
state of Telangana by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh, which is yet to get
Parliament's nod. "The central government will take the matter to
Parliament. Parliament will accept or reject the proposal," a bench
comprising justices H L Dattu and S J Mukhopadhaya said. "A few more
required steps have not been taken as yet. Your petition is premature,"
the bench further said while declining to entertain the PIL filed by
advocate P V Krishnaiah who then withdrew it. The PIL had said the
proposal for the creation of Telangana was political as in the past the
demand for it has been rejected twice. Further, the advocate said the
decision has also resulted in a hostile environment in the state. The
petitioner said there has been a demand for bifurcating other states but
the Centre has not accepted it because of political consideration.
Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar attracted opposition BJP's ire today in Rajya Sabha when he said he was not interested in listening to speech of a BJP member on vote on account, prompting the Chair to adjourn the House amid uproar. During the Zero Hour, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien allowed Aiyar, who wanted to ask a question, to do so, which was opposed by BJP members. Kurien asked Aiyar whether he yielded to allow others to speak, to which he said he had no objection and he can ask his question later. As the House got ready to initiate discussion on Vote on Account, Kurien said, "Let us reduce the discussion to two hours from four hours," which was opposed by BJP members including Piyush Goyal who was given a chance to speak on Vote on Account. When it was agreed that discussion will take place as per schedule, Aiyar remarked he was not interested in listening to the speech by BJP member. "You had given me the chance to ask a question
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