Legislators divided along regional lines are engaged in a heated discussion marred by allegations and provocative remarks, leading to repeated disruptions and adjournments.
The speaker Friday adjourned the house till Jan 17. The last six days of the session are likely to see more fireworks.
The main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which along with YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) stalled the assembly for eight days to prevent a debate, finally reconciled.
The TDP and Seemandhra legislators of Congress trained their guns on YSRCP by accusing it of cooperating in the state's division by stalling the debate, which they believe will finally lead to the bill's defeat.
While the Congress and the TDP remained split along regional lines, YSRCP, which has no stakes in Telangana, has taken a clear stand in support of 'smaikyandhra' or a united Andhra Pradesh. It has been demanding that before taking up the debate, the assembly pass a resolution urging the central government to keep the state united. It was is also of the view that agreeing to the debate amounted to accepting bifurcation. Its legislators were finally suspended from the assembly to facilitate the debate.
