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TRS MPs oppose Polavaram ordinance in LS

New Delhi: The Ordinance over the Polavaram irrigation project triggered the first protest in the 16th Lok Sabha with TRS members storming the Well against the measure.BJD members, led by B Mahtab, were on their

In the din, BJD leader B Mahtab sought to raise a point of order but nothing was audible.

The Speaker adjourned the House for the day after laying of papers, including the President's address to the joint sitting of Parliament.

Telangana Chief Minister and TRS leader K Chandrashekar Rao had yesterday made it clear that his party will oppose the Ordinance when it comes up in Parliament.

He had also said a consensus among the four stakeholder states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha is necessary before going ahead with the Polavaram irrigation project.

He had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene a meeting of the four CMs.