Hyderabad: Both houses of the Andhra Pradesh assembly were Thursday adjourned till Jan 3 without debate on the bill sent by President Pranab Mukherjee for formation of a Telangana state.
For the fourth day, no debate was possible on the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013 as the Seemandhra (Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra) lawmakers stalled both houses opposing the state's break-up.
Speaker N. Manohar, who adjourned the assembly amid ruckus, announced that the house will meet again from Jan 3 for the second leg of the winter session ending Jan 23.
The first part of the session will be from Jan 3 to 10. After Sankranti holidays, the house will meet again from Jan 16.
The assembly, adjourned in the morning, re-assembled after 1.30 p.m.
As the Seemandhra legislators belonging to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and YSR Congress continued to shout slogans, the speaker adjourned the house.
The winter session, which began Dec 12, was to continue till Friday.
The bill for the formation of a Telangana state was tabled in both houses Monday after it was sent by the president, seeking the opinion of Andhra legislators. The bill has to be returned to the president by Jan 23.
Seemandhra TDP members wanted the speaker to send back the bill to the president without debate so that the state remains united. Their counterparts from the YSR Congress wanted the house to pass a resolution opposing the state's bifurcation.
Telangana legislators, irrespective of party affiliation, urged the speaker to allow the debate.
