Deadlock continues over Telangana bill in Andhra assembly

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and leader of opposition N. Chandrababu Naidu stayed away from the meeting, which failed to break the deadlock.

The assembly, which re-assembled after the BAC meeting at 1 p.m., was adjourned within two minutes.

Amid ruckus created by the legislators from both the regions, the speaker adjourned the house till Tuesday. The speaker asked the members to submit their amendments to the bill by Jan 10.

At the BAC meeting, political parties remained divided along regional lines.

The YSR Congress reiterated that the bill be taken up for debate only after passing a resolution to keep the state united. Seemandhra legislators of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) also opposed the debate on the bill without a comprehensive debate.