Turmoil over the proposal to divide Andhra Pradesh and carve out a state of Telangana paralysed proceedings in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday prompting a comment from PM Manmohan Singh that his heart bleeds to see what is happening in the House.

"My heart bleeds to see what is happening in the House. This is bad for democracy," said PM Manmohan Singh, soon after MPs nearly came to blows in the lower house of the Parliament and had to be held back by other lawmakers.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath also condemned the incidents in Lok Sabha.

"It is very unfortunate..., the obstruction and creating disturbances and all kinds of unruly scenes...This is a very bad precedent for the future Lok Sabhas," Nath told reporters outside Parliament House.



The Well of the House looked a battle ground on Telangana issue with members from Andhra Pradesh cutting across party lines converging there.

The storm over Telangana even derailed the presentation of the Interim Rail Budget 2014-15 with Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge being forced to cut short his speech in Lok Sabha because of turmoil.



The House saw two adjournments in the pre-lunch sitting with members from Congress, TDP, DMK, AIADMK and Left trooping into the Well as soon as the House met for the day and raising slogans on a number of issues like Telangana, atrocities against women and plight of Tamil fishermen.

V Maitreyan (AIADMK), upset with Rajya Sabha bulletin naming unruly MPs, continued to tear its copies.

TDP members carrying 'Save Andhra Pradesh' banners and the lone Congress member with 'We Want United Andhra Pradesh' poster positioned themselves right before Chairman Hamid Ansari's Chair.

DMK members led by Kanimozhi too were in the Well holding 'Save Tamil Fishermen' banners, while AIADMK members shouted "we want justice". Left MPs too moved into the Well seeking strict implementation of law to stop violence against women.

Some of them held banners "Stop state-sponsored rapes in West Bengal" Some Left MPs held banners to highlight countrywide strike by 12 lakh central government employees.

Amid din, Ansari adjourned the House till noon.

When the House reassembled, similar scenes were witnessed.

Deputy Chairman P J Kurien asked members to lay papers listed against their names including reports of various Standing Committees.

As the ruckus continued, Kurien asked Y S Chowdhary (TDP) not to block his face by waving a placard.

Gundu Sudha Rani (TDP) from Telangana region was seen displaying a placard for creation of a separate state.

A visibly upset Kurien adjourned the House till 2 pm remarking, "Important Bills are pending but there is lack of consensus...I am disturbed and with a disappointed heart, I am adjourning the House."

Turmoil in Parliament over Telangana and other issues has taken a toll on the proceedings ever since the extended Winter Session began on February 5.

- With PTI inputs

