On a day when Telugu Desam Party MPs resorted to dramatic protests in the Parliament complex, Congress president Rahul Gandhi asked political parties to sink their differences on the issue of according special status to Andhra Pradesh and other demands such as fast tracking the Polavaram project.

“The Congress supports the just demands of the people of Andhra Pradesh for special category status and speedy completion of the Polavaram project. It’s time for all parties to unite on this issue and support this call for justice,” the Congress president tweeted on Friday.

Parliamentary proceedings in both Houses have been disrupted as various parties have been raising the demand.