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India’s parliament erupts in chaos as pepper spray used
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/13/indias-parliament-erupts-in-chaos-as-pepper-spray-used/
India’s parliament erupts in chaos as pepper spray used
By Agence France-Presse
Thursday, February 13, 2014 8:37 EST
India’s parliament erupted in chaos on Thursday over a bill to create a new state, as angry MPs came to blows and pulled out a microphone and one pepper-sprayed the chamber.
Holding banners and shouting slogans, lawmakers disrupted the lower house of parliament as the Congress-led government introduced the contentious bill to carve a new state out of the existing Andhra Pradesh.
Legislators opposed to the new state of Telangana tried to rip out the speaker’s microphone while one unleashed a can of capsicum spray, prompting a rush for the exit, TV channels reported.
Several lawmakers climbed into ambulances suffering breathing problems before reportedly being taken to hospital.