Blacked out: Passing Telangana bill in the dark is anti-democratic

Nearly five years after it was abruptly promised, the manner of the passing of the Telangana bill in the Lok Sabha has posed a disconcerting question mark over the functioning of Parliament. Apparently wary of violent disruption by partisans of a united Andhra Pradesh, the speaker directed that the live cameras that beam out the House’s proceedings be switched off.

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