Delhi confidential

Blow by blow
When marshals were taking MP L Rajagopal out of the Lok Sabha after the pepper spray incident, he noticed Congress MP Madhu Yaskhi talking with security personnel in the lobby. The MP from Telangana was asking them to check if there were other pepper spray cans still left in the House. As Rajagopal passed by Yaskhi, he hit him twice on the head before marshals pulled him away. Yaskhi later complained to Speaker Meira Kumar and was said to be keen to lodge a police complaint.

No entry
As the Lok Sabha plunged into pandemonium after the pepper spray incident, Joint Commissioner of Police (New Delhi Range) M K Meena, accompanied by Additional DCP S B S Tyagi, tried to enter Parliament with a posse of policemen. They were, however, stopped at Gate No 8 by the Parliament security personnel, who insisted that the policemen not be allowed to enter the premises unless authorised. It was only after the intervention of Joint Secretary (Security) Ajay Anand that the police team was finally allowed inside.

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Reddy power
The alleged stranglehold of the Reddy community on Andhra Pradesh politics has been one of the political arguments put forward by the pro-Telangana camp. Their argument that it is the Reddy community that is at the forefront of the opposition to the bifurcation of the state got a boost on Thursday. Telangana MPs were quick to point out that half the 18 MPs suspended by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar bore the Reddy surname.

Tailpiece
In July 2009, L Rajagopal had moved a private bill seeking stringent punishment for members who disrupt proceedings. The Disruption of Proceedings of Parliament (Disentitlement of Daily Allowance to Members and Termination of Membership) Bill proposed disqualification of the members causing serial disruptions.