Pepper Spray Mp

• Lagadapati Rajagopal, the 'pepper spray MP', quits politics to protest against Telangana

  Lagadapati Rajagopal, the man now known as the "pepper spray MP," has resigned from Parliament and has announced that he is quitting politics, dismayed at the Lok Sabha passing the bill that creates a separate Telangana state by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh.

• For government's Telangana push in Parliament, heavy security, riot police, restricted entry

  The government today fought to push its Telangana bill through the Lok Sabha, in the face of loud protests in Parliament against the plan to divide Andhra Pradesh to create a new state, which led to repeated disruptions. The ruling Congress is determined to see its proposal through, even if it means passing the bill in chaos without a discussion, b...

• Did government bail out L Rajagopal, the 'pepper-spray MP'?

  For his extreme act, of using pepper spray inside Parliament, Lagadapati Rajagopal has drawn sharp criticism from his Congress party.

• Pepper spray attack: Parliament security panel to discuss MPs' frisking

  With the pepper spray attack in Lok Sabha evoking widespread outrage, an emergency meeting of the Committee on Security in Parliament complex tomorrow is expected to face a ticklish task as the issue of frisking of MPs could come up.

• Pepper spray act likely to turn controversial MP into hero in Vijayawada

  L Rajagopal, the MP from Vijayawada who put India to shame by using pepper spray inside the Parliament on other MPs, may well be received like a hero in his constituency.

• Frisking of MPs may come up at meet of Committee on Security

  The Committee on Security in Parliament complex was today directed by the Lok Sabha Speaker to convene an emergency meeting on Monday to consider various options, that could also include frisking of MPs, to prevent a repeat of the pepper spray attack.

• 'Pepperspray' MP says he regrets what happened. Sort of.

  The parliamentarian who used pepper spray on other law-makers said today that he is not proud of his headline-making action, but was acting in self-defence.

• Pepper spray MP had moved a bill to tackle unruly behaviour

  In what has to be the irony of ironies, expelled Congress MP L Rajagopal - the man who shot to infamy after he unleashed a can of pepper spray in Lok Sabha today - once wanted stringent steps to curb unruly behaviour in Parliament.

• L Rajagopal, the 'pepper-spray MP': 10 things about him

  Lagadapati Rajagopal, the man who used pepper spray in Parliament, says he acted in self-defence. He is among the richest MPs from Andhra Pradesh, with some 299 crores to his name according to his affidavit to the Election Commission in 2009. The 53-year-old MP from Vijayawada in 2009 had introduced a private members bill in the Lok Sabha to deal ...

• During Telangana protests in Parliament, one MP used pepper spray, another flung a computer: Your Comments

  Telangana, Parliament protest

• Telangana clashes: 'This is terrorizing parliamentary democracy,' says Veerappa Moily

  Chaos reigned in both houses of the Parliament as MPs tore papers, threw mics and destroyed a computer. One MP even produced a knife and one sprayed pepper spray on other members of the House. Some MPs affected by the pepper spray were rushed to a hospital. The Telangana Bill was tabled in the Lok Sabha despite protests.

• Telangana protest: one MP pulls a knife, another, a pepper spray in Parliament

  Unprecedented precautions are being taken in Parliament for the controversial Telangana bill that has been listed on today's agenda for the Lok Sabha.