A high drama of burning of effigy’s of Seemandhra govt, MLAs climbing a annexe building in Assembly complex, sloganeering, banners, marked the proceedings of the Assembly for the fifth day.

As the Assembly remained a fortress with heavy police and para military deployment, the Chalo Assembly campaign of the T JAC and other pro-Telangana parties dominated the media and political space.

The other MLAs of the party burnt an effigy of “Seemaandhra government” near the legislators’ entrance gate in the Assembly premises.

Holding black flags, the two MLAs – K Sammaiah and D Vinay Bhaskar – climbed the terrace of the G+1 building and also demanded that all the Telanagna protagonists arrested by police in connection with the ‘Chalo Assembly’ programme today be released immediately. Assembly marshals brought the two MLAs down after an hour.

The AP Assembly was, meanwhile, adjourned for the day without transacting any real business as TRS, TDP (Telangana Forum), CPI and BJP legislators disrupted the proceedings on the statehood issue.

Two adjournments did not restore order and when the House re-assembled the third time, Speaker Nadendla Manohar asked Finance Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy to move two Bills. He adjourned house for the weekend immediately thereof.

Around 20 TRS, BJP and CPI MLAs, who were sitting at the two gates of the Assembly after it was adjourned, were detained.