C M Ramesh faints in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: TDP member C M Ramesh, who has been protesting against the creation of Telangana state for the last four days, on Thursday fainted when he was in the Well of Rajya Sabha.

Ramesh fell down at around 2.50 PM while he was holding a placard as a protest along with his party colleague Y S Chowdary.

At that time, a discussion was underway on the Companies Bill and S P Singh Baghel (BSP) was speaking.

Deputy Chairman P J Kurien immediately adjourned the House for 10 minutes.
Members from both treasury benches as well as Opposition parties rushed to help Ramesh.
Some members sprinkled water on his face while others tried to help him stand up.
When the House reassembled, he was not present.

Ramesh was in the well since the beginning of the day protesting against the division of Andhra Pradesh.
Usually vociferous in his protest, he wore a piece of black cloth on his face today to express his objection silently. All along, he held a placard that read Save Andhra Pradesh.