Timeline: The chaos in LS that ended in pepper spray and tears

In an unprecedented move, expelled Congress MP L Rajagopal used pepper spray in Parliament while another MP brandished a knife inside the House, forcing Speaker Meira Kumar to suspend 18 MPs from the House.

Here’s the timeline of how events unfolded inside Lok Sabha, when it reconvened at 12 pm.

12.00 pm: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar enters the House and asks Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to table the Telangana bill.

Within seconds of Shinde moving the bill, Andhra MPs storm to the Well of the House with posters shouting slogans in favour of a united Andhra Pradesh.

12.01 pm:  Expelled Congress MP L Rajagopal fishes out a bottle of pepper spray and targets Speaker Meira Kumar as well as the Parliament staff who are seated in the Well of the House. He also attempts to spray MPs seated in the treasury and Opposition benches.

Meanwhile, TDP MPs pick up a glass of water and available stationary and hurl them at other MPs.

12.02 pm: TDP MP Venugopal Reddy breaks a microphone and uses it as a missile. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath alleges he had a knife… an allegation he, however, refutes.

12.03 pm: With the pepper spray causing a burning sensation, MPs rush out of the House, covering their faces and coughing.

**12.05 pm:**Pro Telangana MPs in the House pin down Rajgopal and other Seemandhra MPs while marshals enter Lok Sabha to take them out.

12.10 pm: Home Minister Shinde claims Telangana bill has been tabled in Lok Sabha and is now property of the House. The House is then adjourned by Speaker Meira Kumar.

For the next 15 minutes, ambulances are rushed to Parliament House and three MPs are taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi for treatment.