MPs urge Cong to take quick decision on Telangana

Last Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011, 21:14

Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Ghulam Nabi Azad

New Delhi: Insisting that Andhra Pradesh should not be divided, Congress MPs from non-Telangana regions on Monday appealed to the party high command to take a "bold and quick" decision on the statehood issue to end the current impasse.

A large delegation of ministers, MPs, MLAs and MLCs from the Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions met party general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad here and told him that the stalemate on the statehood issue is not doing good to any region of the state.

The meeting was part of the consultation process within the Congress on the contentious statehood demand which has virtually split the party in Andhra Pradesh on regional lines.

Azad was deputed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to elicit views of lawmakers from Telangana and non-Telangana regions on the issue.

Senior MP KS Rao, who is the face of the anti-Telangana agitation, told a news agency that the delegation conveyed to Azad that "emotions, resignations and agitations" should not be the only criteria for carving out a separate state.

"We made clear our stand once again to Mr Azad. We said there is no compromise on our stand. We don't want Andhra Pradesh to be divided," he said.

Asked whether Azad gave any time-frame to them for taking a decision, Rao said: "He did not give any time-frame but he did assure that he will take a decision quickly."

The lawmakers in a memorandum to Azad said the "division of states based on hatred campaign and agitations is not in conformity with the ethos of the Congress party."

"It is time to take a bold and quick decision to end the present stalemate once and for all. Any delay in the decision will further damage the state and the people beyond repair," the leaders said.

The MPs also asked Azad to initate suitable steps through UPA Government to end the present impasse immediately, in the interest of the state, country and also the Congress party.

This is the last meeting of the Congress lawmakers with Azad who is expected to meet party MPs from Telangana region soon.

PTI

First Published: Monday, September 12, 2011, 21:14

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Varma - Pure hyderabadi
Non telanaga leaders whoever occupied lands in hyderabad and started illegal real estate are much afraid of state bifurcation, since truth will come in from of public. but common person does not worried about state unity or bifurcation. we need to have small state for better management and better control. when telanagana issue becomes peak then hyderabad status will come into pictures.but unfortunatively hyderabad is 300 kms away from seema andhra region and it is globalised investment because its a cosmopilitan city since many many years even before Andhra Pradesh formed. thats why we find different part if indians in hyderabad . may be some areas majority of people specially kammas settled much during TDP regime, some people came for livehood, some people invested and made huge money. i ask why seemandhra people did not invest monet in their region to develope their own people , because they are not public leaders just business people. they found profit in hyderabd thats why invested , if they feel loss then they withdraw money.