New Delhi: BJP on Thursday said it favoured the
inclusion on Hyderabad in the proposed state of Telangana.
Asked if BJP supported the demand that Andhra Pradesh
capital Hyderabad be a part of Telengana, senior party leader
M Venkaiah Naidu said "when the central government will bring
the Bill, we will react."
Later, Naidu endorsed his party spokesperson Prakash
Javadekar's view that Hyderabad will be part of Telangana,
saying "he (Javadekar) is in-charge of the state, I support
what he said."
"BJP welcomes the announcement made by the UPA government
with regard to starting the process of creation of a separate
state of Telengana. Though late, we welcome the announcement,"
he said.
However, he was critical of the government for not sharing
details of how it planned to carve out the new state.
"We wanted the government to share with the House the
contours of the plan and roadmap for creation of the state.
Unfortunately, the government did not have the courtesy to
take Parliament into confidence especially when it is in
session," Naidu said.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 21:50