New Delhi: Congress seems to be divided over
the Telengana issue as the Andhra unit of the party put the
ball in the high command's court.
"Some of our members are for the creation of a separate
state and some are against it," Andhra Congress president D
Sreenivas, MP, told reporters outside Parliament here.
When asked about his own view on the issue, he said, "It
is a sensitive issue and my party's view is my view."
"We have given our views to the Centre and the party high
command. They have to decide," Srinivas said.
The MP also said Congress is seized with the matter and
the issue would be sorted out soon.
Taking a dig at the Congress' ambivalent stand, BJP
leader Venkaiah Naidu said all other political parties
including Left, TDP, TRS, Praja Rajyam Party and BJP have
supported the Telengana state. "If the Bill comes in the House
we will all support it."
Asking the centre to take a public stand on the issue,
the BJP MP said the matter is a serious one and every section
of the society including students, lawyers, political parties
have supported it.
"We do not know who is coming in the way of bringing a
legislation in support of Telengana," Naidu said.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, December 08, 2009, 18:45