Hyderabad: Apparently embarrassed by the
resignation of two party MLAs from Telangana in protest
against the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the Sri Krishna
committee, the Congress high command has summoned the two
legislators to New Delhi for talks.
R Damodar Reddy and Ch Mutyam Reddy left for the
national capital today to hold talks with Union Minister
Veerappa Moily, in-charge of party affairs in Andhra Pradesh,
and other leaders.
"The ToR met with opposition and protests in Telangana
region. We submitted resignations to the Speaker as per the
promise made by us. Our in-charge Veerappa Moily yesterday
asked us to come to Delhi for talks to discuss the issue,"
Damodar Reddy told reporters.
Interestingly, Praja Rajyam MLA from Telangana region
A Maheshwar Reddy, who also submitted his resignation, has
also been asked by the Congress high command to come to Delhi.
"It is the Centre that has to give Telangana. They
asked me to come for talks. I will see what they have to say
on our demands regarding the terms of reference. I will not
compromise on the Telangana demand," he said.
Rejecting the terms of reference of the Sri Krishna
committee appointed by the Centre to go into the issue of
division of Andhra Pradesh, the all-party JAC asked the
legislators from all parties to quit their posts to mount
pressure on the Centre for taking immediate steps for
formation of Telangana.
Accordingly, 15 MLAs -- 10 from TRS, two from
Congress, one each from TDP, BJP and Praja Rajyam -- submitted
their resignations to the Speaker, who accepted the
resignations of 10 TRS MLAs and one TDP MLA.
The TDP, however, asked the Congress legislators to
quit first to mount pressure on the Centre.
PTI
