Hyderabad, December 26: Andhra Pradesh ministers hailing from Telangana, who sent in their common resignation letter to party chief Sonia Gandhi, will meet her in Delhi on Monday and seek a clear timeframe for creation of a separate state.
They have also sought an appointment from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, according to one of the 13 ministers.
“We will meet Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel, Defence Minister A K Antony and other senior AICC leaders and seek a clear statement on the formation of Telangana state,” he said.
Meanwhile, Congress MPs, MLAs and MLCs from Telangana region, who too have put in their papers on the statehood issue, have urged main opposition TDP to reconsider its stand and join the Joint Action Committee spearheading the agitation for a separate Telangana state.
Former Home Minister K Jana Reddy said the Congress would play the key role in the JAC.
–PTI