Hyderabad, September 29: Incharge of Andhra Pradesh Congress affairs and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday made it clear that no clear-cut deadline could be set to resolve the Telangana issue.
Talking to reporters after he had a meeting with the State Congress leaders in the national capital, Azad informed that he had prepared a report on Telangana after having consultations with the Telangana and Seemandhra leaders. However, he would submit the report to the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi in the next two days.
“We are conscious of what is happening in Telangana, particularly the inconvenience being caused to the general public due to employees’ strike, closure of colleges and schools. We know the gravity of the situation and we would like to have an early resolution,” Azad said. He also added that wider consultation would be needed to formulate a solution to the Telangana issue.
Azad also expressed regret over the statement made by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on December 9, 2009 announcing the formation of Telangana State. He said the statement was made without studying the depth of matter and that became the root cause of problems which have emerged now. However, this time the Centre would come out with a permanent solution on the Telangana statehood issue and that would be acceptable to all sections, he said.
Azad clarified that the consultation process with the Congress leaders on the statehood for Telangana region has completed. He said that the report that he has prepared, based on those consultations and other inputs that he got from the region, might be kept in public domain for suggestions and discussion. (INN)