Hyderabad, May 27: TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu demanded the Centre to take immediate decision on statehood demand. He and his party are under fire on the Telangana issue and all political parties and other stakeholders have clearly spelt out their views.
In the inaugural of TDP’s annual conclave ‘Mahanadu’ , Chandrababu said “The Government of India is unable to take a decision on the Telangana issue. The Congress should take responsibility for this because it has pushed Andhra Pradesh into a state of instability through its indecisiveness. The Congress is playing havoc with the lives of Telugu people,” Chandrababu said
“The Congress can’t change history. It was the one which came out with a statement on Telangana on December 9, 2009 and later went back and kept its decision in abeyance since there is division in political parties. Now, all the parties have expressed their views to the Srikrishna Committee and it is for the Centre to take a decision on Telangana,” Chandrababu asserted.
He tried to ward off the criticism against him on this statehood issue. He added “As party president it is my responsibility to protect TDP in both the regions of the state. I can’t speak in favour of any particular region. But I am deeply pained at whats happening in the state.” Maintaining that Telangana statehood was a “sensitive issue” in which “sentiments” were involved, he said everyone should give think prudently on it.
“Why is the TRS not questioning Sonia Gandhi on the statehood issue? Instead of taking on the Congress for remaining indifferent, the TRS is trying to target the TDP.
The TRS is talking of burying the TDP in Telangana but no force can do it as the people are with us,” Chandrababu asserted.
–PTI