The Congress High Command will soon convene a meeting with the Chief Minister, APCC president and senior party leaders to take a final decision on the Telangana issue.
Union Minister Vayalar Ravi endorsed the statement of Congress spokesperson P. C. Chacko that the party was never against a separate Telangana State. The delay in the announcement was only because the process of consultations were still continuing, he added. He also welcomed the statement of Shard Pawar about the NCP’s support for a Telangana State. The support extended by Pawar and Mayawati, allies of the UPA, would help the government in taking required process in Parliament, he added.
Referring to the resignations of Telangana Congress MPs, Ravi said he had already discussed with Nizamabad MP Madhu Yashki and would also discuss with other MPs from the region. Madhu Yashki had explained the situation prevailing in the region and the pressures being brought on the MPs in the region, he added. He also welcomed the announcement of KCR that the TRS would merge with the Congress once the Telangana State was formed. He made it clear that when the meeting would be held with the CM and others and also when the decision on the T State would be announced by the AICC general secretary in-charge of AP Ghulam Nabi Azad. (NSS).