New delhi,January 05:Mr chidabaram also hinted that centre has not taken a hasty decision on telangana and all parties have to have a consenses on telangana
The home minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Tuesday appealed to political parties in Andhra Pradesh to help the central government find a solution to the Telangana issue and made a subtle hints that Maoists would be happy if they fail to find a solution. He said the agenda is to “deliberate on the mechanism and lay down a road map for the consultations”.
“I urge each of the political parties represented here to show accommodation and goodwill. Ultimately you must find the answers and you must help the central government find a solution.”
“There must be a halt to agitations and bandhs. Law and order must be maintained. Children must go to schools and colleges. People must be allowed to carry on their normal day-to-day activities,” he said.
“I wish to caution all political parties that there are forces waiting on the wings who ridicule parliamentary form of democracy and who would be happy if we collectively fail to find answers to the issues that concern us and we should not give any room for these forces to gain strength or credence.”
Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday (January 5) appealed to political parties in Andhra Pradesh to help the central government find a solution to the Telangana issue and made a subtle hints that Maoists would be happy if they fail to find a solution.
In his opening statement at a meeting of eight recognised political parties from Andhra Pradesh, he said the agenda is to “deliberate on the mechanism and lay down a road map for the consultations”.
At the outset, Chidambaram also sought to dispel a number of misconceptions which he said were there on the Telangana issue.
“There is a misconception that the central government acted in haste; that the political parties were not consulted; and that I, as Home Minister, acted as an individual. As you are all well aware, none of these misconceptions is supported by facts, but I shall not waste your time refuting these conceptions,” he said.
The meeting comes a day after hectic consultations involving Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his cabinet colleagues on the Telangana issue even as the TRS chief demanded an immediate Parliament law to facilitate formation of a separate state.
TRS chief, Mr Chandrasekhar Rao, has demanded that the Centre should follow up on its promise to create separate Telangana. “The Government has announced its policy on Telangana. It should follow it up with Constitutional process. A resolution should be moved in Parliament,” he told reporters after meeting CPI general secretary .
Ahead of an all-party meeting here on Tuesday, the Union government is examining a proposal to seek Presidential reference to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution to find a legal solution to the demand for a Telangana State.
In its perception, the issue is not only a political problem but also a legal one that could not be decided by the government alone. As part of the consultation process, the Centre is likely to discuss this proposal at Tuesday’s meeting with eight recognised political parties and take their views.
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