Stating that a decision on Telangana Statehood comes out in one or two weeks, the Rajya Sabha member, Palvai Govardhan Reddy on Monday averred that the Congress leaders, who dislike decision of the Congress high command on Telangana Statehood, would leave the Congress. He also opined that Ongle town, which was easy accessible to all seemandha districts, is the suitable place for capital for seemandhra state, if Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated.
Speaking to the media in CLP Office here, Govardhan Reddy said that the Congress leaders of all regions were assured to abide by the decision of the Congress high command in the issue of Telangana Statehood. The Congress leaders, who differ with the decision of party high command, would leave the party. The seemandhra Congress MLAs would not resigned to their posts as they assured to abide by the high command’s decision, he added.
He stated that they would go to New Delhi on July 9 and submit a road map to the party high command. The Congress was seeing to solve T-issue as early as possible that would strengthen the party in Telnagana region. He questioned the party seemandhra leaders as to why they were opened mouth when YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy criticized AICC president Sonia Gandhi. They don’t have dare to face Jagan, he added.
Reminding that YSR Congress was told to agree the decision of the Centre on T-isse what ever it may be, the Rajya Sabha member opinted out that YSR Congress MLAs were took u-turn suddenly. What is the stand of YSR Congress on Telangana Statehood, he questioned. He charged the YSRCP and TDP with lack of commitment in solving the issue of Telangana Statehood.
He said: “Though Visakhapatnam and Tirupathi have required infrastructure, Ongole is the suitable town for capital of seemandhra state. Thousands of acres of government land was available in Prakasham district. Ongloe was accessible to the people of all seemandhra districts”.
Reddy felt that the merger of TRS in the Congress after formation of separate Telangana state would benefit the functionaries. If no merger, the situation would benefit the Congress, he added. (NSS)