Rajya Sabha MP Palvai Govardhan on Sunday asked the Congress MPs from the Telangana region to change their mode of protest to achieve statehood for the region.
Talking to reporters at the Congress Legislature Party office, Govardhan said that the recent protest by eight Congress MPs from the region in the Lok Sabha led Congress president Sonia Gandhi to believe that she was being blackmailed to take an early decision on Telangana. He said the behaviour of Lok Sabha MPs did not look like an appeal, but it was more like a protest done by opposition members.
Govardhan said that the protest by eight Lok Sabha MPs has further delayed the decision on the Telangana as it has angered the Congress president. He said that the MPs have a right to mount pressure on the Congress High Command, but they should soften their mode of protest. He advised the Lok Sabha MPs to change their behaviour to ensure an early decision on the Telangana by the Centre.
The Rajya Sabha MP said that the Lok Sabha MPs should also ensure their behaviour does not affect the prospects of Congress party in the region. (INN)