PM holds meet on Telangana; report likely tomorrow

New Delhi, December 29: As Andhra Pradesh waits with bated breath for the report on Telangana statehood issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today reviewed the political and security situation in the state with his senior cabinet colleagues.

The five-member Justice Srikrishna committee, which went into the demand for Telangana state, may submit its report to Home Minister P Chidambaram tomorrow, a day before the term of the committee expires. It will suggest “several options with their pros and cons” on the statehood issue.

Singh discussed the issue with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A K Antony, Home Minister P Chidambaram and Law Minister M Veerappa Moily besides senior government officials, sources said.

–Agencies