Hyderabad, December 13: Battling the backlash against creation of Telangana, the Congress on Saturday appeared to backpedal the move with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah expressing his inability to take the first step–that of moving a state Assembly resolution.
Making it clear that passage of the resolution was fraught with hurdles, he said it would be difficult to get the resolution passed by the legislature if it was moved in the current session.
“I can’t assure you that the resolution will be passed because the number is most important. Cutting across party lines, the agitation will take a turn,” he said.
Expressing “astonishment, surprise and anguish” over Home Minister P Chidambaram’s Wednesday night statement on creation of Telangana, the Chief Minister said to move a resolution and to pass it would be difficult and he had expressed his fears to the Congress leadership.
The statement had created a sort of flutter among the youth of coastal areas and Rayalaseema starting from Srikakulam upto Tirupati and Kadap, he said.
Meanwhile, as many as 20 ministers hailing from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions are planning to resign from their posts en masse.
–Agencies–