TRS bid to soften biz barons ahead of CEOs meeting

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Sunday said that its chief K Chandrasekhar Rao would make it clear to the captains of industry during the CEOs meeting on Wednesday that industrial health in the region is directly related to their demand for creation of a separate state of Telangana. The not-so-veiled threat comes a week after chief minister K Rosaiah assured the Federation of Indian Chambers and Commerce (Ficci) that the Telangana trouble will not come in the way of their investment plans in Andhra Pradesh.

If Hyderabad continues to be part of Andhra Pradesh,there will be no stability in the region due to agitations for a separate state.This could hamper industrial growth.Therefore,for the region to develop,a separate state should happen.This will be KCRs message to the industry during the meeting, TRS politburo member B Vinod Kumar told TOI on Sunday.
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T agitations will hit business,KCR to warn honchos


During his two-hour meeting with CEOs on Wednesday,to be attended by industrialists and representatives of IT companies and MNCs,TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao is set to hold forth on reasons for division of the state. The TRS is not against the flow of investments into the region or the state.Even businessmen from other regions are welcome to set up shop here.We are only against the political hegemony of people from non-Telangana regions, party politburo member B Vinod Kumar told TOI.

While expressing the hope that the Centre would bend to TRS demand on division,Kumar also held out a subtle threat. He said KCR would make it clear that if that does not happen,his party would intensify the agitation and this could create problems for industry in the long run. KCR will,however,assure them that the region will continue to be the best destination for investments even after becoming a separate state, he said.

Industrialists from the other regions will also be taking part in this summit,Kumar claimed.Apart from KCR,TRS ideologue K Jayashankar and D Sravan will represent the party at the meet,he said.
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(source-toi)