New Delhi: Amid indications that the Congress Working Committee (CWC) will surely meet by the end of this month,Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Thursday that the UPA Govt will take a decision this way or that way on the demand for a separate Telangana. Various people, including top leaders of the Congress and Govt including the PM are meeting on the issue. The matter is under consideration, Shinde told reporters here. When asked if an announcement on T would be made ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament beginning August 5, Shinde said he could not unilaterally indicate a timeframe as the final decision has to be taken by the top Congress leadership. But the decision will be taken soon, this way or the other, he said, keeping up the suspense on the fate of the Telangana demand.
Incidentally,Shinde's comments came amid strong indications after a recent crucial Congress core committee meeting that a positive announcement on Telangana was only a matter of time. The Union home ministry had earlier compiled its report on the Telangana issue, in which it indicated the pros and cons of conceding the long-standing demand for statehood. It is said to have indicated internal security concerns over creation of a separate Telangana, apart from warning that a positive decision on T would open a Pandora's box of similar statehood demands from other parts of the country.
Meanwhile,AICC sources said the process is on to finalise the best date before July 31 when the CWC will meet. Various dates have been discussed. We have to keep in mind that it should be convenient for all the CWC members including the permanent invitees and special invitees. And since it is a meeting that will involve the future of Andhra Pradesh, several Congress leaders from the state would be asked to be present in Delhi, the sources said.
Spl assembly session
Displaying an unusual seriousness on the Telangana issue,the Congress high command has begun exploring the possibility of holding a special session of the AP assembly.The purpose of the special session would be to discuss the Telangana issue soon after the CWC takes a decision on the separate state demand by the end of this month.On Thursday,assembly speaker Nadendla Manohar held crucial discussions with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde.
Vundavalli at it again
At a time when the Congress is claiming that it is in the process of taking a final decision on the Telangana demand, partys Rajahmundry MP Vundavalli Arun Kumar on Thursday triggered a fresh regional war of words by advocating the setting up of a second states reorganization commission (SRC) to look into the Telangana demand. Predictably,the Telangana leaders dubbed Vundavallis comments as baseless and uncalled for. Vundavalli also raked up the issue of Hyderabad being made the second capital of the country.
Shinde
(Source-toi)
Incidentally,Shinde's comments came amid strong indications after a recent crucial Congress core committee meeting that a positive announcement on Telangana was only a matter of time. The Union home ministry had earlier compiled its report on the Telangana issue, in which it indicated the pros and cons of conceding the long-standing demand for statehood. It is said to have indicated internal security concerns over creation of a separate Telangana, apart from warning that a positive decision on T would open a Pandora's box of similar statehood demands from other parts of the country.
Meanwhile,AICC sources said the process is on to finalise the best date before July 31 when the CWC will meet. Various dates have been discussed. We have to keep in mind that it should be convenient for all the CWC members including the permanent invitees and special invitees. And since it is a meeting that will involve the future of Andhra Pradesh, several Congress leaders from the state would be asked to be present in Delhi, the sources said.
Spl assembly session
Displaying an unusual seriousness on the Telangana issue,the Congress high command has begun exploring the possibility of holding a special session of the AP assembly.The purpose of the special session would be to discuss the Telangana issue soon after the CWC takes a decision on the separate state demand by the end of this month.On Thursday,assembly speaker Nadendla Manohar held crucial discussions with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde.
Vundavalli at it again
At a time when the Congress is claiming that it is in the process of taking a final decision on the Telangana demand, partys Rajahmundry MP Vundavalli Arun Kumar on Thursday triggered a fresh regional war of words by advocating the setting up of a second states reorganization commission (SRC) to look into the Telangana demand. Predictably,the Telangana leaders dubbed Vundavallis comments as baseless and uncalled for. Vundavalli also raked up the issue of Hyderabad being made the second capital of the country.
Shinde
(Source-toi)
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