Centre seeks ‘little more time’ for decision on Telangana
28 Jan 2013 5:58 AM IST
A decision on the Telangana statehood demand was deferred on Sunday with the Centre and Congress saying there was need for ‘further consultations’ which will take a ‘little more time’ even as pro-Telangana activists intensified their agitation.
On the eve of the one-month deadline set by him to arrive at a decision on the contentious issue, home minister Sushilkumar Shinde and the Congress spoke on similar lines seeking more time to resolve the matter.
While Shinde said it may take some more time to reach a final decision, Congress central secretary in charge of Andhra Pradesh Ghulam Nabi Azad made it clear that ‘further consultations’ with leaders from Andhra Pradesh are required. ‘On Telangana issue, consultation process is on. It may take little more time to reach a final decision,’ Shinde said in a brief statement. Azad said, ‘we need some more consultations with senior leaders of Andhra Pradesh of all three regions and for that we shall have to invite them here. We are also going to invite the chief minister and PCC chief for further consultations.’
‘There is no deadline but we will invite them as early as possible,’ he said.
Shinde had on 28 December, 2012 said the Centre would announce a decision on the contentious issue in a month. However, Azad had last week indicated that the decision may be delayed.
PRO-TELANGANA LEADERS GET NOD FOR PROTEST
After arrests of Telangana leaders and activists, Hyderabad police on Sunday granted permission to the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) to hold demonstrations in the city. The police said the JAC can stage protests at Indira Park till Monday evening.
On the eve of the one-month deadline set by him to arrive at a decision on the contentious issue, home minister Sushilkumar Shinde and the Congress spoke on similar lines seeking more time to resolve the matter.
While Shinde said it may take some more time to reach a final decision, Congress central secretary in charge of Andhra Pradesh Ghulam Nabi Azad made it clear that ‘further consultations’ with leaders from Andhra Pradesh are required. ‘On Telangana issue, consultation process is on. It may take little more time to reach a final decision,’ Shinde said in a brief statement. Azad said, ‘we need some more consultations with senior leaders of Andhra Pradesh of all three regions and for that we shall have to invite them here. We are also going to invite the chief minister and PCC chief for further consultations.’
‘There is no deadline but we will invite them as early as possible,’ he said.
Shinde had on 28 December, 2012 said the Centre would announce a decision on the contentious issue in a month. However, Azad had last week indicated that the decision may be delayed.
PRO-TELANGANA LEADERS GET NOD FOR PROTEST
After arrests of Telangana leaders and activists, Hyderabad police on Sunday granted permission to the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) to hold demonstrations in the city. The police said the JAC can stage protests at Indira Park till Monday evening.
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