Chandrasekhara Rao welcomes decision
1 Aug 2013 5:14 AM IST
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhara Rao on Tuesday welcomed the Congress’ decision to carve out Telangana state but said he would not celebrate till the relevant bill is passed in parliament.
Soon after Congress announced its decision to carve out separate Telangana state, Rao reached the party headquarters Telangana Bhavan to a warm welcome by his hundreds of supporters. Flashing victory sign, KCR, as Rao is popularly known, garlanded the statues of ‘Telugu Talli’ and TRS ideologue, the late Jayashankar. He said TRS would wait for final details and some clarifications with Hyderabad as common capital.
‘Our message to Andhra brothers is not to worry,’ he told a television channel. He was referring to apprehensions among people from Andhra and Rayalaseema living in Hyderabad. KCR has not reacted to remarks Congress leader Digvijaya Singh made at the news conference in Delhi. Digvijaya Singh said, ‘KCR has repeatedly said he will merge TRS with Congress (if separate Telangana state is created). We shall await reaction of TRS’. agencies
Soon after Congress announced its decision to carve out separate Telangana state, Rao reached the party headquarters Telangana Bhavan to a warm welcome by his hundreds of supporters. Flashing victory sign, KCR, as Rao is popularly known, garlanded the statues of ‘Telugu Talli’ and TRS ideologue, the late Jayashankar. He said TRS would wait for final details and some clarifications with Hyderabad as common capital.
‘Our message to Andhra brothers is not to worry,’ he told a television channel. He was referring to apprehensions among people from Andhra and Rayalaseema living in Hyderabad. KCR has not reacted to remarks Congress leader Digvijaya Singh made at the news conference in Delhi. Digvijaya Singh said, ‘KCR has repeatedly said he will merge TRS with Congress (if separate Telangana state is created). We shall await reaction of TRS’. agencies
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