Former minister favours three states

T Purushotham Rao, former Minister and chairman of APCC Remote Area and Interior Development (RIAD) Committee and Gandhi Padham, on Sunday advocate the need for dividing Andhra Pradesh as early as possible into three States — Telangana, Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema — as a solution to the problems facing the State.

At a press conference, the former Minister called for setting up of three Congress committees for the new States at the earliest, along with three regional committees, for expeditious development, seeking to justify his stand on propagation of smaller States.

Mr. Rao stated that the three separate States would confine former Kadapa MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy and Telugu Desam Party president N.Chandrababu Naidu to the Rayalaseema State and allow the Congress party to do well in the other two States.

Invite naxalsHe suggested immediate resumption of talks with the CPI (Maoists). Mr. Rao, who had participated in the talks held by the State government with naxalites several years back, said the Andhra Pradesh model of resolving all issues with the Maoists could be replicated elsewhere in the country.

Related posts:

1. TRS to stall Lok Sabha
2. Nitish Kumar supports smaller states
3. Decision on T after 10th or 12th
4. Cong may take decision on T soon – Minister
5. Congress T politicians searching for ‘escape route’
6. Seemandhra MPs threarten to resign
7. Nagam wooed by TRS, BJP and YSR Cong
8. Telangana Congress MPs favour trifurcation
9. Venkaiah says UPA govt will collapse
10. CM, Kiran Kumar Reddy’s first press meet