SA’ites urge center not yield to pressure from T supporters

The Seemandhra Congress leaders urged the Central government to maintain the status quo, united Andhra Pradesh, as suggested by Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee and not yield to the pressure mounted by the protagonists of separate Telangana.

The Seemandhra leaders said creation of new States should form part of the national policy and the Centre could not take a decision only in respect of Andhra Pradesh. The parameters adopted for bifurcation, in the event of a decision taken in favour of separate Telangana, should be applicable to demands from various parts of the country.

A Seemandhra delegation led by MP Kavuri Sambasiva Rao comprising five Ministers held discussions with AICC general secretary and AP affairs in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad in New Delhi on Monday.

They tried to impress upon Mr. Azad the need to expedite a solution, other than bifurcation of the State, to the vexatious issue claiming that the divide between the people of the two regions was deepening.

In a memorandum submitted to Mr. Azad, they urged the party leadership not to concede the demand (for separate Telangana) as it was made on emotional grounds. Mr. Azad is understood to have assured them that the party leadership was keeping a close watch on these leaders and necessary steps would be initiated.

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