Oppn parties in AP slam Cong over Telangana

Opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh today hit out at the Congress for dilly-dallying on the contentious Telangana issue and betraying people of the region on the statehood issue. All of them demanded that the Central government take a decision on the Telangana issue without any further delay and restore normalcy in the state.

Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, considered an ally of the ruling party, was most strident in its criticism of the Congress and alleged that the Centre’s indifference on the statehood issue was causing “irreparable damage” to the state’s economy. “Both the government and the private sectors suffered a loss of Rs 30,000 crore in the last two years because of the agitation for a separate state. Why is the Centre still procrastinating,” MIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi questioned, during the course of the debate on the no- confidence motion against the Kiran Kumar Reddy government.

Andhra Pradesh is losing heavily as industries are shifting base to Tamil Nadu and other states, he said. “The Telangana Rashtra Samiti has been fighting for a separate state for many years now. I don’t know how long it will have to fight,” Akbaruddin wondered. “For heaven’s sake or god’s sake, it is high time the Government of India took a decision on the Telangana issue.

The UPA government should bring the issue to a close,” Akbaruddin demanded, even as he maintained that his party was totally in favour of a unified state of Andhra Pradesh.

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