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BJP says Centre should have acted earlier, faster on Telangana issue | The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the Central Government should have acted faster on the Telangana issue. Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah
Naidu said there should not have been any delay by the Central government to take
a firm decision on the Telangana issue. "The Centre should have acted fast on
the Telangana issue. Why there was a delay in the decision," he added. Meanwhile
in Parliament, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, L K Advani, said that while
the opposition appreciated the government's move to initiate the process for the
formation of the Telangana State, and K Chandrashekhar Rao's decision to break
his eleven day fast, it would have been appropriate if Union Home Minister P Chidambaram
had also made the announcement inside the House and also revealed how the government
is planning to go about the process, though this was not necessary under the Constitution.
Responding to Advani's missive, Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee said that
as the decision to initiate the process for the formation of the Telangana State
was taken late on Wednesday night, it was not possible for the Home Minister to
be present in the House. He however said that members of the House would be informed
of all developments relating to the issue, once a report was given to the Centre
by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah and his government. Under tremendous
pressure, the Centre late on Wednesday night accepted the demand of Telangana
Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekhar Rao for the formation of a Telangana
State. The TRS chief, who had been on a fast unto death and was admitted in the
ICU of Hyderabad's Nizam Hospital, finally broke his fast early this morning,
expressing his delight over the result. A decision to activate the process for
the formation of a separate State of Telangana was taken at a late night meeting
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah
after two rounds of consultations with the Congress Core Committee and Sonia Gandhi.
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said, "After these consultations, I am making
this statement. The process of forming the state of Telangana will be initiated.
An appropriate resolution will be moved in the state Assembly." Chidambaram added
that the Central Government was concerned over the Telangana issue and after extensive
consultations with the Prime Minister and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosiah,
this decision was taken. The Telangana region accounts for 119 of the 294 assembly
seats in Andhra Pradesh and 17 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats. The Centre and the Congress
party were forced to take this stride, due to the deterioration in the health
of Rao, whose fast-unto-death had entered the 11th day on Wednesday. |
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