Hyderabad: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has said that a decision on Telangana is in its final stages. Digvijaya Singh visited Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy in Hyderabad on Monday and asked him to prepare for both options - bifurcation or a united Andhra.
Earlier on Sunday, Congress leaders from Telangana exuded confidence that the separate Telangana state would soon be a reality. In their first-ever show of strength, Congress leaders held a public meeting, amid the intensified efforts by the party's central leaders to find a solution to the contentious issue.
The meeting urged the party leadership to take a decision on granting separate statehood to the region without any further delay. Senior leaders including those who met party president Sonia Gandhi a few days ago, claimed that the party would soon deliver the separate state.
Some political observers see the meeting as an attempt by the Congress party to claim credit for carving out Telangana state and deny Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) the political advantage of any such decision. Enthused by massive turnout, the leaders declared that Congress alone can form the separate state. They coined the slogan of 'Jai Telangana Jai Congress', making it clear they would remain in the party to achieve their goal.
Unhappy over the delay in a decision by the leadership, two MPs and senior leader K. Keshava Rao had quit Congress party earlier this month to join TRS. Following this development, the Congress leaders from the region decided to join hands and hold a meeting to convey their sentiments to the leadership. Telangana comprises 10 districts including Hyderabad.
(With additional information from IANS)
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