Hyderabad, Oct. 31: With Chiranjeevi touring north Telangana region, the Telugu Desam went one step further on the separate Telangana issue. It announced that if the state government introduces a resolution in favour of Telangana statehood in the Assembly, the TD would support it.
The TD Parliamentary party leader, Mr K. Yerrannaidu, along with senior party leaders, Mr Kalva Srinivasulu, and Mr G. Butchaiah Choudary, told mediapersons at NTR Bhavan on Friday that the party was firmly committed to the formation of a separate Telangana.
"As all the political parties are now for a separate state, the onus lies on the Centre for carving out Telangana. If the Centre introduces a Bill in support of Telangana in the Parliament, the TD will vote for it," he added.
He asked the state government to take up a resolution urging the Centre to carve Telangana in the Assembly, for which the TD would extend its support. If the ruling party did not take a favourable decision towards Telangana, the TD would pass a resolution demanding separate statehood as soon as it assumed power, he added.
Interestingly the TD announced this decision just minutes before the PR chief's statement on the issue. Political observers see this as TD's political strategy to woo the Telangana Rastra Samiti for pre-poll alliance, as it was reportedly leaning towards the PR.
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