The Centre’s decision for an all party meet on Telangana has’t found many takers, including its own ‘Telangana’ MPs.
Published: 16th December 2012 10:38 AM | Last Updated: 16th December 2012 10:38 AM
The Centre’s decision to invite two representatives from each political party to the all-party meeting on the Telangana issue on December 28 at Delhi seems to have dropped enough hints that it wants to drag the issue for some more days.
The decision could be seen as a respite to three parties from the state—Congress, TDP and YSRCP—which have been avoiding to declare their unambiguous stance on the issue of state’s bifurcation. Soon after receiving letters from the Union Home Ministry on the meeting, the separatist Telangana Rashtra Samiti, said that the Congress was playing another drama.
The TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao described the meet as a political stunt. “Congress has raised a new drama in the name of all-party meeting. I have lost all hopes that it would deliver a Telangana state. Why is the Centre resorting to delay tactics? Why has it invited two representatives from each party if it really had any intent of creating a separate state?” he lambasted. Rao called upon the Telangana Congress MPs to join the T-movement.
Even the ruling Congress is witnessing T-ripples within the party as the Centre’s decision of inviting two members from each party to the meeting has not gone down well with Telangana leaders of the party. T-MPs of the party insisted that the party high command spell out its stance in unambiguous terms at the all-party meeting. Expecting no positive result from the all-party meeting, some MPs are even keeping the option of joining other parties open. Nagarkurnool MP Manda Jagannadham has dropped enough hints in this regard. He acknowledged that he has been invited by the TRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao to join the latter’s party. Talking to The Sunday Standard, he however said that he would think about the invitation only in case of the all-party meet failed to give any clarity on the T-issue.
The TRS chief recently told his party leaders that as many as five MPs from the Congress were ready to join the pink party soon.
Meanwhile, Nalgonda MP Gutta Sukhender Reddy, Peddpalli MP G Vivekanand and Nizamabad MP Madhu Yashki Goud too did not approve of the Centre’s decision. Speculation is rife that Sukhender Reddy has kept his options open either to join the YSRCP or the TRS. Vivekananad said, “We are being invited by the TRS chief to his party. Our party should spell out its stance clearly over T-issue during the all-party meeting. Otherwise, we will forever remain as the betrayers of Telangana.”
On the other hand, Seemandhra leaders have welcomed the Centre’s decision. “Some people want Andhra Pradesh to remain intact. Some others want a Telangana state, while others want Hyderabad to be made a Union Territory. So, whoever represents the party at the meeting should express all these views,” said minister Sake Sailajanath, who is also convener of AP Congress legislators forum.
TDP in a fix: The TDP is in a fix about the meeting. Since all the leaders of the party from the Telangana region have already declared that their party will send only one representative to the meeting, it is to be seen what plans TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu has up his sleeve.
YSRCP undecided: The YSRCP is demanding that the Congress express its stance first. Congress MP Sabbam Hari said, “It is the UPA which should take a clear decision on the Telangana issue. The issue will not be solved merely by gathering the opinions of all the parties.”
BJP may skip meet: The separatist BJP is planning to skip the meeting altogether as it feels that no decision will be taken at the meeting since the Congress is not committed to state’s bifurcation.
Meanwhile, CPI, the pro-Telangana party, has decided to attend the meeting. The CPI(M), which stands for united Andhra Pradesh, demanded a clear-cut proposal from the Centre to resolve the Telangana issue before holding an all-party meeting. The MIM does not want the present state disturbed. If at all division is inevitable, it might bargain for a Rayala Telangana where there are pockets of sizable Muslim population.
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