Wrestling with the T tangle, Congress leaders on Monday assured a delegation of AP ministers from the region that their plea for a timeframe for a new state would be conveyed to the government at the earliest. State ministers from Telangana told AICC general secretary Veerappa Moily and Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Sonia Gandhi, that they were under intense pressure to quit over the statehood demand. They said rivals like TDP MLAs were piling the pressure by sending resignations directly to the assembly speaker.
The delegation said that the support for the Telangana was spontaneous and not restricted to universities and colleges. They argued that the stir could take a violent turn and, unlike in the case of protests in the coastal areas and Rayalaseema, was not sponsored . The ministers pointed out that use of heavy police force may prove politically damaging for Congress.
Though the central leadership seems aware of the role of certain factions in fanning the anti-Telangana sentiment, it has stressed the need for a dialogue while insisting that the Centres call for wide-ranging consultations was not intended to bury the demand. The promise to convey the timeframe demand to the leadership seems to indicate that the party managers see some merit in the argument.
The party high command is also keenly noting the argument that allowing the Telangana initiative slip out of Congresss hands will only mean that rivals will capitalise on the UPA governments initial decision to move on statehood. There was a risk that Congress could get outflanked by smaller players in Telangana while it remains on the backfoot in the coast and Rayalaseema .
Well-placed sources said it might take a few more days of consultation before the next move on Telangana was concretised.
(SOURCE : TOI)
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