Chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy failed to convince party president Sonia Gandhi to rethink against the decision to form new Telangana state in an hour-long meeting, in which the CM even presented a dossier containing evidence of simmering tension in the coastal districts.
In his first meeting with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi since the July 30 decision to form Telangana, the CM argued how lives of 4.5 crore people living in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema might get affected due to bifurcation of the state, but Sonia said the decision taken by the Centre in consultation with UPA allies was final.
“The party cannot go back at this juncture. All parties had given their consent to the Centre on Telangana. And It is the Congress, which took the decision at the end,” said Digvijay Singh, the AICC in-charge of AP affairs, after the 10 Janpath meeting got over. Digvijay even urged Seemandhra employees not to disrupt the ongoing Eamcet counseling in the state, which some analysts said were clear messages that the Congress was firm on its July 30 decision and was urging Congress leaders from the region to call off the strike.
Courtesy: {Times of India]