New Delhi: The Congress is set to hold a UPA Coordination Committee meeting on July 31 to consult its allies on Telangana statehood. A final decision on Telangana could follow after the meeting.
Meanwhile, a sharp division within the party has cropped up as the Congress is pushing ahead with the plan for a separate state. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy is reportedly said to have opposed the decision saying the bifurcation will cause water and power problems for the state. The bifurcation is also likely to benefit Jagan Reddy-led YSR Congress politically.
With the top Congress leadership appearing to have veered towards creation of Telangana, Congress MPs from the rest of Andhra Pradesh have opposed any division of the state while a party MP from Telangana region had said that the government should go ahead with the decision.
The six anti-Telangana MPs, including Union Ministers MM Pallam Raju, KS Rao, Chiranjeevi and D Purandeshwari (all hailing from coastal Andhra) and K Bapiraju and Anantarami Reddy had met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a delegation to push for keeping Andhra Pradesh united.
The MPs told the Prime Minister that there would be repercussions not only for the state but also for the entire country if Andhra Pradesh is divided.
However, as the Congress seems to be split wide open over granting Telangana by dividing Andhra Pradesh, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday claimed that his party will form the separate state of Telangana within 24 hours of coming to power.
(With Additional Information From PTI)
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