Decision on Telangana Very Soon: PCC Chief Botsa

APCC president Botsa Satyanarayana, who is in Delhi for the past couple of days, has been meeting senior Congress leaders to discuss various issues including the contentitious Telangana issue. He met the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherji and also Congress president's secretary Ahmed Patel and had discussions.

Later he attended a press meet and told at length about the outcome of the meetings. He said he was told by the party that situation in Andhra pradesh is different from other states and it would be prudent for the party to announce its decision through state's party affairs incharge Gulam Nabi Azad. Replying to a question about his personal opinion about Centre's decision on Telangana, he said that PCC presidents don't have any personal opinions in these matters. It is for the party to decide what is in the best interests of the people of the region. As PCC presidents we are bound to abide by the paty's decisions.

He expressed hope that a decision pertaining to Telangana will be taken very soon, most probably, before the commencement of Parliament's winter session or at the most after that. However, he said it was not possible to fix a date or time frame for it. He said "People of one region are willing for division of the state, one region wants to stay together, while people of another region agree for the division, if at all necessary, on certain conditions. I hope, the centre will take all this into consideration and come out with an amicable solution, which is acceptable to all."
 

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