With the Lok Sabha Speaker accepting to take up a 'Calling Attention Motion', the contentious Telangana issue is going to be discussed in Parliament today. Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj has given notice of the calling attention motion, which will be responded to by the Home Minister P Chidambaram.
The Telangana issue has led to resignation of over a dozen MPs, including several from the Congress party from Telangana region. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is yet to take a decision on the resignations. It is for the first time that the Telangana issue will figure in Parliament after the MPs' resignation.
The government has so far been maintaining that there has to be consensus of all the stakeholders. While Telangana MPs want the Centre to stick to its December 9, 2009 statement that the government will initiate steps for the formation of a Telangana state, but lawmakers from the rest of the state want Andhra Pradesh to be united. Congress General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad is trying to find a solution to the issue by holding consultations with lawmakers from all regions.
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