PM Finally Talks About Resolving Telangana Tangle

Without revealing possible time frame for resolving the contentious Telangana tangle, the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said that resolving the crisis would 'take some time'. He said this while interacting with mediapersons on Wednesday on a flight back to India after attending the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit in Pretoria, South Africa.

Acknowledging that there were difficulties in formulating solutions to the long-standing issue, Dr. Singh asserted that the government was taking all possible steps to quell the row. "There are difficulties in arriving at quick decision. There is a long history of the Telangana movement, which is not a new movement. It has been there since the mid-fifties and given the complications involved in settlement, it will take some time and that is why we have been engaged in widespread dialogue discussions with all the stake holders and it is our hope that out of that will emerge a solution which is a win-win situation for all concerned," Dr. Singh added.