The steering committee of T region Congress MPs, MLAs and MLCs met on Friday and decided to submit their resignations if a decision is not taken in favour of a separate state by the Congress high command. This meeting was held by the steering committee in view of the warning issued by TRS leader K T Rama Rao to the Congress and TDP MLAs to resubmit their resignations or face the wrath of the people in the region.

The steering committee, which met at the residence of Rajya Sabha MP K Keshava Rao, discussed the strategy to be followed after September 30, when the AICC deadline set for the announcement of its stand on Telangana expires. "A delegation will go to Delhi to meet the AICC leaders before September 30 to issue an ultimatum that the Congress MLAs and MPs would press for the acceptance of the resignations if a positive decision on Telangana is not taken," said senior leader K R Amos.

Apart from Keshava Rao, the MPs present included G Vinod, G Sukhender Reddy, Komati Reddy Rajagopal Reddy and N Balaram Naik, ministers Jana Reddy and Basavaraj Saraiah, 12 MLAs and 2 MLCs. Extending full support to the T general strike, the meeting urged the state government not to take repressive measures against the striking employees as the general strike has been peaceful so far. "Arresting the leaders and attempting to crush the movement with police force will provoke the people and lead to unnecessary complications," asserted the leaders in the meeting.