Apparently realizing that the Centre is firm on dividing the State, the Seemandhra leaders have decided to draw maximum benefits from the Centre to the residuary State of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation.
Even as the Seemandhra leaders, led by Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy have been firmly opposing the division of Andhra Pradesh, the Congress-led UPA government struck to its word by including the Telangana bill in the agenda for the union Cabinet meeting scheduled on Thursday.
The Telangana issue reverberated in the capital Wednesday, with members from Andhra Pradesh protesting both inside and outside parliament for and against the decision to bifurcate the state.
If the reports from New Delhi are to be believed, the Telangana bill is likely to be introduced in Lok Sabha in a day or two.
Condemning the silent protest launched by Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, his three women cabinet colleagues of the Telangana region said CM’s protest would not stop Telangana State.
The Group of Ministers, which had its final meeting on Tuesday afternoon to finalise the Telangana bill, is meeting again on Wednesday night to make last minute changes in the bill to placate the Seemandhra people.
Ex MP and Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader Vinod has opposed the Central government’s idea of tabling the Telangana Bill in Rajya Sabha.
Telugu Desam Lok Sabha member Dr N Siva Prasad has reverted to his old ways.
Chandrababu Naidu is apparently the backup candidate of the NDA for the Prime Minister’s post should the coalition come to power.
It is known news that Nandamuri Balakrishna is currently busy with the shaping up of his new movie ‘Legend’ and prior to this, many flicks of his have sunk without a trace.
With the election season looming around, many political enthusiasts are marking out the hot contest areas. One place that might capture the attention of the entire nation is Vizag.
Ex minister Shabbir Ali has called the TDP a party of cheaters. He asked the public to recall the many instances during which TDP head Chandra Babu Naidu had cheated the parties he was associated with.
Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu, who has been running from pillar to post in New Delhi to present his views on the State bifurcation issue, is learnt to have become a laughing stock.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who went to New Delhi on Tuesday morning, appeared to be more interested in attracting the attention of the national media, rather than prevailing on the high command to stall the Telangana process till elections.
