Congress decission on Telagana back fires. 51 Resigned MLA’s more Threaten to Resign across party line.
Several ministers and MLAs hailing from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions have strongly decried the Congress high command’s ‘unilateral decision’ to initiate the process for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
The Congress legislators from these regions are in consultation with their colleagues in Telugu Desam Party and trying to muster support against the division of the state.
Meanwhile, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi [ HYPERLINK “http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=sonia+gandhi”HYPERLINK “http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=sonia+gandhi”Images ] has summoned all the Congress MPs from Andhra Pradesh to her residence at 4:15 pm. The move is perceived to be a preventive arrangement to stop more MPs from quitting.
Earlier, Congress Member of Parliament from Andhra’s Vijayawada, Lagadapati Rajagopal, resigned in protest against the Centre’s decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh and form a Telengana state.
Sources said Rajagopal met Speaker Meira Kumar [ HYPERLINK “http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=meira+kumar”HYPERLINK “http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=meira+kumar”Images ] on Thursday morning and is understood to have conveyed his decision to quit from the house. He then left for Hyderabad vowing to fight for a unified Andhra.
Andhra Congress sources also said some more MPs from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema region will resign in protest against the decision.
They also said Congress MPs will meet on Thursday and decide their future course of action.
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