The State government has decided to go ahead with the celebration of the Andhra Pradesh Formation Day on November 1, as scheduled.
Emphasising this point, Chief Minister K Rosaiah told media persons at the Secretariat that the government would conduct the Formation Day function as usual even if
hurdles were being created by those opposing it.
The CM also stated that there was no compulsion for anyone to participate in the AP Formation Day celebrations.
Rosaiah said that the ultimatum issued by Telangana activists to ministers from Telangana not to participate in the celebrations was redundant since the ministers would participate only if they were interested.
Reacting to demands that the State Formation Day celebrations be cancelled, the CM advised Telangana activists to rethink their decision to disrupt the celebrations.
He said that the Formation Day celebrations have been conducted since the year the state was formed on November 1 in 1956. Rosaiah reminded the Telangana protagonists that the State was still united. He added that if the partition of the State was inevitable, then people should "part as friends".
Rosaiah said till the Srikrishna Committee submits its report, there was no need to create divisions among the people of the State and drive a wedge between 'brothers'.
The chief minister also vowed that he would abide by the decision of the Centre on the Telangana statehood.
Rosaiah indirectly stated that the Joint Committee of Assembly and Legislative Council on the Telangana issue has become redundant after the setting up of the Srikrishna Committee.
He said there was no need for him to lead an all-party delegation on the Hyderabad Free Zone issue since the Assembly had passed a resolution on the issue and had sent it to the Centre.
TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao had, earlier, demanded the all-party delegation.
Rosaiah put the ball over the Free Zone issue back in KCR's court by saying that the TRS chief could well take the initiative on the issue since he was an MP.
Courtesy: INN