» Centre Will Not Give Telangana, Warns BJP Leader Vidyasagar Rao
Centre Will Not Give Telangana, Warns BJP Leader
Vidyasagar Rao alleges that Congress leaders from the region have compromised on the issue to facilitate the inclusion of two MPs from Telangana into the Union Cabinet.
Senior BJP leader Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Sunday alleged that the expansion of the Union Cabinet was a clear indication that the Centre was not interested in giving statehood to the Telangana region.
Talking to reporters here, Vidyasagar Rao alleged that Congress leaders from the region have compromised on the issue, thus facilitating the inclusion of two MPs from Telangana into the Union Cabinet. The selection of Mahboobabad MP Balram Naik and Malkajgiri MP Sarve Satyanarayana clearly indicates that the Congress High Command successfully suppressed the pro-Telangana voices within the Congress party by offering them berths in Union Cabinet, he said.
Vidyasagar Rao said that all pro-Telangana groups should intensify their agitation to achieve statehood for the region. However, he also expressed doubts over the commitment of Congress leaders from the region over the Telangana issue.
The BJP leader also appealed to the people to observe the Andhra Pradesh Formation Day on November 1 as "Telangana Betrayal Day". (INN)
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