Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday met Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh in the national capital, amid speculation that the Centre is considering the demand for making Hyderabad a union territory.
Kiran Kumar Reddy, who once again presented his views before the A K Antony Committee on Tuesday night, held talks with Digvijay Singh, who is also in charge of the party affairs in Andhra Pradesh. He is believed to have apprised Digvijay Singh of the ongoing protests in Seemandhra over the party's decision to carve out a separate Telangana state.
The chief minister rushed to the national capital on being summoned by the leadership, on Tuesday evening, and met the 4-member Antony Committee constituted by the Congress party to address the concerns of Seemandhra following the July 30 decision of the Congress Working Committee (CWC).
Kiran Kumar Reddy, who has been openly airing his views opposing the division, also reportedly informed Digvijay Singh that ministers from Seemandhra were insisting that their resignations be accepted.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, Digvijay Singh said that the Congress would "certainly give importance to" the views of the people of Andhra who, he acknowlwedged, had "elected the Congress twice". (INN)
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