AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Tuesday made it clear that there was no proposal to make Hyderabad a Union Territory.
Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Digvijay Singh said, "The proposal of a UT status for Hyderabad has never been discussed."
When asked about Union Minister Of State J D Seelam's presser where he said that a UT status for Hyderabad would solve the crisis, Digvijay Singh said that Seelam might have misunderstood his statement.
"I have never said anything beyond what is there in the Congress Working Committee's resolution," he said.
Digvijay Singh said that there is no clarity on the Telangana resolution yet, and so hasn't been sent to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
He said that he had discussed the issue with Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and that the Shinde had promised to send to him, the whole schedule, which is yet being worked on.
He said that the Union Home Ministry has to take a decision while looking into the precedents, legal requirements and constitutional provisions under which a new state is created.
The AICC General Secretary reiterated his appeal to Seemandhra MPs to reconsider their decision to resign from their posts.
"They should see the reality, and should also stand by the commitment they made of abiding by whatever decision the Congress High Command takes inrelation to the Telangana issue," he said. (INN)
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