Central Committee To Check Seapartion Issue

Finance Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy on Tuesday demanded that a committee of the central government visit Andhra Pradesh to assess the situation that has arisen over the proposed bifurcation of the state.

Talking to reporters after Seemandhra ministers met at his residence here, Anam said that a Central committee should visit the state immediately to interact with the people who started agitating ever since the Congress Working Committee announced its decision on the formation of a separate Telangana state, about 2 months ago.

He said that the ongoing agitation in the Seemandhra region is a people's movement, and that their protest has brought the administration to a halt. He added that the members of the A K Antony Committee themselves should witness the agitation and interact with the activists.

Anam said that the Congress leaders from the Seemandhra region would move forward with the slogan, "Save Andhra Pradesh, Save Congress party". He reiterated that the Congress party was not the the only one responsible for the decision on the state's bifurcation. He said that almost all political parties have supported Telangana and took a U-turn after the CWC announced its decision.

Stating that peace and normalcy should be restored in the state, Anam said, "The Centre should work out a solution to end the ongoing crisis."

Besides ministers Vatti Vasanth Kumar, C Ramchandraiah, Maheedhar Reddy and other ministers, Union Minister K Chiranjeevi also participated in the meeting. Besides a discussion on the present situation, the Seemandhra ministers also discussed the future strategy to be adopted. (INN)