Dubbing the upcoming
all-party meeting on Telangana issue a drama, YSRCP said that the Congress should spell out its stand on the issue before taking the opinion of other political parties.
"Congress is the major political party, and it has to be categorical about its stand on Telangana, and then seek the opinion of other parties to prove its sincerity. We will discuss and take a decision on the issue after we get an invitation to attend the proposed meeting," party spokesperson Bajireddy Goverdhan and PAC member Konatala Ramakrishna told reporters after a PAC meeting on Friday.
"Ours is a registered but not a recognised party, and if we are invitated, we will be categorical and not ambiguous on the issue, unlike the Congress and the TDP," they said.
"Is there a need to convene all-party meeting whenever the Union Home Minister has changed? This is a question with no convincing answer. It is also not clear whether it is the Centre or the Congress that is convening the all-party meeting," they said.
They added, "Earlier, two all party-meetings called for in December 2009 yielded no results. The Congress has been playing a blame game instead of spelling out its stand."
"Three smaller states were created out of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh as per Article 3, by passing a bill in the Parliament and sending it to the respective state Assemblies for ratification. Here, the issue is being politicised. We think the all-party meeting is being convened only to keep Telangana Congress MPs in good humour on the day of voting on the issue of FDI in the retail sector," they said.
"The TDP has been changing its stand regularly, and N Chandrababu Naidu is like a chameleon who sings different tunes on different platforms. As and when we get the invitation for the December 28 meeting, our Political Affairs Committee (PAC) will meet and take a decision, giving no room for ambiguity," the ministers said.
"We respect the sentiments of all regions, and want economic, social and industrial development of Telangana," they said.
"The Congress, being in power at the Centre and in the state, and being the largest party, should first give a draft of its proposal of a separate Telangana, and seek the approval or rejection of other parties instead of trying to shift the blame on others or using the oft-repeated remark that there is no consensus among the parties," said the ministers.
The PAC, which met in the morning, discussed, among other things, the political situation, cooperative elections, the FDI bill and the SC-ST Sub-Plan.
The spokespersons said, "The state government has been trying to politicise the cooperative elections, which goes against the spirit of the cooperative movement." (INN)