The AICC General Secretary and in-charge of Andhra Pradesh Congress Affairs, Digvijay Singh, categorically stated that the Congress party would never go back on its decision on the formation of a separate Telangana.
Talking to reporters in Delhi on Saturday, Digvijay Singh said, "The Congress is a national party, and it isn't possible for it to reverse its stand on a policy decision."
He said that all senior leaders from Telangana, coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema were consulted before the Congress Working Committee took its decision in favour of the bifurcation of the state. He added that the Congress High Command was assured by all leaders that they would abide by its decision on the statehood issue. He further said that there was a unanimity among all political parties with regard to the bifurcation of the state.
Digvijay Singh, however, refused to react to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy's outburst against the Congress High Command's decision on the statehood issue. He said that the Chief Minister's press conference was being translated, and that he would react only after understanding it.
He reiterated that Kiran Kumar Reddy is the Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh and represents all three regions. (INN)
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