We Want Telangana, Not Posts: T-Cong MPs

The centre's decision to defer the Telangana issue has evoked mixed responses from the state, with the Telangana Congress leaders bearing the brunt of the TRS tirade.

Nizamabad MP Madhu Yashki did not take the TRS abuses kindly. He said that TRS is playing the politics of elections. Its agenda is not Telangana but only the 2014 elections, he said, and appealed to the people to identify the actual betrayers. "Our aim is Telangana, and we are prepared to talk to leaders at any level," he said.

Another group of MPs has written a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi expressing their resentment and the situation in the region.

Minister K Jana Reddy said that the decision has surprised him, and expressed the hope that the high command is working towards a viable solution. Telangana ministers said that they are prepared for any sacrifices and asserted that they are not after posts, but that their priority is separate state.

Legislative Affairs minister D Sridhar Babu said, we believe that a favourable decision will come from the Centre. If it really matters we will lay down our offices for the sake of Telangana.

Telangana leaders have come under heavy fire from all quarters for not revolting against high command but the leaders are cautious. (INN)