I will do whatever my party tells me to: CM

Express News Service
First Published : 12 Dec 2009 02:42:26 AM IST
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HYDERABAD: “Union Home Minister Chidambaram has told me that the process for Telangana formation will start. I am like a soldier. I have respect for the Congress high command and follow whatever decision the party takes,’’ Chief Minister K Rosaiah has said on the developments in the State.

Speaking to reporters here today, Rosaiah said that he had explained the situation in Andhra and Rayalaseema to the party high command and it was examining all the issues. He appealed to the students to maintain restraint.

Several universities in Andhra and Rayalaseema were closed and it would spoil the education of students, he cautioned. He also appealed to leaders of all parties to appeal to their cadre to maintain peace. He called for a floor leaders’ meeting and wanted all the leaders to make an appeal to the public to restore peace in the State.

On initiating the T-process, the chief minister said that he had not so far received any oral or written communication from the high command on adopting a resolution in the Assembly favouring T.

The chief minister said that the Speaker had so far not accepted the resignation of the MLAs and there was no question of his government becoming a minority. Even if the resignations of all the MLAs of all parties were accepted, the Congress would still have majority in the Assembly, he explained. ``The Congress has a system to deal with such things (resignations).’’ Rosaiah, however, added that the State-level committee, which was constituted by the then chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, would be reconstituted. The committee, which was headed by Rosaiah, was constituted to take the opinions of stakeholders on the formation of Telangana. ``As chief minister I cannot lead the committee and some of the members of the committee were not re-elected as MLAs this time. The vacancies will be filled up and the committee will be reconstituted.’’ Referring to the demands for division of nine other States in the country, the chief minister said that it was unfortunate that the State was the cause of such movements and trends elsewhere in the country.

``I would feel happy if the State became a role model for good reasons,’’ he remarked.

The Assembly was adjourned today without transacting the regular business, as the Speaker’s efforts to pacify MLAs who resigned did not bear fruit. Hyderabad, December 10 “UNION Home Minister Chidambaram has told me that the process for Telangana formation will start. I am like a soldier. I have respect for the Congress high command and follow whatever decision the party takes,’’ Chief Minister K Rosaiah has said on the developments in the State.

Speaking to reporters here today, Rosaiah said that he had explained the situation in Andhra and Rayalaseema to the party high command and it was examining all the issues. He appealed to the students to maintain restraint.

Several universities in Andhra and Rayalaseema were closed and it would spoil the education of students, he cautioned. He also appealed to leaders of all parties to appeal to their cadre to maintain peace. He called for a floor leaders’ meeting and wanted all the leaders to make an appeal to the public to restore peace in the State.

On initiating the T-process, the chief minister said that he had not so far received any oral or written communication from the high command on adopting a resolution in the Assembly favouring T.

The chief minister said that the Speaker had so far not accepted the resignation of the MLAs and there was no question of his government becoming a minority. Even if the resignations of all the MLAs of all parties were accepted, the Congress would still have majority in the Assembly, he explained. ``The Congress has a system to deal with such things (resignations).’’ Rosaiah, however, added that the State-level committee, which was constituted by the then chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, would be reconstituted. The committee, which was headed by Rosaiah, was constituted to take the opinions of stakeholders on the formation of Telangana. ``As chief minister I cannot lead the committee and some of the members of the committee were not re-elected as MLAs this time. The vacancies will be filled up and the committee will be reconstituted.’’ Referring to the demands for division of nine other States in the country, the chief minister said that it was unfortunate that the State was the cause of such movements and trends elsewhere in the country.

``I would feel happy if the State became a role model for good reasons,’’ he remarked.

The Assembly was adjourned today without transacting the regular business, as the Speaker’s efforts to pacify MLAs who resigned did not bear fruit.


Comments

It is unfortunate that Rosaiah could not handle the present crisis in a proper manner. I personally feel that he is not a good administrator. I wish he steps down voluntarily. In fact I feel he is responsible for the whole episode in Andhra Pradesh.
By Srikanth M
12/12/2009 6:45:00 PM

Rosaiah is a wise,intelligent politician with inborn business skills.The state ha snow become a role model for bad reason.The resolution by the majority members of the Assembly seems to be impossible as of now.
By Karavadi Raghva Rao
12/12/2009 3:54:00 PM