‘Act fast on Srikrishna report’

Express News Service
First Published : 23 Feb 2011 03:54:51 AM IST
Last Updated : 23 Feb 2011 08:57:57 AM IST

HYDERABAD: In a visible sign of a change in the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)’s strategy on Telangana, party president N Chandrababu Naidu sung a new tune on Telangana while the party Seemandhra MLAs too were vocal on moving a T-resolution in the Assembly.

“All the issues in the State will be resolved once the Centre acts on the Srikrishna Committee report. Otherwise, the Congress will be held responsible for the troubles in the State,” Naidu said. On the other hand, the TDP Seemandhra MLAs met in the lobbies of the Assembly and decided to insist that the government introduce a Telangana resolution. “We have not yet decided whether to support a private resolution moved by the TRS or directly demand the government to move one,” P Keshav said after the meeting.

Apparently, Naidu is now executing his new strategy with the help of young MLAs - A Revanth Reddy (Telangana) and P Keshav (Andhra).

The T-issue had rocked the Assembly and the region was in a turmoil due to agitations and frequent bandhs. Even an MLA was attacked in the Assembly. “The Centre should not delay the issue any further. Let them take action on the Srikrishna Committee report,” Naidu demanded. However, as the president of the TDP, he would try to protect the party in both the regions, he said.

He advised the party MLAs from Andhra and Telangana to work in tandem on the Tissue in the Assembly.

At a regular briefing today, Naidu, for the first time, touched the T-issue on his own - a deviation from his earlier practice. Whenever reporters raised the T-issue with Naidu earlier, he used to say, “We have lot of time, we will discuss it later.” But, today Naidu raised the T-issue himself and wanted the Centre to take action.

Earlier, Keshav said his party would press for a T-resolution after the presentation of the Budget. Once the T-resolution was adopted, the Assembly could transact business smoothly and as it was for the Centre to take a decision on T-statehood.