The constitution of 5-member committee by the Centre evoked mixed reactions among the political parties in the state.<br/><br/>Hailing the constitution of the committee, Pradesh Congress Committee President D Srinivas said the decision is in accordance with the earlier assurances given by the Government. He appealed to leaders of all regions to cooperate with the Centre.<br/><br/>Raising objections over formation of a committee, TDP senior leader Y. RamaKrishnudu said it is not proper to give an impression that a decision has already been made for bifurcation of the state.<br/>Government has constituted a five-member expert committee on Telangana issue. The committee will be headed by former Supreme Court Judge B N Srikrishna.<br/><br/>A Home Ministry spokesperson said in New Delhi the committee will hold wide-ranging consultations with all sections of people and different political parties and groups in Andhra Pradesh.<br/><br/>The other members of the Committee are Prof (Dr) Ranbir Singh, Vice Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi, Dr Abusaleh Shariff, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, Delhi, Dr (Ms) Ravinder Kaur, Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Delhi Vinod K Duggal, former Home Secretary, will be its Member Secretary.<br/><br/>The spokesman said the terms and references are being drafted and will be finalised in consultation with the chairman of the Committee and announced shortly.<br/><br/>In Hyderabad, Telangana Rashtra Samiti, which has been spearheading the separate statehood movement, said it would wait for the terms of reference of the committee before giving its views on it.<br/><br/>The Home Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram, in the meeting with political parties from Andhra Pradesh on January 5, had said that its agenda was to deliberate on the mechanism and lay down a road map for consultations on the Telangana issue.<br/>There is a mixed reaction to the setting up of a committee to look into Telangana issue. While the Communist Party of India (CPI) has wholeheartedly supported the government's move, the Bharatiya Janata Party says such an issue can not be addressed by a committee of this nature.<br/><br/>Talking to AIR, senior CPI leader Mr Atul Anjaan welcomed the decision saying the party supports the carving of the new state.<br/><br/>Senior BJP leader, Mr Arun Jaitley in an exclusive interview to AIR said that a political decision only will help in dealing with such a situation. <br/><br/>The Convenor of the all-party Telangana Joint Action Committee, Prof Kodanadaram said that the issue would be discussed only after the terms of reference of the committee are announced.<br/><br/>Expressing concern over formation of the Committee, TRS leader K Taraka Ramarao said it would delay the process of formation of separate Telangana state.<br/><br/>BJP senior leader Ch VidyaSagar Rao said it can be perceived as an indication that the government is going back on its promise.<br/>He said the terms of reference should be fixed to speed up the process of formation of separate Telangana state.