Ruling Congress leaders from the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh today said they are prepared to quit their posts for the cause of a separate state. The Congress MPs, ministers, MLAs and other leaders from the region held a meeting today to chalk out their future course of action as the Centre-appointed Srikrishna Committee is scheduled to submit its report on the statehood issue by the end of this month. Congress Rajya Sabha member K Keshav Rao told reporters in Hyderabad after the meeting that they will go on a Gandhian fast from tomorrow, if police cases against students were not withdrawn forthwith. He said, Andhra Pradesh ministers from Telangana, who attended the meeting, will speak to the Chief Minister about withdrawal of police cases against pro-statehood students. Expressing the hope that the Centre would agree for a Telangana state, Mr Rao said all Congress public representatives are ready to quit their posts in support of the demand.
News On AIR | December 26, 2010 8:08 PM
Congress leaders threaten to resign over Telangana