Hyderabad:
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday night appealed to the ruling Congress MPs from Telangana not to undertake their proposed fast on Monday for withdrawal of police cases against students, but the Parliamentarians rejected the request.
"The Chief Minister says that we should not go ahead with our fast. (But) We are going ahead," Congress MP Gutta Sukhender Reddy told reporters.
The Chief Minister is understood to have spoken to state Congress president D Srinivas, Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy and Panchayat Raj Minister K Jana Reddy to see that the party MPs from Telangana call off their proposed fast.
The Congress MPs, state ministers, MLAs from Telangana and other leaders held a meeting today to chalk out their strategy after the Sri Krishna committee submitted its report by the end of this month and announced their decision to undertake the fast.
"If the government withdraws the police cases against students by evening, it is fine. Otherwise, Telangana Congress MPs would go on fast from tomorrow. It is a Gandhian fast," Congress Rajya Sabha member K Keshav Rao told reporters after the meeting.
Expressing confidence that the Centre would concede the separate Telangana demand, he said Congress MPs, MLAs and others are prepared to quit their posts in support of the demand.
"We are fully confident that Telangana statehood will be realised. Since there is no compromise on this issue, all MLAs, MPs and even MLCs will submit their resignations (if the demand is not accepted)," he said.
Withdrawal of police cases against students and other Telangana supporters, who took part in the recent agitations, is a demand that has been voiced by ruling Congress, TDP, TRS, and all other Telangana outfits.
"The Chief Minister says that we should not go ahead with our fast. (But) We are going ahead," Congress MP Gutta Sukhender Reddy told reporters.
The Chief Minister is understood to have spoken to state Congress president D Srinivas, Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy and Panchayat Raj Minister K Jana Reddy to see that the party MPs from Telangana call off their proposed fast.
The Congress MPs, state ministers, MLAs from Telangana and other leaders held a meeting today to chalk out their strategy after the Sri Krishna committee submitted its report by the end of this month and announced their decision to undertake the fast.
"If the government withdraws the police cases against students by evening, it is fine. Otherwise, Telangana Congress MPs would go on fast from tomorrow. It is a Gandhian fast," Congress Rajya Sabha member K Keshav Rao told reporters after the meeting.
Expressing confidence that the Centre would concede the separate Telangana demand, he said Congress MPs, MLAs and others are prepared to quit their posts in support of the demand.
"We are fully confident that Telangana statehood will be realised. Since there is no compromise on this issue, all MLAs, MPs and even MLCs will submit their resignations (if the demand is not accepted)," he said.
Withdrawal of police cases against students and other Telangana supporters, who took part in the recent agitations, is a demand that has been voiced by ruling Congress, TDP, TRS, and all other Telangana outfits.
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