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This Article is From Feb 07, 2011

Cong leaders from Telangana discuss separate statehood issue

Hyderabad: Several Congress MPs, ministers and other party leaders from Telangana today held a meeting to discuss  their future course over the separate statehood agitation.

The meeting discussed how to convince the high command for securing separate Telangana and to make serious efforts for achieving the goal, Congress Lok Sabha member Ponnam Prabhakar told reporters.

The meeting assumes significance against the backdrop of the announcement of the Telangana political Joint Action Committee (JAC) to start a "non-cooperation movement" for Telangana from February 17. JAC comprises TRS, BJP and various people's organizations.

The JAC has threatened to start non-cooperation against Telangana public representatives who refused to join them in fighting for the statehood.

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