Hyderabad:
For the first time in over a month after Congress announced its decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh, ministers from Telangana and Seemandhra came together in Hyderabad tonight for a dinner hosted by Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy.
However, Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha and senior ministers from Telangana like K Jana Reddy, Ponnala Lakshmaiah and Danam Nagender stayed away from the occasion which was held in honour of the 14th Finance Commission Chairman YV Reddy.
"No politics were discussed," a senior minister said, after coming out of the camp residence.
Ministers from Telangana and coastal Andhra-Rayalaseema regions have been at loggerheads ever since Congress announced decision to form a separate state. The ministers from the Telangana region have accused Mr Reddy of leading the ongoing agitation in coastal Andhra-Rayalaseema region for a "united" state.
Some senior ministers from the region had even lodged a complaint with the Congress high command against the chief minister for extending "tacit support" to the "united" Andhra Pradesh agitation.
However, Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha and senior ministers from Telangana like K Jana Reddy, Ponnala Lakshmaiah and Danam Nagender stayed away from the occasion which was held in honour of the 14th Finance Commission Chairman YV Reddy.
"No politics were discussed," a senior minister said, after coming out of the camp residence.
Ministers from Telangana and coastal Andhra-Rayalaseema regions have been at loggerheads ever since Congress announced decision to form a separate state. The ministers from the Telangana region have accused Mr Reddy of leading the ongoing agitation in coastal Andhra-Rayalaseema region for a "united" state.
Some senior ministers from the region had even lodged a complaint with the Congress high command against the chief minister for extending "tacit support" to the "united" Andhra Pradesh agitation.
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