Telangana green light provokes protests, resignation threats
The ruling Congress is bracing for large-scale rebellion after the cabinet on Thursday cleared major steps for carving out a separate Telangana state from Andhra Pradesh. One minister, Chiranjeevi, has quit. Others have offered to resign. A two-day bandh has been called in the 13 districts of the Seemandhra region as protests intensify; national highways are being blocked.
