[1]Insisting that the government cannot impose its view on Telangana and a decision can only be arrived at after consensus among political parties, home minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said in the Lok Sabha that he expected all concerned political outfits to complete their intra-party consultation as early as possible and convey their views to the government.
“The home minister on his own cannot make an announcement on the creation of a separate Telangana state, as desired by members in the House. To resolve the vexed issue, the government is waiting for the responses of political parties. Once they convey their views, the government would be able to take a final call,” said Mr Chidambaram, while replying to a debate in the Lok Sabha on the demand for grant of a separate state.
The minister said his party is in the process of consultation and is expected to take a view on the matter very shortly. “I expect other parties too to come up with their view and convey that to the government. Only after that the government would be able to take a decision,” he added. The minister said two days before his much-talked-about December 9, 2009 statement in Parliament, an all-party meeting was held on Telangana. The Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha had also discussed the issue the same day.
He further maintained that in the wake of these dramatic developments, he made a “revised statement” on December 23, 2009. He also informed that the Srikrishna Committee Report recommendations would be considered in deciding the road map. During his speech TD member Nama Nageshwar Rao and MIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, disrupted the home minister a couple of times and insisted that the government should look into their demands.
Taking a dig at BJP members who also tried to intervene, Mr Chidambaram said their party hardly had a stake in Telangana.
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