Decision on Telangana only after Azad's report: Chidambaram

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A decision on Telangana will be taken only after Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad submits his report on his deliberations with Congress MLAs and MPs of Andha Pradesh, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday.

Talking to reporters here, he said Azad, the Congress general secretary in-charge of Andhra Pradesh, has conveyed to him that he would submit a report on Telangana after consultation with the party MLAs and MPs either on Friday or Saturday.

"He has asked them (MLAs and MPs) to allow a little time for the party and government to take a decision.”

Chidambaram was replying to a question on when the Centre will convene an all-party meeting to deliberate on the issue of Telangana.

He said four political parties of Andhra Pradesh have not taken their decision on the issue and in the top of the list is the Congress party.

"TDP and MIM are waiting to see what Congress party's decision will be. The other party the YSR Congress has not indicated its mind either. So I think one important stage of the consolation appears to be over today (Friday) and the report will be submitted today or tomorrow. And after that I hope that the parties will make up their mind quickly as I appealed in Parliament to enable me to call an all party meeting," he said.