The Congress party will hold more talks on the raging Telangana statehood issue today after a core committee meeting ended on Friday without a major decision being made.
Friday's meeting discussed the report on the situation in Andhra Pradesh prepared by Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is party in-charge of the state. However, the report was not categorical on a solution, sources added. The report has been prepared after assessing the views of party leaders from various parts of the state.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao and other leaders of the Telangana movement will on Saturday meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and urge him to take an early decision on formation of a separate state.
KCR, as Rao is popularly known, and that his 30-member delegation will also meet Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and other key leaders.
Several MPs and leaders of the Congress have been camping in Delhi to persuade the leadership for an early decision. The situation in Telangana has been highly volatile in the past few days because of the resumed agitation for the statehood.
The strike by government employees and workers of Singareni Collieries now enters the 19th day while the strike by employees of the state-owned Road Transport Corporation (RTC) ensured the state buses remained off the road for the 13th day.
Several party leaders from Telangana region met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday to press for for statehood for Telangana.
Congress MP from Nizamabad Madhu Goud Yaskhi said there were indications the party leadership will take a decision in favour of a separate Telangana.
He said once a decision is taken by the Congress on demand for new state, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government will take it up further.
He said other parties such as Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) seemed to be waiting for the stand of the Congress.
Another party leader, K. Keshava Rao, said that party leaders were keen to stay in the capital till a decision is taken on the demand for creation of new state.