A meeting of the Congress core group led by Sonia Gandhi was held to find a solution for the Telangana crisis. The core group of the Congress met for nearly two hours yesterday, referencing a report submitted to her by Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is also in charge of Andhra Pradesh for the Congress. Mr Azad has spent the last few months touring the state, and meeting with representatives of its three regions - Coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema and Telangana. His report calls for more consultations. The Congress may send a team to Andhra Pradesh to gauge the situation.
The general strike called by pro-Telangana activists in the region has entered the 19th day today. Trains and buses in this part of Andhra Pradesh have been delayed or cancelled and businesses have been forced to shut down. Activists are now increasing their presence and pressure tactics both in Hyderabad and Delhi. Telangana Rashtriya Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhara Rao, who is the face of the pro-Telangana movement, will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today along with a delegation of Telangana political Joint Action Committee to press for an early decision in favour of the separate statehood.
Just as leaders from Telangana are determined to win a new state, politicians from the two other regions of Andhra Pradesh are heavy-set in their opposition to a partition of Andhra Pradesh as it currently exists. The tug of war is pivoted at least partly on who would get Hyderabad - the economically-prosperous state capital that thrives on its IT industry.
Sources say the Congress may depute a small team of leaders to travel to Andhra Pradesh for another ground report. After that, a meeting of all political parties could be called by the Home Minister to discuss whether Andhra Pradesh should be divided.
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