This Article is From Dec 09, 2009

Government: No solution yet for Telangana issue

Government: No solution yet for Telangana issue
New Delhi: Government on Wednesday said a solution to the contentious Telangana issue is "under discussion" but did not give any timeframe for it.

Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said the issue is under discussion but the government has not yet arrived at a decision to the issue, which hogged the limelight following violent protests by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and indefinite hunger strike by its chief K Chandrasekhar Rao.

"It (solution) is not decided yet. It is under discussion," Moily told reporters here.

Asked whether a solution will be arrived within a day or two, the Minister said, "we have not decided yet. Then how can I say that the issue will be solved within a day or two. How can I give you a timeframe?"

However, he expressed confidence that the issue will be resolved, saying that all problems have a solution. The agitation for a separate Telangana state gathered momentum recently with violent protests by TRS and student organisations.

Moily, who is also in charge of Congress affairs in Andhra Pradesh, had yesterday held hectic consultations with almost all the 12 Congress MPs from Telangana region, who favour the immediate creation of a separate state.
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