Andhra Pradesh Congress Minister resigns over Telangana issue
March 3rd, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Mar 3 (ANI: Andhra Pradesh Endowments Minister Jupally Krishna Rao today sent his resignation letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi to mount pressure on the Centre for formation of a separate state of Telangana,
“I am sending my resignation letter to Sonia Gandhiji, explaining the prevailing situation in Telangana and the strong demand being made by the people for a separate state,” he told reporters.
Rao said it was his individual decision to resign as per his conscience as he could not remain a mute spectator on the issue.
Rao, who belongs to Kollapur constituency in Mahabubnagar District, said he would continue to attend to his duties as a minister until the resignation is accepted.
Several Telangana-related protests and shutdowns have brought Andhra Pradesh to a standstill.
The Central Government has appointed a judicial commission headed by former Supreme Court Justice Srikrishna to look into issue.
The report, submitted to Chidambaram in December last year, has suggested at least six options, including maintaining the status quo in the state or bifurcating the state. (ANI)
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