Hyderabad, Dec 17,Claiming that a majority of the people were against the division of Andhra Pradesh, actor-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi Thursday resigned from the state assembly.
Hyderabad, Dec 16, If Hyderabad had not been the bone of contention, perhaps Andhra Pradesh would not have seen the kind of protests it is now witnessing over the move to grant statehood to the backward Telangana region.
Hyderabad, Dec 16,Following is the region-wise tally of political parties from Andhra Pradesh in the state assembly and in the Lok Sabha:
New Delhi, Dec 15, There was high drama in parliament Tuesday after Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy made common cause with his bitter rivals, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), to press for a united Andhra Pradesh, even as he said he stood for a “Golden Telangana” – without specifying what he meant by this.
New Delhi, Dec 15,The cracks in the ranks were evident Tuesday when Congress MPs from Andhra Pradesh clashed on the decision to create a separate state of Telangana, leading to the Lok Sabha being adjourned for a while.
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday repeated its demand for a government roadmap on creating a separate Telangana state and said what was happening in Andhra Pradesh was a matter of “anguish”.
“What is happening in Andhra Pradesh is a matter of anguish. The government of India has complicated the issue. The state is in turmoil, students are on strike. More than 130 MLAs seem to have resigned. The assembly was not able to function and was adjourned sine die,” BJP MP M. Venkaiah Naidu said while raising the issue during zero hour in the Rajya Sabha.
“The government is playing with the sensitivity of the people. The government of India has behaved in a most irresponsible and immature manner. I want the government to come out with a roadmap (on the Telangana issue),” he added.
Hyderabad, Dec 15, Congress legislator Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, brother of late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, was Tuesday arrested as he began an indefinite hunger strike here to protest the proposed division of the state.
Hyderabad, Dec 14, The political deadlock in Andhra Pradesh over the proposed division of the state continued Monday with ministers and legislators from Telangana region holding a meeting after the state assembly was adjourned sine die amid uproar.
Hyderabad, Dec 14, The Andhra Pradesh assembly was Monday adjourned sine die amid uproarious scenes over the proposed division of the state.
New Delhi, Dec 14, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has told MPs from Andhra Pradesh that the decision for the formation of a Telangana state was taken in the greater interest of the nation and asked for their cooperation, party MP M. Jagannath said Monday.