Telangana heats up President’s winter stay
A 38-member delegation of Telangana Joint Action Committee met the President on Monday.
Hyderabad: President Pranab Mukherjee was flooded with petitions to expedite the Telangana process.
A 38-member delegation of Telangana Joint Action Committee, led by Prof. Kodandaram, and a nine-member delegation, led by CPI state council secretary Dr K. Narayana,
former PCC president D. Srinivas and others met the President on Monday.
T-supporters thanked the President for sending the draft of the Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Bill-2013 to the state Assembly for its opinion, and requested him
to speed up the T-process.
They complained against Seemandhra MLAs and MLCs trying to stall the proceedings, disallowing a discussion as per the constitutional norms and disrespecting him.
The President accepted the memoranda submitted by TJAC and the CPI.
Ever since the President arrived in Hyderabad on his 12-day southern sojourn on December 20, he has been flooded with representations from anti-and pro-Telangana
groups making his trip a T-affair.
Members of the various delegations who met the President said the President did not offer any comment on the issue.
The President had a meeting with Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, Leader of Opposition, N. Chandrababu Naidu, former PCC chief, D. Srinivas among others.