Home Minister holds meeting on Telengana with State Parties

New Delhi, Dec 29: Union Home Minister Shri Sushilkumar Shinde today convened a meeting on Telengana issue with the leaders of eight different political parties of Andhra Pradesh. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy and two representatives from each of the political parties attended the meeting and expressed their views to examine the Union Home Minister.

The meeting was convened in a cordial atmosphere. The participants expressed the opinion that a decision should be taken by the Central Government at the earliest. Some suggested a period of one month as a time frame for a decision. Further, Home Minister stated in the Press Conference that a decision will be taken in a period of one month.

The following leaders attended the meeting. Shri G Krishna Reddy and Shri K Haribabu from Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Dr. K Narayana and Shri G Mallesh from Communist Party of India (CPI), Shri BV Raghavulu and Shri J Ranga Reddy from Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M),Shri Gade Venkat Reddy and Shri KR Suresh Reddy from Indian National Congress (INC), Shri K Chandrasekhara Rao and Shri N Narsimha Reddy from Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Shri Y Ramakrishnudu and Shri K Srihari from Telegu Desam Party (TDP), Shri Asaduddin Owaisi and Shri Gajula Vijaya Gyaneshwar Naidu from All India Majlis (AIM) and Shri Mysoora Reddy and Shri KK Mahendra Reddy from YSR Congress Party.