CWC to take final call on Telangana

The meeting also saw Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy,PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana and Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha giving a presentation on the issue of Telangana. AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh,who is in charge of party affairs in Andhra Pradesh,said after the meeting that the CWC will take a decision. He did not specify when the meeting of the apex policy making body of the party is being called.

Singh,who on Thursday maintained that a decision on the issue cannot be postponed “anymore”,told reporters,“Congress party has held widest consultations with all political parties,with all leaders and finally the Core Group has now met…. Now the Congress party shall call the CWC and will take a decision.”

While the Chief Minister,who is from Rayalseema region,refused to meet reporters after the core group meeting,the Deputy Chief Minister,who is from Telangana,struck an optimistic note. Andhra Pradesh is divided on regional lines on the issue. “I am an optimist. Any major decision of the party is taken by the CWC and that is the standard position of the party,” Rajnarasimha said. “We are optimistic. We are hopeful. Ultimately any decision is taken by the party. We expect a decision very very soon.”

State leaders claimed that a date for the CWC meeting could be announced as early as Saturday.