SC admits plea on PC remarks

The petition,filed by a practising advocate from Andhra Pradesh,B P Yadav,argued that the minister8217;s statements had created rifts among the indigenous communities,and compromised peace in the region.

The apex court had earlier dismissed a PIL filed by a former Member of Parliament,M Narayan Reddy,seeking directions to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker to accept the resignations submitted by 139 MLAs on the Telangana issue.

Chidambaram8217;s statement that a mechanism for forming the new state was being put in place by the government had been followed by several days of strikes and demonstrations throughout Andhra Pradesh.