Realising that the Telangana Bill was not going to be a reality in the upcoming Budget Session of Parliament, Congress Legislators and MPs from Telangana have decided to put pressure on the Union government to make a statement reiterating its commitment to implement its December 9, 2009 announcement.

Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has called a meeting of all party MPs from Telangana on Wednesday. Sources said that the prime objective of the meeting will be to once again warn the MPs not to comment on the Telangana issue till the party high command takes a decision about it.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy is likely to ask the Congress brass to take a decision regarding the bifurcation of the state without delay to end the stalemate once and for all.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N.

P. Sripathy, CEO of the GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited in Shamshabad, has opposed the suggestion by the parliamentary standing committee on civil aviation to reopen Begumpet as a second airport in the city.