Srinivas to continue as Andhra Pradesh PCC chief

Jan 14, 2011 |

New Delhi

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Amid a growing clamour for a separate Telangana state, Congress on Friday decided to continue with D. Srinivas, who hails from Telangana, as Andhra Pradesh PCC chief.

Mr Srinivas will continue to hold the same office until further orders, the AICC announced.

Mr Srinvias, who hails from Telangana region, is on extension as PCC chief as party chief Sonia Gandhi is in the process of reconstituting all state units.

After 14 party MPs from Telangana region met senior party leaders Pranab Mukherjee and A.K. Antony, state party sources said that the top leadership was toying with the idea of having a deputy chief minister and PCC chief in Andhra Pradesh from Telangana region.

The contention is that since the chief minister is from a non-Telangana region, a deputy chief minister as well as PCC chief from Telangana could have a soothing effect on the agitation for a separate state.

With the Congress buffeted by Telangana issue and Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's rebellion, Mr Mukherjee had in the meeting asked the MPs to "co-operate".

In the meeting, the party MPs had submitted a brief memorandum to Mr Mukherjee saying, "We assert in one voice that there is no alternative to separate Telangana.... This is the inalienable demand of the people of Telangana and we resolve to stand by people."

The sources said that Mr Mukherjee wanted to meet the MPs individually but they insisted on coming together "so that no confusion remained among us".

Congress is so far maintaining a wait-and-watch approach on the challenge thrown up by the Srikrishna Committee report on Telangana, which has given various options including keeping the state united as well as formation of a separate Telangana.

The party is banking heavily on newly installed chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy to tackle the situation, giving more than just a hint that it was an "acid test" and if he could prove his leadership, it would be better for him and the party.

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