Telangana issue : Leaders of Political Parties meet Group of Ministers

Hyderabad: The representatives of recognized parties from Andhra Pradesh would meet the Group of Ministers (GoM), constituted on the issue of division of the southern state, over next two days.

A day ahead of the GoM meeting, Congress leaders from Telangana region held a meeting here on Monday and asserted that Telangana state with 10 districts of present Andhra Pradesh and Hyderabad as its capital should be formed as announced by the Congress Working Committee (CWC).

TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao, who would represent his party along with K Keshav Rao in the all-party meeting, held talks with leaders of pro-Telangana groups here on how to present its views.

YSR Congress, which supports united Andhra, would be represented by its leaders M V Mysoora Reddy and Gattu Ramachandra Rao, the party said in a release.

CPI(M) state secretary B V Raghavulu said his party would highlight the problems of backward areas though his party is in favour of united Andhra. CPI supports separate Telangana and its representatives are state secretary K Narayana and J Wilson.

The GoM, which has been set up to look into the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, would meet eight political parties of Andhra Pradesh separately on November 12 and 13 as well as union ministers from Andhra Pradesh on November 18, to discuss various issues related to the issue.