After dithering, Cong to oppose Telangana demand
After consulting various stakeholders in the Telangana region for around two years, the Congress is learnt to have decided against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. However, the party is still circumspect about making a formal announcement in this regard. On the table now are two options: a statutory regional council or economic package for Telangana, or setting up the second States Reorganisation Commission to address demands for statehood across the country. While the Congress Working Committee had passed a resolution in favour of the second SRC in 2001, the party shelved the idea after coming to power in 2004.
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