Sonia has no right to decide on Telengana issue

THE DECISION of the AICC President Sonia Gandhi and the UPA government has wreaked havoc on Andhra Pradesh today. If they would have heard the words of the late YSR in the 2004 elections, this situation might have not arisen. Then he opposed the tie up with TRS but, due to the pressure of some Telangana senior leaders, Sonia yielded to their words, ignoring the advice of YSR

YSR…it was a name which terrorized all those Telangana Congress leaders, who wanted to talk about a separate statehood. The TRS President KCR had to be silent because of his debacle in 2009 elections. After YSR's death however, every leader of the Telangana Congress become a hero. They are indirectly encouraging the TRS and Chandrasekhara Rao with their inappropriate statements.

The Congress Party has always deferred the Telagana issue to Sonia Gandhi. The question that arises is that why should the AICC president Sonia Gandhi decide whether Andhra Pradesh ought to be bifurcated or not, when it is an issue that must be deliberated upon by the parliament.

With the constant tussle between those supporting the creation of a Telangana separate state and those opposed to it, it is Andhra Pradesh which is suffering. While the issue did not raise its head under the YSR regime, it has arisen now, in his absence. The high command is left deliberating the pro and cons of this issue as the leaders who are demanding a separate state for Telangana are growing more and more aggressive.