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CPI, RLD back KCR
CPI, RLD back KCR, Chandrashekhar Rao, Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy, Ajit Singh, Telangana Bill. Suravaram said majority of the political parties in parliament supported the creation of Telangana.
• TRS chief meets Suravaram, Ajit Singh
• CPI to try for consensus
New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader K Chandrashekhar Rao called on CPI general secretary Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) supremo and Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh to seek their support for the Telangana Bill in Parliament.
Suravaram said majority of the political parties in parliament supported the creation of Telangana. The CPI would also make efforts to build a consensus on the Telangana Bill, he said.
The CPI leader pointed out that when Andhra State was carved out of the erstwhile Madras State, the majority was opposed and yet the State was formed. Similarly, Telangana people were also a minority but at the same time they should get due justice in the form of separate Statehood. Chandrashekhar Rao recalled that the CPI was among the earliest political parties to support the cause of Telangana. He expressed his gratitude to CPI leaders Suravaram and D Raja, for their support to the cause of Telangana. Earlier, Chandrashekhar Rao said Ajit Singh had consistently been supporting the cause of Telangana. He expressed his gratitude to Ajit Singh for his support to the cause of Telangana. In fact, Chandrashekhar Rao recalled that when Ajit Singh was Union Agriculture Minister in the previous BJP government, despite the then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee asking him not to go, Ajit Singh did take part in the Warangal rally.
Ajit Singh said, “Telangana has come, as far as I am concerned. Telangana is a 60-year-old dispute. The people have been patient and now the time has come to realise their goal. I have been consistently supporting Telangana and I will continue to support Telangana,” he said.
Reacting to the speculation that the BJP may oppose the Telangana Bill, Ajit Singh said the mood of the nation was such that no one could really oppose Telangana. Chandrashekhar Rao also agreed and said there was no reason for him to feel that the BJP would oppose Telangana Bill.
