‘Rosaiah’s actions hurting Telangana’s statehood prospects’

A pro-Telangana minister in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday hit out at Chief Minister K Rosaiah over his comments that Naxalites were involved in the statehood movement,saying that his remarks were affecting the bifurcation of the state……”It is not proper for the Chief Minister and DGP to say that Naxalites and ex-Naxalites have joined the Telangana movement in full force. He should not try to scuttle the formation of Telangana by sending reports to the Centre or by speaking to the media like this,” Information Technology Minister K Venkata Reddy told reporters here.

“He (Rosaiah) should behave like the Chief Minister for Andhra Pradesh and not just for coastal Andhra,at least till the state is divided,” the Minister said.

Reddy said the CM was at fault for saying that the pro-Telangana agitation had a negative impact on the state’s industrial sector and the film industry.

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The Minister claimed that he and Higher Education Minister D Sridhar Babu had not withdrawn their resignations as 11 other ministers did in the wake of the Centre’s decision to hold discussions with eight political parties in the state.

Information Minister J Geetha Reddy had announced earlier in the day that all the 13 ministers,who have resigned in support of separate Telangana demand,have decided to withdraw their resignations in the wake of the Centre’s decision to hold dialogue with eight recognised political parties in the state over the issue.