Ratcheting up pressure, three Congress MPs from Telangana region on Sunday said they would not hesitate to quit if the party leadership does not take a decision on Statehood demand by May 30.
The MPs — M Jagannath, G Vivek and S Rajaiah — met here on Sunday and discussed the issue. Jagannath told reporters they would not hesitate to quit the party if no favourable decision came by May 30.
“We want to make it clear to Congress high command that if no decision came on Telangana issue by May 30, our action plan will be towards taking a tough decision. We would not even hesitate to quit the party,” he said.
Though they had set such deadlines earlier too, Rajaiah said this would be the final one.
The MPs condemned the comments of AICC spokesman PC Chacko on Saturday that Telangana does not form a part of the national agenda of the UPA and it concerns the State Government. Chacko’s remarks had come in response to the question as to when the decision on Telangana was expected.
However, in a statement on Sunday, Chacko insisted that the Telangana problem is on the UPA’s national agenda and the party is aware of the sentiments of the people from that region and a decision will be taken as soon as the ongoing consultation process is over.
He said his comments on Telangana on Saturday at a Press conference were misunderstood and misconstrued.