Govt will concentrate on Telangana development : CM

Hyderabad, Mar 30 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Ministerr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today said his government was committed to develop the backward Telangana region by allocating sufficient funds and irrigation water.

Addressing the press here, Dr Reddy said his government would not waste time by discussing the issue of statehood of Telangana'. The state government was taking all necessary steps to develop the the region, he added.

Stating that the separate Telangana issue was not considered as a problem of the government, the Chief Minister said AICC President Ms Sonia Gandhi's decision on Telangana would be final.

Alleging that the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had neglected the agricultural sector and ruled the state with the help of publicity, he claimed that the TDP has lost the confidence of the people due to ''anti people policies'' it had adopted during its rule.

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