Congress committed for Telangana: Keshava Rao

Hyderabad, Sep 25 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President K Keshava Rao today reiterated that his party was committed to the cause of Telangana more than anybody else.

Talking to newswmen at the party headquarters here, he said Congress President Sonia Gandhi had made it clear that the party would continue its efforts to arrive at a consensus on statehood for Telangana.

He said the creation of a separate state needs fulfilment of certain Constitutional obligations which must be preceded by Democratic consultations and consensus.

He said Ms Gandhi had made it clear that no less a person than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee were talking to those concerned.

He claimed that the byelection in Karimnagar was not a referendum. It was peoples' opinion and everyone has to accept it.

He strongly refuted and condemned the statement of Telangana Rashtra Samithi(TRS) President K Chandrsekhar Rao that Prime Minister had deceived or gone back on his word on the issue.

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