BJP dares Cong to introduce Telangana Bill in Parliament

Hyderabad, May 1 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today challenged the Congress to introduce a Bill for the creation of Telangana state in the ongoing Parliament session.

Addressing a press conference here, BJP National Secretary N Indirasena Reddy said the BJP had made it clear that it was ready to support the Bill, if introduced in Parliament.

''The Congress is insincere on the issue,'' he alleged.

On TRS President K Chandrasekara Rao's reported claim that the Congress was inclined to carve out a separate Telangana state from Andhra Pradesh, he quipped ''when did Congress make Mr Rao, the spokesman of the party.'' Asked whether there was any scope for admitting suspended TRS leader A Narendra, a former BJP man, again into the partyfold, he said ''it is hypothetical. Neither he has made any move nor the party had discussed it. There are reports that Mr Narendra's suspension may be revoked.'' UNI