T Cong leaders worried over Hyderabad status
HYDERABAD: Telangana Congress leaders are now on the tenterhooks. The cause for their worry is not that they have lost faith on their party leadership to deliver T-state, but the status of Hyderabad.
The Union government's proposal to keep law and order, revenue and higher education with it during the period Hyderabad serves as a joint capital is making the Telangana Congress leaders edgy. They are worried over the reaction from Telangana votaries, particularly the TRS.
The T-Congress leaders, during private talks, say if the TRS is either merged with the Congress or forges an electoral pact with it in the ensuing polls, then they would not face any political backlash for giving concessions to Seemandhra.
'However, if the TRS does not agree to join hands with the Congress, then it will have an edge over us despite the fact that AICC supremo Sonia Gandhi is the main force behind the Centre's T-decision.
Restrictions on the administrative powers on Hyderabad will further hit the electoral prospects of the Congress,' a senior leader felt.
Going by the present mood of the TRS leadership, the T-Congress leaders say that the party is trying to further consolidate its position by picking loopholes in the Centre's T-decision, such as status of Hyderabad.
Confirming the fears of T-Congress leaders, TRS secretary general K Kesava Rao made it clear that his party would not accept any compromise formula on Hyderabad.
Following the aggressive stance of the pink party on the status of Hyderabad, Telangana Congress leaders too started voicing similar views in a bid to conserve their electoral fortunes.
For instance, minister DK Aruna hit back at Seemandhra Congress leaders for demanding Union Territory status to the city. 'We don't accept any such proposals to make Hyderabad a UT. We are against keeping even some of the administrative powers on Hyderabad with the Centre,' she said.
Though the T-Congress leaders are reluctant to accept the proposals on Hyderabad, they say they could not defy their party high command once it comes out with its decision.
News Posted: 11 November, 2013
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