MPs condemn Panel members for hinting at Report's contents

MP Manda Jagannatham on Sunday condemned the remarks purportedly made by members of the Justice B N Srikrishna Commission (skc) that Minorities in Andhra Pradesh were only seeking development in the state.

Talking to media persons after a Telangana MPs, MLAs, MLCs meeting at MP G Vivek’s residence in Somajiguda, the Nagarkurnool MP expressed his objection to the statement and said that this would indirectly indicate that the Minorities were not in favour of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and were only interested in development. He added that such statements would also create confusion and disturb law and order in the state.

“The Members’ statements, coming before the all-party meeting called by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi on January 6 over the Justice Srikrishna Commission Report, will charge the atmosphere,” Mr Jagannatham stated. He added that the statement indirectly says that the Commission is against Telangana state,” he said.

“Whatever may be the recommendations in the SKC report, Telangana leaders will intensify their struggle for a separate Telangana state after January 7,” the MP stated.

“Before submission of the Report to Centre, the Commission members have sought the cooperation of all parties in the maintenance of law and order, and had urged the media not to speculate on the Report’s contents,” Mr Jagannatham stated.

He added that, “The Commission members erred by speaking openly to the media and gave hints about the contents of the Report, thus going against their own words and violated the set norms. If any untoward incident takes place, they should be held responsible for disturbing law and order situation in the state,” he pointed out.

The MP also said that the emergency meeting was convened to condemn the Members’ statements and to chalk out the future course of plan and to elicit views of all leaders before the crucial all-party meeting on January 6.