T announcement by Nov end: Shankar Rao

Hailing the Congress in-charge of state affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad's call to striking employees to withdraw their agitation considering the upcoming festivals of Deepawali and Bakrid, Handlooms and Textiles Minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Monday stated the Congress party has been making complete efforts to resolve the Telangana tangle.

Talking to media persons at Congress Legislature Party office, Dr Shankar Rao said that Azad's statement that consultations with state level leaders has been completed and dialogue with national level leaders was yet to be started, was a clear indication that the Centre was taking all steps to evolve consensus on sensitive Telangana statehood issue. He said Azad's statement reflects the mindset of Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Telangana statehood issue.

Dr Shankar Rao expressed confidence that the Centre would make an clear announcement on Telangana state by the end of this month. He appealed to striking employees to call off strike considering the people’s inconvenience and festival mood.

The Minister also informed that he would submit his property details to Lokayukta before October 29.