Damodar Reddy hopes for pro-Telangana decision from Cong HC

Former minister R Damodar Reddy on Tuesday said that the Telangana Congress leaders would work unitedly to ensure victory of party candidate in the ensuing by-elections in Parakala Assembly constituency if the High Command announces a decision in favour of Telangana state.

Talking to media persons at the Congress Legislature Party office, Damodar Reddy said that the Congress leaders from the region would shoulder the responsibility and work to ensure victory of ruling party's candidate in the ensuing by-elections. “This is right time for the high command to announce a favourable decision on Telangana demand before the issuing of by-election notification,” he said. 

Damodar Reddy hoped that the Congress Core Committee meeting would announce its decision in favour of separate statehood demand. He also said that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi would merge into Congress if the High Command takes a decision favouring Telangana. He recalled TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao’s earlier proposal of merging his party in the event of Congress announcing a decision in favour of bifurcation of the State.

Hailing Telangana MPs stalling proceedings in the Parliament, he said that the MPs have been obstructing the House in order to fulfill the aspirations of region people. He condemned reports that appeared in a section of media that Telangana Congress Ministers and MLAs were not working for materializing Telangana in the Assembly. He said that the MLAs did not disrupt the Assembly proceedings as the Centre has to take a decision on Telangana Bill.