Centre has to final decision on Telangana: Sailajanath

Samaikya Andhra Forum Convenor and Primary Education Minister S Sailajanath on Friday stated that the proposal of Rayala Telangana raised by a section of Telangana Congress leaders was not new.

Talking to media persons at Assembly premises, Sailajanath said that many people have proposed Rayala Telangana since many times and the Centre has to take a final decision on Telangana statehood issue.

Sailajanath said that it was the personal opinion of a few Telangana Congress leaders, who proposed Rayala Telangana and the Congress party was no way connected to it. He expressed confidence that the Centre would not take any decision favouring the Telangana state formation at this juncture.

If the Centre takes any decision on the statehood issue, he said that the Seemandra leaders would respond on it immediately. However, he said that most people in the state want Andhra Pradesh to remain as one state and opposed to the division of state.