State Minister Ganta Srinivas Rao on Friday claimed that President of India would reject the Telangana Bill if the same gets defeated in the State Legislative Assembly.
Speaking to media persons at the Congress Legislature Party here, Ganta said that the President is fully aware of the Telangana issue and therefore, he would not tolerate any violation of constitutional norms in bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. He said that the President would return the Bill to the Centre if the Legislative Assembly rejects it. He expressed confidence that the Telangana Bill would be defeated in the Assembly.
Ganta also claimed that the Seemandhra leaders got clear indications from the Bharatiya Janata Party that it would not support the Bill in Parliament if the same gets defeated in Legislative Assembly. He said in such a case it would be difficult for the UPA to pass the Bill in Parliament.
He also dismissed the reports a No Trust Motion would be moved against Speaker Nadendla Manohar. He described the reports as baseless.
Government Whip in the Legislative Council Rudraraju Padmaraju was also present.