TRS to press for discussion on Telangana in Parliament

HYDERABAD: TRS would press for a discussion on the Telangana issue in Lok Sabha tomorrow with the help of NDA and CPI members, TRS MLA and party president K Chandrasekhar Rao's son K T Rama Rao said here today.

"Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow as well, we will move an adjournment motion requesting a discussion on Telangana issue and the promise that was made by the Union Government on the December 9, 2009. If the Speaker does not allow for discussion, we will surely protest, we will surely stall the house," he told reporters after a meeting of the party's state executive meeting.

Chandrasekhar Rao and the other TRS MP and Telugu actress of yesteryear Vijayashanthi left for Delhi today to attend the Parliament session from tomorrow.

Supported by the BJP, the TRS members have disrupted the Lok Sabha over the Telangana issue ahead of the presentation of Railway Budget and General Budget.

With TRS members raising the Telangana demand, the ruling Congress MPs from Telangana region and TDP too have raised the pitch on contentious issue.

The Congress MPs had, in fact, threatened to "commit suicide" if their demand for separate state is not met.

Rama Rao urged the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to reconsider his decision to convene a meeting of parties from Andhra Pradesh on the Telangana issue only when all of them are "ready" to give their views.