Won't accept any proposal for Telangana with riders: TRS

HYDERABAD: TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao today said any proposal to grant statehood to Telangana with riders or conditions would not be acceptable to his party.

"Telangana minus Hyderabad is like a body without a head. We want Telangana state with the same geographic boundaries that existed when it was merged for formation of united Andhra Pradesh in 1956. Anything else would not be acceptable to Telangana people," he said here.

"We are not ready to compromise even on an inch of land. We will be ready for any sacrifices," he said.

The TRS president was referring to media reports that the Sri Krishna committee would suggest four or five solutions to resolve the Telangana issue, including making Hyderabad a union territory.

The Sri Krishna committee is scheduled to submit its report to the Centre by the end of this year.

TRS leaders have asserted on several occasions that the idea to make Hyderabad a union territory would not be acceptable to them.