BJP wants Telangana immediately

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday demanded the immediate formation of Telangana state in the interest of both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana region.

?The Congress-led government is acting in an irresponsible and childish manner. The Srikrishna Commission report shows that they deliberately want to delay the issue. We want Telangana at the earliest. Any delay in the matter will not be in the interest of the people of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana,” BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain told reporters.

Hussian said the Congress ca take advice from BJP on formation of new states as it was during his party?s tenure in New Delhi that three states ? Uttarkhand, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand ? were formed.

?The Congress can seek advice from us on how to form new states,” Hussain added.

The Srikrishna Committee that studied the feasibility of a separate Telangana state apparently favoured a united Andhra Pradesh but put the ball in the court of the Centre by suggesting six options, including bifurcation of the state with Union Territory status to Hyderabad.

Though seemingly leading towards a united Andhra Pradesh, the committee lists about six options including option A as United Andhra and Option B as bifurcation into Telangana and Seemaandhra with Hyderabad as Union Territory.

It also suggests maintenance of the status quo (read United Andhra) but give constitutional guarantee that Chief Minister or Deputy CM of the state would be from Telangana region.

The committee opined that for internal security and economic development maintaining status quo is a good option.

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram sought consensus on the issue after unveiling the report, which he received on Dec 30, before the political parties which attended his meeting on Thursday.

The BJP had boycotted the meeting called by Chidambaram on the unveiling of the report and discussions on the same.