Alleging that Congress president Sonia Gandhi is not taking a clear stand on the Telangana issue, CPI today demanded that she take a firm decision to end the uncertainty.
"The Srikrishna committee report has added further confusion on the Telangana issue, which is responsible for the present uncertain situation. Ultimately political process is the only way... the Congress, which is ruling the Centre and the state should play a key role," CPI state secretary K Narayana has said in a letter to Gandhi.
CPI supports the demand for separate Telangana state.
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and the state Congress president are ready to accept any decision taken by the high command, but Gandhi is not announcing any policy statement, he alleged.
"The state Congress president and chief minister say that they will accept whatever decision taken by the high command. Madam, you are not declaring any policy statement," he said.
The prevailing uncertainty in Andhra Pradesh has demoralised the industrial sector, affected the state administration and made the students suffer, he said.
Without taking a firm and clear decision on the issue, the meetings being convened by Union home minister P Chidambaram do not serve any purpose, Narayana said.
Chidambaram had convened a meeting of eight political parties from Andhra Pradesh on January 6 to share the Srikrishna committee report, and is expected to conduct another meeting before January 26 to discuss the way forward.
"Union home minister P Chidambaram is arranging all-party meeting again. You have to make a policy statement on Srikrishna committee report prior to the said meeting. There is no meaning in arranging such all-party meetings if you cannot make a policy statement on the report," Narayana has said.
