The issue of a separate Telangana could generate heat in the budget session of Parliament beginning Monday as the government has no plans to table a bill to carve out a new state.
"A bill on Telangana is not included in the list of bills to be introduced in the budget session," parliamentary affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal told reporters.
He, however, hastened to add that the list of bills was always "tentative" and home ministry could come up with a proposal.
During his recent interaction with editors of television channels, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was ambivalent on the issue.
He had said the government was trying to arrive at a consensus on the "complicated" statehood issue through consultations with political parties, which should be allowed to be pursued to its "logical conclusion".
Andhra Pradesh Legislature had descended into chaos yesterday when TRS and TDP MLAs hailing from Telangana region virtually manhandled Governor ESL Narasimhan. The bedlam also saw the mike and the lectern being uprooted and chairs on the podium pulled down.
Reports from Hyderabad had it that Congress legislators and MPs from Telangana have decided to put pressure on the Union government to make a statement reiterating its commitment to implement its December 9, 2009 announcement regarding statehood to the region.
