Movement for Telangana gathers momentum; cabinet meets
Image: Congress MPs from Telangana region shouting slogans in front of Parliament house after submitting their resignation to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar , against the Centres “delay” in the formation of a separate Telangana state, in New Delhi on Monday.
The movement for separate statehood to Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh entered a crucial phase Monday with the mass resignations of MPs, state ministers and legislators of the Congress and Telugu Desam Party (TDP). As a new crisis loomed, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) held a meeting in the evening over the issue.
Meanwhile, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) spearheading the statehood movement called for a 48-hour shutdown in Andhra Pradesh beginning Tuesday.
On a day of fast-paced developments, seven MPs of the Congress party from the region submitted their resignations to Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar while Rajya Sabha member K. Keshava Rao gave his resignation to house Chairman Hamid Ansari. Two other MPs faxed their quit letters.
Text: IANS
Images: PTI
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