HYDERABAD: Stepping up the pressure on the statehood demand, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Wednesday set March 6 deadline for the UPA government to begin the process and threatened mass resignations of its representatives if the Centre failed to respond.
"All our MPs, MLAs and MLCs will submit their resignations on March 6 if the government fails
"All our MPs, MLAs and MLCs will submit their resignations on March 6 if the government fails
to begin the process for carving out Telangana state. This is the last chance for Congress to prove its sincerity," TRS founder- president and MP K Chandrasekhar Rao said here.
The TRS, which had pulled out of the UPA in September 2006 protesting delay in creation of the separate state, has four MPs, 16 MLAs and 3 MLCs.
"After resignations, we will take the issue to the people and organize a 'bus yatra' across the region to expose the betrayal by the Congress," Rao, who represents Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency, said.
Accusing the Congress of dilly-dallying over the Telangana issue despite making an 'unambiguous promise' before the 2004 elections, he said, "We want the Prime Minister to clearly state the official position and start the process for formation of Telangana. Enough is enough."
The TRS move comes in the backdrop of increasing pressure from Telangana protagonists within the ruling Congress on creation of a new state, an issue that is expected to be a major factor in the next elections, about 15 months away.
The TRS, which had pulled out of the UPA in September 2006 protesting delay in creation of the separate state, has four MPs, 16 MLAs and 3 MLCs.
"After resignations, we will take the issue to the people and organize a 'bus yatra' across the region to expose the betrayal by the Congress," Rao, who represents Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency, said.
Accusing the Congress of dilly-dallying over the Telangana issue despite making an 'unambiguous promise' before the 2004 elections, he said, "We want the Prime Minister to clearly state the official position and start the process for formation of Telangana. Enough is enough."
The TRS move comes in the backdrop of increasing pressure from Telangana protagonists within the ruling Congress on creation of a new state, an issue that is expected to be a major factor in the next elections, about 15 months away.
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