Referring to the demand from members that the Home Minister announce when the government is going to form Telangana, Chidambaram said, "No Home Minister can make such statements.... Circumstances are well-known. Virtually every party is split on this issue."
He said two days before his much-talked about December 9, 2009 statement in Parliament, an all-party meeting had been held on Telangana. The Business Advisory Committee of Lok Sabha had also discussed the issue on the same day.
"I made the statement on December 9, 2009 (on Telangana formation) in Parliament. But the situation changed dramatically within 24 hours," Chidambaram said, adding that the parties which had a stake in the matter, including his own Congress party, changed their stand.
He further maintained that in the wake of these dramatic developments, he made a "revised statement" on December 23, 2009.
Chidambaram said the Sri Krishna Committee report recommendations will be considered in deciding the road map.
He insisted that only when the eight parties, which have a major stake in formation of Telangana, take a view some progress can be made.
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