While Andhra-Rayalaseema leaders are brushing aside their Telangana counterparts' claims on "signals" of formation of a new state as "mere speculation," the latter aver that the former are in a state of "desperation" as Telangana state would become a reality soon.
In view of this, Congress leaders, including ministers, MPs and legislators, from Andhra-Rayalaseema will meet in Hyderabad tomorrow to chalk out their course of action amid threats by Telangana protagonists not to let the meeting happen.
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) sees a conspiracy by "Seemaandhra forces" to thwart creation of Telangana state at a time when the Centre appeared to be favourably-inclined towards it.
TRS leader T Harish Rao slammed the Andhra-Rayalaseema leaders and alleged that the Chief Minister was encouraging them.
State Panchayat Raj Minister K Jana Reddy and Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) representatives met at former Congress MP K Keshava Rao's residence here this afternoon and demanded that the Andhra-Rayalaseema leaders cancel their proposed meeting.
The JAC leaders also announced that they would accept nothing less than a Telangana state with Hyderabad as capital.
In Vijayawada, Union Minister for M M Pallam Raju sought to debunk some Telangana ministers' claim over the last few days that they received signals from the Centre on formation of a new state.
"It's mere speculation," he remarked. MORE
