Amid pressure from various quarters for an early decision on Telangana issue, government today said more consultations with various parties are needed on the contentious statehood demand and the exercise would take “some time” to end.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Political Secretary to Congress President Ahmed Patel discussed the situation in Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh at the North Block here.
The Telangana statehood demand, which has divided Congress in Andhra Pradesh on regional lines, was deliberated at the party’s Core Group meeting yesterday which also discussed a report submitted by Azad based on his interactions with party lawmakers from the state.
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