TDP warns Centre of civil was if AP is divided

Hyderabad, Jan 30: Opposing the move by the Centre to constitute a panel to look into the  bifurcation of the state,  the Telugu Desam MLAs warned the Centre of dire consequences if  the Centre  goes ahead with the bifurcation of the state.The Tdp MLAs from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, who met here on Saturday threatened to launch a civil war if the Centre decides to divide the state in favour of the Talangana leaders.After reviewing the latest developments in the state at a meeting on Saturday,

the Tdp MLAs questioned the authority of the Congress core committee to decide against the wishes of the people of Andhra Pradesh.The core comittee had decided to appint a panel under the chairmanship of a Supreme Court retired justice to deal with the bifurcation issue. The decisions were announced by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Jan 28.The Telugu Desam MLAs said, the party would put up a tough fight against the division of the State.