Srikrishna panel to hear TRS views on April 16

The Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee on Telangana will kick-off its consultation process on the statehood issue with political parties on April 16 when it would hear a delegation from the Telangana Rashtriya Samiti here.

The Committee for Consultations on the Situation in Andhra Pradesh will also hold wide-ranging discussions with the CPI, CPM, Praja Rajyam, Indian Union Muslim League and some leaders from the TDP in Hyderabad on April 22 and 23.

Member-Secretary Vinod K. Duggal told reporters after the meeting that  Justice Srikrishna Committee, which has been mandated to look into the demand for a separate Telangana state as well as an integrated Andhra Pradesh, would hear a delegation from the TRS, spearheading the agitation for a separate state, on April 16 in New Delhi.

“All committee members would be present and we would give a patient hearing. All issues can be discussed,” he said.

Asked about the size of the delegation, Duggal said it was up to TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao to decide.“He will decide on the size of the delegation or how many people he has to bring.”

Duggal  said the panel has enough material to analyse on various issues with respect to the statehood demand as it has received over 60,000 representations from across Andhra Pradesh.

He said the committee has begun its analysis work and some of its members would try to visit parts of the state and interact with the people on the statehood issue.