Congress faults TDP on Telangana

‘Decision not made out of conviction or in the interest of people’ ‘People will decide on the designs of Opposition parties during polls’ NEW DELHI: The Congress high command has reacted sharply to the decision of TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu to support the formation of a separate State of Telangana. “The move is a mere eyewash and not taken on merit,” said party media cell chairman and in-charge of Congress affairs in Andhra Pradesh M. Veerappa Moily to The Hindu from Bangalore. Mr. Naidu is trying to fool the people and the decision was not made out of conviction or in the interest of the people, he said. When the UPA government tried to evolve a political consensus on the issue, as per the common minimum programme (CMP), the TDP, BJP and the Left parties refused to cooperate. “When we really needed support on... [read full story]