Expressing satisfaction over Centre's fresh statement on Telangana, Congress MLAs from non- Telangana regions of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday decided to withdraw their resignations.
"This is what we wanted. We wanted our views to be considered. So we have decided to withdraw our resignations," Congress legislator and Government Whip S Sailajanath told reporters in Hyderabad.
He, however, said Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's statement on Wednesday night, calling for wide-ranging consultations with all political parties and groups on the Telangana issue, can not be termed as victory or defeat for anybody.
"We see the Centre's statement as a part of democratic process to take the views of all," he said. Sailajanath said ideological campaign for a united Andhra Pradesh would continue.
As many as 80 Congress MLAs, 42 from TDP and 16 from Chiranjeevi-led Praja Rajyam Party had submitted their resignation letters to protest the Centre's December 9 statement to initiate a process to form a separate Telangana by bifurcating the largest South Indian state. PTI
