PM enquires about TRS chief's condition from Cong MPs

New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) With fasting Telangana Rashtra
Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhara Rao's health
deteriorating, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday
enquired about his condition from Congress party Member of
Indian Parliament from the Telangana region.

Singh, who arrived from Russia Tuesday night, met a
couple of Congress MPs from the Telangana region and enquired
from them about the health condition of Rao, who is on an
indefinite fast for the past 10 days demanding a separate
Telangana state.
Andhra (southern state) Congress party sources said
the Prime Minister also asked the MPs about the situation in
the state arising out of the pro-Telangana protests. The
informal meeting took place in the Lower House of Indian
Parliament-Lok Sabha.
The sources also said Telangana Congress MPs have
sought an appointment from the Prime Minister to urge him to
take an early decision on the statehood issue.
The MPs are also understood to have told the Prime
Minister that the situation in Andhra was "serious and urgent
steps have to be taken to bring it under control".
The sources also said the Prime Minister would hold
discussions with senior Congress party leaders and MPs from
the region on the issue Wednesday. PTI ETB
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