LDALL TELANGANA 3

Cracks also appeared in TDP when a party legislator
from Telangana region resigned his membership of the Assembly
protesting against the resignations of his colleagues from
coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema areas.
Facing the swell of discontent on the Telangana
decision, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday stepped in to
do damage control, telling MPs from coastal Andhra and
Rayalseema that "nothing will be done in haste".
Over 130 MLAs and five MPs cutting across party lines
from non-Telangana areas have resigned protesting against the
decision to carve out the new state.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister K Rosaiah ruled out tabling a
resolution for creation of separate Telangana in the Assembly
immediately and that he was "astonished, surprised and
anguished" by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's statement on
initiating steps for creation of a new state.
He said he discussed with the high command the issue
of Telangana but he had told them that to pass a resolution in
the assembly was difficult and he had expressed his "fears".
"There was preparation but to my astonishment, to my
surprise and anguish, the so-called statement issued by
Chidambaram has created a sort of flutter among the youth of
coastal areas of Rayalaseema starting from Srikakulam up to
Tirupati to Kadapa," said. (More) PTI