2NDLD TELANGANA 3

2NDLD TELANGANA 3
"I wish to caution all political parties that there are
forces waiting on the wings who ridicule the parliamentary
form of democracy and who would be happy if we collectively
fail to find answers to the issues that concern us, and we
should not give any room for these forces to gain strength or
credence," Chidambaram said.

On the raging controversy over Centre's two
statements on Telangana, he said there were a number of
misconceptions surrounding the issue.
"There is a misconception that the Central government
acted in a haste; that the political parties were not
consulted; and that I, as Home Minister, acted as an
individual.
"As you are all well aware, none of these
misconceptions is supported by facts, but I shall not waste
your time refuting these misconceptions," he said.
Chidambaram said the first statement of the Centre on
initiating the process for a seperate state of Telangana was
made on the basis of the minutes of the all party meeting held
in Hyderabad city on December 7.
He said it was true that the situation on the ground
has altered significantly since then and taking note of that
the Centre promised to hold wide ranging consultations with
all political parties and groups in the state.
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