TDF to approach President for T-state

Telangana MLAs, MLCs and MPs, under the Telangana Development Forum, on Monday decided to submit a memorandum to President Pratibha Devsingh Patil requesting introduction of Telangana Bill in Parliament. In a press statement, the Forum requested the President to initiate the necessary procedures according to Article 3 of the Constitution to facilitate creation of Telangana state immediately.

The Forum stated the people of Telangana have been demanding formation of separate state for last 54 years. The Forum pointed out that many promises were made, only to be broken and agreements made, only to be violated during the last 54 years.

The forum will appeal to the President to recommend the Bill to create Telangana state immediately to the Parliament and refer the Bill to the AP Legislature for expressing their views within a stipulated time. This would enable Parliament to pass the Bill to create Telangana state before May 1, the Forum stated.