GoM on Telangana to meet today

The Group of Ministers (GoM), set up to look into bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, will meet here today.

The Ministerial panel headed by Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has already completed its consultations with all stakeholders and is likely to finalise its recommendations.

Shinde yesterday assured that the panel would address concerns and honour sentiments of all the stakeholders.

Earlier on November 18, GoM completed the process of discussions with various stakeholders from the Telangana, Seemandhra and Rayalaseema region.

The Supreme Court had earlier refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Union Cabinet's decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh to carve out a separate Telangana state.

A bench of Justices H L Dattu and Madan B Lokur on November 18 said the petition filed against bifurcation of the state is premature, as Parliament and state legislature are still to pass it.

The Group of Ministers headed by Shinde, was constituted to address all the issues that need resolution at the central and state government levels in the matter.

On October 3, the Union Cabinet had decided to go ahead with the process for the creation of a separate Telangana state carved out from Andhra Pradesh.