TDP chief lashes out at Cong over Telangana Bill

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Last Updated : Jan 28 2014 | 12:40 AM IST
TDP chief and Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu today lashed out at the Centre and also Congress for "lacking clarity" on whether the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Bill 2013 is merely a draft or the original bill.
"Digvijaya (Singh) says the bill sent to AP Assembly is a draft. Jairam (Ramesh) says it's the main bill. They themselves don't have clarity and they blame others," he said.
He made the remarks amidst controversy over the status of the bill and also the conflicting claims being made by top Congress leaders on the issue.
Naidu is yet to participate in the debate on the bill in the state Assembly, but had made certain remarks after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy termed it "unconstitutional".
"If the bill is unconstitutional and full of lacunae, as being pointed out by the AP Chief Minister, it should be returned to the Centre. Bihar did the same during that state's bifurcation process," the Leader of the Opposition said.
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First Published: Jan 28 2014 | 12:40 AM IST

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