PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana said he was trying to bring the congress leaders of the Telangana and Seema Andhra areas on one negotiating table to solve the Telangana issue.

Speaking to media persons in Delhi this evening after a closed door meeting with Union Minister and in-charge of AP congress affairs Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad, Botsa said the congress leaders of both the areas will discuss the issues of united AP and division of the state with out discussing the future of Hyderabad in the initial stage.

“The party high command wants to find a quick solution to the issue and I am hopeful of finding one through the discussions. I am sure discussions can bring about a permanent solution to the nagging issue,” he said.

Botsa said that the leaders of both areas have been expressing their opinions without respecting the sentiments and emotions of others and discussions would help them understand and respect each other’s opinions. “After discussions, we will be able to put forward an opinion to the Centre and to the party high command on the issue,” he said, adding that he has already expressed the results of the discussions he had with leaders of both areas separately.

Botsa indicated that he would contact the other political parties after obtaining unanimity on the issue in the congress party. “It is up to the Centre to take a final decision,” he said.