Boosting up the morale of the pro-Telangana outfits and leaders, UP chief minister Ms Mayawathi today asked the congress leadership to pass a resolution accepting the demand to form separate state of Telangana.

Addressing a media conference in Lucknow after the UP assembly passed resolution for dividing the state into four parts, Mayawathi alleged that the AP Assembly Speaker had kept his decision pending on the resignations submitted by the representatives of the Telangana area seeking separate state.

“He must take a decision immediately on the resignations,” she said.  “The congress leadership must pass a resolution in favour of separate state of Telangana and the Centre must act on the issue immediately,” she said.

Chhattisgarh CM demands formation of T state

Chhattisgarh Chief Minster Mr Raman Singh today announced his support for the formation of Telangana state.

Speaking to media persons in Delhi today, Raman Singh said he was in favour of smaller states for the purpose of administrative reasons. “Telangana state must be formed by dividing the AP and Vidharba created out of Maharashtra,” he said.

Raman Singh is the third chief minister to support the cause of Telangana. Earlier Bihar CM Mr Nitish Kumar also announced his support to the demand for creation of Telangana state