Seemandhra will be Andhra Pradesh

Announcing the much-awaited crucial decision on the contentious issue, Ajay Maken in a press conference held at the AICC office in New Delhi said that it was not easy for the Congress to make a decision. However, it has been decided to grant separate statehood for Telangana region. There will be ten districts in the newly formed state. The Seemandhra will now be called Andhra Pradesh.

As expected, it has been decided that Hyderabad will act as the joint capital for both Andhra Pradesh and the newly formed state for 10 years.

He also added that the Polavaram project will be treated as a national project. The two states will share all the natural resources especially the rivers, he said.

 Special funds will be allotted for the development of Seemandhra region, he added.

The process will be completed in 4- 5 months, said Digvijaya Singh, in-charge of party affairs in Andhra Pradesh. He also ruled that the decision on Telangana had anything to do with the upcoming polls. 

The Congress party solidly stand behind decision made by AICC, asserted Singh. When a reporter asked Digvijaya Singh during the press conference if the congress will apply the same rule to other states that are demanding a similar status, Singh was evasive and diplomatically said, "the conference was limited to Telangana issue."