Congress MLA Konda Surekha and MLC Konda Muralidhar Rao demanded that the Ministers hailing from Warangal district, Baswaraju Saraiah and Ponnala Lakshmaiah, tender their resignation in support of separate Telangana issue.

Addressing a press conference on Thursday, they said they were ready to give up their positions if the Congress leaders decided en masse demanding the separate statehood to the region. Ms. Surekha said they would join the students in staging demonstrations at the residences of both the Ministers and also take part in agitation directly henceforth.

Had the MLAs from Telangana declined the Cabinet berths, the party high command would have seriously thought about the Telangana issue, they opined. Ms. Surekha also demanded that the Home Minister should ensure that police do not attack the students unnecessarily to stifle movement.

Published Date : Friday, 7/1/2011 12:49 PM IST

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