Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu has accused the Congress-led UPA Government of making a mockery of the process of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
Addressing a press conference at his residence in Jubilee Hills here on Wednesday, Naidu said the way the Group of Ministers on Telangana interacted with the political party representatives was ridiculous.
“It was not like an all-party meeting. It was like a walk-in interview, where the party representatives were given just 20 minutes to decide on the bifurcation. It was nothing but insulting Telugu people,” he said.
He alleged that the Congress leaders had repeatedly insulted the Telugu people and their pride in the name of State's bifurcation. He alleged that the ruling party had forcibly imposed its will upon all others on the Telangana issue.
The representations made by the political parties and the letters sent to the Centre by the TDP were not taken into any consideration.
The TDP chief questioned the Centre for not inviting the Joint Action Committees of both the regions for holding consultations on the bifurcation issue.
He said that the Centre was not serious about listening to any group or stakeholders and was merely completing the formalities as eyewash.
He said that Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh failed to react to the mass agitation by Seemandhra people going on for the last three months.
