Telangana Bill in winter session: Shinde

New Delhi, Oct 25 : Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Friday hinted that the Center would hasten the process of formation of Telangana State.

Talking to reporters here, Shinde said that the process of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh to carve out Telangana has already been set in motion. He said that the Group of Minister (GoM) would submit its report before the commencement of winter session of Parliament. He said that a time-frame has been set to complete the processes and the Telangana Bill would be introduced in the Parliament during the winter session.

It may be mentioned that the GoM on Telangana, which met in the national capital on October 19th, has sought department-wise detailed reports on bifurcation. In this connection, a meeting has been convened by Union Home Secretary Anil Biswas on Friday with the secretaries of other departments. The Central and State Government officials have been asked to submit their reports at the earliest which would enable that the GoM to take further action during its next meeting on November 7. INN