CM and Ministers firm on united AP: Sailajanath

Ongole, Nov 10 : State Minister and Seemandhra Legislators Forum convener Dr S Sailajanath on Sunday made it clear that Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and other ministers from the Seemandhra region were firm on their stand on united Andhra Pradesh.

Talking to reporters after participating in an event at Prakasam District Police Headquarters here, Sailajanath said that the Chief Minister has reiterated his commitment towards united Andhra Pradesh on several occasions. He said that Kiran Kumar Reddy has been opposing the State’s division in the interest of all Telugu people, Congress party and the country. He also condemned AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh’s comments on the stand taken by the Chief Minister.

Sailajanath said that the division of Andhra Pradesh would lead to several new problems for both the regions and therefore, in the interest of democracy, the process of bifurcation should be stopped at once. He also praised the employees for spearheading the Samaikhyandhra agitation which helped in building political pressure on the Centre. INN