T-fate will be decided in Parliament, not Assembly: Vikramarka

New Delhi, Nov 17 : Deputy Speaker Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Sunday claimed that the future of Telangana State would be decided in Parliament and not by the State Legislative Assembly.

Speaking to media persons here, Vikramarka said that the Centre would only seek the views of MLAs by sending the Telangana Bill to the Assembly. However, the outcome of Assembly would have no impact on the Telangana decision. He said it would be the Parliament where Telangana Bill would be introduced, debated and passed. He said that the Centre would decide on when the Telangana Bill should be sent to the Assembly.

Earlier, Vikramarka, along with other senior leaders including K Jana Reddy, Ramreddy Venkat Reddy, Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy and Balram Naik, participated in a meeting at the residence of Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy. INN