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Sonia meets PM as UPA inches closer to final decision on Telangana

July 30, 2013
New Delhi, Jul 30: In the midst of mounting pressure from both pro and anti-Telangana leaders, Congress president Sonia Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday ahead of the crucial UPA and CWC meetings to take a final decision on the separate statehood issue.
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The meeting came as leaders from both groups continued with their pressure tactics even as the leadership was veering towards a decision for creation of a separate state.
MPs and union ministers from the Andhra region including HRD minister MM Pallam Raju, JD Seelam, D Purandeshwari and Panabaka Laxmi met AICC general secretary in charge for Andhra Pradesh Digvijaya Singh to register their protest over creation of Telangana.
"I think the core committee has discussed the matter at length. And they are all worried about it that whatever decision that they may take is going to have a long-term implication on Andhra Pradesh. And that is exactly what we come to express our apprehension about with the general secretary," Raju, who hails from Seemandhra region, said after the meeting.
Seelam said whatever information has come about the creation of Telangana is in the media and a decision is yet to be announced officially and hence they have expressed their concerns to the general secretary in charge about it.
At the same time, he said there was no question of leaving the Congress and "we will abide by the decision."
In another development, 10 Congress ministers from the state belonging to Telangana region have landed in Delhi and are expected to meet a number of party leaders.
The have also sought an appointment with the Congress president to press for their demand.
Asked about Andhra Pradesh chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy's opposition to the bifurcation of the state, state information minister DK Aruna, who hails from Telangana region said, Reddy is taking the decisions.
"This is a UPA government and Sonia Gandhi will take a final decision," she said, expressing hope that the 50 year struggle will bear fruit.
Union ministers Sushilkumar Shinde, P Chidambaram amd Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was the earlier AICC general secretary in charge for Andhra Pradesh, and party leaders Digvijaya Singh and Ahmed Patel had a meeting with the Congress president at her residence after Gandhi's meeting with the Prime Minister.
Situation in Andhra Pradesh fine: Home minister
With a decision on the Telangana issue imminent, home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Tuesday the situation in Andhra Pradesh is peaceful.
"Law and order situation in Andhra Pradesh is absolutely fine," he told reporters here after a meeting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and other senior Congress leaders and Union ministers.
The meeting is understood to have discussed the Telangana issue.
Yesterday, the Centre had rushed additional 1,000 paramilitary personnel to Andhra Pradesh to deal with any situation arising out of a decision on Telangana.
The additional forces, along with the existing 1,200 paramilitary personnel, are expected to be deployed in Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, where protests may erupt if the Centre takes a decision in favour of bifurcating Andhra Pradesh for creation of Telangana state.
Sources said apart from the central forces, 200 personnel of Karnataka Armed Police and 100 personnel of Tamil Nadu Armed Police are stationed in Hyderabad and its adjoining areas to assist the state police in maintaining the law and order.
Home ministry officials are in regular touch with state government officials and have asked them to ensure peace in the state as the Centre is inching closer to a decision on Telangana.
Last week, Andhra Pradesh chief secretary P K Mohanty and director general of police V Dinesh Reddy were summoned to the capital where Shinde and home secretary Anil Goswami held an hour-long closed door meeting with them and reviewed the situation there.

Sonia meets PM as UPA inches closer to final decision on Telangana
New Delhi, Jul 30: In the midst of mounting pressure from both pro and anti-Telangana leaders, Congress president Sonia Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday ahead of the crucial UPA and CWC meetings to take a final decision on the separate statehood issue.The meeting came as leaders from both groups continued with their pressure tactics even as the leadership was veering towards a decision for creation of a separate state.MPs and union ministers from the Andhra region including HRD minister MM Pallam Raju, JD Seelam, D Purandeshwari and Panabaka Laxmi met AICC general secretary in charge for Andhra Pradesh Digvijaya Singh to register their protest over creation of Telangana."I think the core committee has discussed the matter at length. And they are all worried about it that whatever decision that they may take is going to have a long-term implication on Andhra Pradesh. And that is exactly what we come to express our apprehension about with the general secretary," Raju, who hails from Seemandhra region, said after the meeting.Seelam said whatever information has come about the creation of Telangana is in the media and a decision is yet to be announced officially and hence they have expressed their concerns to the general secretary in charge about it.At the same time, he said there was no question of leaving the Congress and "we will abide by the decision."In another development, 10 Congress ministers from the state belonging to Telangana region have landed in Delhi and are expected to meet a number of party leaders.The have also sought an appointment with the Congress president to press for their demand.Asked about Andhra Pradesh chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy's opposition to the bifurcation of the state, state information minister DK Aruna, who hails from Telangana region said, Reddy is taking the decisions."This is a UPA government and Sonia Gandhi will take a final decision," she said, expressing hope that the 50 year struggle will bear fruit.Union ministers Sushilkumar Shinde, P Chidambaram amd Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was the earlier AICC general secretary in charge for Andhra Pradesh, and party leaders Digvijaya Singh and Ahmed Patel had a meeting with the Congress president at her residence after Gandhi's meeting with the Prime Minister.
Situation in Andhra Pradesh fine: Home minister
With a decision on the Telangana issue imminent, home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Tuesday the situation in Andhra Pradesh is peaceful."Law and order situation in Andhra Pradesh is absolutely fine," he told reporters here after a meeting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and other senior Congress leaders and Union ministers.The meeting is understood to have discussed the Telangana issue.Yesterday, the Centre had rushed additional 1,000 paramilitary personnel to Andhra Pradesh to deal with any situation arising out of a decision on Telangana.The additional forces, along with the existing 1,200 paramilitary personnel, are expected to be deployed in Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, where protests may erupt if the Centre takes a decision in favour of bifurcating Andhra Pradesh for creation of Telangana state.Sources said apart from the central forces, 200 personnel of Karnataka Armed Police and 100 personnel of Tamil Nadu Armed Police are stationed in Hyderabad and its adjoining areas to assist the state police in maintaining the law and order.Home ministry officials are in regular touch with state government officials and have asked them to ensure peace in the state as the Centre is inching closer to a decision on Telangana.Last week, Andhra Pradesh chief secretary P K Mohanty and director general of police V Dinesh Reddy were summoned to the capital where Shinde and home secretary Anil Goswami held an hour-long closed door meeting with them and reviewed the situation there.

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The number of active coronavirus cases stands at 89,987 while 71,105 people have been cured or recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. The death toll due to the infection has reached 4,706 in the country.

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July 2,2020

Lucknow, Jul 2: After a video showing health workers allegedly tossing bodies of coronavirus victims in a large pit in Karnataka, BSP President Mayawati on Wednesday stated that the incident is the "height of cruelty and insult to humanity".
The former UP Chief Minister demanded that the guilty must be punished.

"The tragedy that the bodies of COVID-19 victims being thrown into trenches in Ballari, Karnataka is the height of cruelty and an insult to humanity. Though incidents related to inhuman cruelty with corona patients are rampant but guilty of Ballari must be punished by the state government," Mayawati said in a tweet.

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June 23,2020

New Delhi, Jun 23: The meeting between Indian Army's 14 Corps Commander Lt Gen Harinder Singh and his Chinese counterpart got over after around 11 hours, sources said.

"Today's meeting between the Corps Commander-level officers of India and China is over. The meeting which started at 11:30 am went on for around 11 hours. More details awaited," sources said.

The meeting started at around 11:30 am at Moldo on the Chinese side of Line of Actual Control (LAC) opposite Chushul to defuse the tensions in Eastern Ladakh sector due to Chinese military build-up, the sources said.

This is the second meeting between the two corps commanders. They had met on June 6 and had agreed to disengage at multiple locations. India had asked the Chinese side to go back to pre-May 4 military positions along the LAC.

The Chinese side had not given any response to the Indian proposal and not even shown intent on the ground to withdraw troops from rear positions where they have amassed over 10,000 troops.

India is also likely to discuss the change in rules of engagement on the LAC where the forces have been empowered to use firearms in extraordinary circumstances, sources had said.

They said India will also ask China to honour the commitment given during June 6 talks to disengage in the Galwan valley completely and other places.

The build-up of Chinese air assets including strategic bombers by the PLA Air Force in fields near Indian territory close to Ladakh is also likely to figure in discussions.

India and China have been involved in talks to ease the ongoing border tensions since last month.

However, last week as many as 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives in the face-off in the Galwan Valley after an attempt by the Chinese troops to unilaterally change the status quo during the de-escalation in eastern Ladakh.

The Indian intercepts have revealed that the Chinese side suffered 43 casualties including dead and seriously injured in the violent clash.

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