CM Kiran to retire from politics over Telangana Bill

Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy who has an axe to grind over top Congress leaders this time threw an open challenge to the Congress High Command saying they have the guts, they must introduce the same bill (the one sent to AP Assembly) in the Parliament.

With his aggressive stance, the CM also said he will give up active politics if the Telangana Bill is introduced in the Parliament.

It was the responsibility of the Home Ministry to ensure the bill was error-free before it was sent to the President. The Home Ministry department has betrayed the President, the CM added.

"I am not asking for the mistakes in the Bill to be rectified. I am only demanding to pass a resolution to oppose the Telangana bill," the CM asserted.

Stating that the Bill is full of mistakes and lacunae, the CM said that it is not an original bill and a mere draft.

He sought three weeks' extension to point at the mistakes in the Bill that was referred by the President.

• Every statement made by me in the Assembly has a basis!
• When leaders say this Assembly here has no power then why fear voting?
• The Parliament could have divided the state without the consent of the House
• How can they seek the House opinion without revealing their opinion first?
• I am totally against state division..I want all the people of Andhra Pradesh
• When there are 9,024 amendments in the Bill, how can an opinion be given without voting and debate?
• Till now only 86 members of Assembly have offered their views, how can it be considered the opinion of the state
• The case of states that have already been partitioned are different and out case is different