The number of Congress MPs to resign to protest against the Centre's decision to carve out a separate Telangana state from Andhra Pradesh has gone up to three, while 93 MLAs from Congress (53), Telugu Desam Party (29) and Praja Rajyam (11) have also resigned. Two TDP MPs have also submitted their resignation.
However, Chief Minister K Rosaiah urged the MLAs not to act in panic as there was no need for them to become worried. He reminded the legislators that the assembly can pass a resolution on Telangana only if it has the support of the majority of the people. He asked the people not to believe that something has gone wrong.
He was reacting to the reports that the student's organisations have called for a strike in Andhra and Rayalaseema region on Friday.
Interestingly, Andhra Pradesh Speaker N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who received the resignations from dozens of MLAs from Andhra and Rayalaseema region throughout the day, was himself toying with the idea of submitting his resignation.
Reddy, who hails from Chittoor district in Rayalaseema region, was also not happy with the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh to form separate Telangana state.
If he does so, it will further compound the political crisis in the state, as the state legislative assembly is currently in session.
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