Other parties veer round to TRS chiefs view

HYDERABAD: All the political parties in Telangana more or less agree with Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief K Chandrasekhara Rao on one count: that they have to wait till 2014, the election year, to know how the Centre will solve the Telangana riddle. The CPI, which supports the demand for state's bifurcation, felt that it would be a long-drawn battle for Telangana and had to wait till 2014 to know what the Centre would decide. Party state secretary K Narayana said: "There are no deadlines for Telangana. It is a long fight. We may get clarity in 2014."The CPM, which opposes the demand for bifurcation, also thinks that the Centre will drag the issue till the next Assembly elections. "The Centre has no interest to resolve the tangle. If Telangana is settled, people may focus on other pressing problems which the government does not like. The state and the central governments will face several problems due to the collapse of US economy. To divert public attention, the Centre will further drag the Telangana issue, may be till 2014," its leader S Veeraiah said.The Telangana Telugu Desam Forum too feels that the Centre has given enough indications that it will not carve out Telangana state and will drag the issue further. TTDF convener E Dayakar Rao says the TRS chief is talking  of 2014 just with an eye on elections and to derive political mileage. "Let us all keep our political interests aside and  launch a united struggle. Let us not allow further delay in Telangana state formation,'' Rao said. The BJP, a strong votary of the two-state theory, is also reconciled  to the inevitability of waiting till 2014. "We are mentally prepared for the next election. The Centre may not take a decision before that. If Telangana is not granted before elections, the BJP will fight the 2014 elections with the twin slogans of Jai Telangana and Jai Andhra," BJP state president G Kishan Reddy said.But several Telangana Congress leaders are hopeful that the Centre may take a decision before 2014. "The high command will resolve the issue in such a way that the party will stand to gain in both the regions," said a Congress leader.