Govt retracts: Decision on who gets Hyderabad will be with consensus
Jammu: Union Home Secretary GK Pillai on Friday retracted from his earlier stand that Hyderabad would be the capital of
the proposed Telangana state, saying the decision will be taken with consensus by the Centre. "No decision was made regarding the capital and the Government
of India will take a decision with consultation with all parties involved," Pillai
said. Earlier in the evening, commenting on Hyderabad, Pillai had said: "I think
it will always be the capital of Telangana." Pillai also hinted that Union Home
Minister P Chidambaram has initiated the process for the formation of the Telangana
State. "The home minister has made the statement that the process of forming the
new state has been started and I am sure in the coming days as people understand
the real implications of what it meant, I think the agitation would die down and
the process of formation of new state would continue," he added.
