Hyderabad: Strongly opposing the bill for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy yesterday said that it was his misfortune that the bill is being debated in the state assembly when he heads the state.
He began speaking on the bill in the assembly even as suspense continued on whether the president would extend the deadline for the debate on the bill expiring today.
With a decision yet to be taken on the state government’s request for four more weeks for the debate on Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013, the chief minister began his speech on the historic bill for formation of a separate Telangana state.
President Pranab Mukherjee had last month referred the bill to the state assembly under Section 3 of the constitution. The assembly was asked to send back the bill with its opinion by January 23.
The chief minister said he is opposing the bill. “It is my misfortune that I am the chief minister when the bill for state’s bifurcation is being debated,” he said.
Kiran Reddy said Congress took the decision to bifurcate the state after all parties supported the demand for separate Telangana state. IANS
