Centre concedes demand for Telangana state, KCR ends fast

STAFF WRITER 1:4 HRS IST

New Delhi/Hyderabad, Dec 9 (PTI) Buckling to pressure, the Centre tonight conceded to the demand for a separate Telangana state for which the process will be initiated and an appropriate resolution will be moved in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly.

Shortly after the announcement of the decision by Union Home P Chidambaram in New Delhi to create the new state, TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao ended his 11-day fast undertaken to press for Telangana state.

The decision on Telangana was taken at a late night meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah after two rounds of consultations in the Congress Core Committee with Sonia Gandhi and senior cabinet colleagues.

"After these consultations, I am making this statement. The process of forming the state of Telangana will be initiated.