BJP on Friday voiced concern over the Centre's handling of Telangana issue accusing it of going ahead with the announcement of a separate state without preparing a roadmap and consulting political parties.
Senior party leader M Venkaiah Naidu said in the Rajya Sabha that the government should explain the status of Hyderabad, and whether it will remain with Andhra Pradesh.
Terming the unfolding situation in the state as "painful", he said it should not be allowed to deteriorate further and the House should be taken into confidence.
"Don't allow it to be messed up further. We do not want to complicate the matter," he said.
Naidu said Congress should have consulted at least their own MLAs and MPs before the government announced the decision.
He said students opposed to Telangana have also come out on the street adding there are aspirations in other regions also.
Naidu said while Home Minister said something else, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh K Rosaiah later said there will be no consensus unless there is a consensus on Telangana.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Prithviraj Chavan said he would convey the sentiments of the House to the Home Minister.
Even as tempers ran high on Telangana issue, Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP) raised the issue of creation of Gorkhaland for the people of Darjeeling region.
A bandh has been announced in the region and the Sikkim region will also get affected.
He said the topography of the region having international border on three sides would have to be kept in mind and the 100-year-old demand for Gorkhaland should be considered. PTI
