The senior Congress leader, Mr K. Kesava Rao, on Sunday joined the BJP chief spokesperson, Mr Ravishankar Prasad, in criticising the Union home minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, for not delivering on the statehood promise for Telangana.

In a meeting on Telangana held here on Sunday which was called by Telangana civil society groups, Mr Rao and Mr Prasad questioned Mr Chidambaram and Justice Srikrishna on their position regarding the demand for a separate state. “If the Congress did not want to give Telangana, then why did Mr Chidambaram announce on December 9, 2009 that the steps for formation of Telangana are initiated?” asked Mr Prasad. Mr Rao also questioned the home minister’s statement in Parliament stating that the Congress has not taken any stand on the Telangana issue.