By IANS,
New Delhi: Did the Congress’ young icon Rahul Gandhi have a say in the announcement of a separate Telangana state? After a hasty declaration by Home Minister P. Chidambaram, party heavyweights and senior ministers are now tightlipped over its gen-next leader’s role in approving a bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
Insiders now point out that Rahul Gandhi may have played an influential role in giving the green signal for a separate Telangana so as to achieve his future dream – a separate Bundelkhand state.
Last month the union cabinet announced a comprehensive Rs.7,000-crore package for Bundelkhand, supposedly pressurised by Rahul Gandhi. Though the party in Andhra Pradesh is divided over Telangana, there is no change in the stand of the high command – read Sonia Gandhi or Rahul.