Following worsening of the law and order and power situation in Andhra Pradesh, the Congress bosses in Delhi are believed to have pulled up the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and asked him to initiate steps to improve the situation.
According to sources, the party central leaders, including Digvijay Singh, called up Kiran and expressed concern over the deteriorating situation in the state.
They asked the Chief Minister to immediately initiate talks with the striking employees of the power utilities to see that the power supply crisis does not worsen further leading to the collapse of the southern grid.
If that happens, the entire South India including the neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka would plunge into darkness and adversely affect the country's economy.
It is said that the Congress President Sonia Gandhi is unhappy over the way the Chief Minister has been continuously defying the party's decision on formation of Telangana state and the reports of the state government's deliberate inaction in Seemandhra have not gone down well with the party high command.
It wants Chief Minister to act quickly and stem the worsening situation.
Meanwhile, Digvijay Singh once again reiterated that there would be no going back on the creation of Telangana state.
"We have taken this decision only after thorough consultations and after receiving consent letters from major political parties. Now, we cannot reverse the decision. It is the responsibility of the state leadership to cooperate in implementation of the decision as everyone had earlier assured to abide by the decision of the high command," Singh said.
As a result of the directive from the Centre, the Chief Minister has decided to hold talks with the striking employees of power utilities to find a solution to end the strike.
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