Congress bosses seem to have decided to introduce the Telangana Bill in the Rajya Sabha after the President sends it to the Cabinet some time in the first week of February 2014. The party is taking the Upper House route on two counts. One, to create confidence in Telangana about its commitment to giving statehood to the region before the 2014 elections, and, two, the Bill will not lapse in the Rajya Sabha even if the Lok Sabha is unable to take it forward due to paucity of time in the Vote-on-Account Budget Session or subsequently getting dissolved. “If the Bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha, there could be obstructions in the House from the Seemandhra MPs who are ...

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