UPA endorses Telangana Statehood

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Meeting a nearly five-decade-old demand of the people of Telangana, the UPA Tuesday decided to accord separate statehood to the backward region by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh. This will create two states for Telugu-speaking people. The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coordination committee in New Delhi approved the creation of a separate Telangana state. "All parties unanimously decided in favour of Telangana," Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said after the meeting held at the prime ...

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