Govt called Jan 6 meeting only to share Telangana report

New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) In the wake of Telangana
Rashtriya Samiti(TRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
announcing boycott of the January 6 meeting on Telangana, the
Indian government on Monday said it was convened just to share
the Srikrishna committee report with political parties and not
to go into the issue in detail.
A top government source said the meeting was convened
by Home Minister P Chidambaram to hand over the Srikrishna
report, which was submitted to him on December 30.
It is also expected to finalise a mutually convenient
date for a future meeting when the parties can come back and
put forward their views on the report after discussing it at
their respective fora.
"It will be the first meeting and no one is expecting
any breakthrough there as the parties are yet to see the
report. So, we have to give them time to discuss the report at
their respective party level," the source said.
On TRS's allegation that by inviting two
representatives from each party, the Centre was trying to seek
divergent views, the source said if any party wants to send a
single representative, it is welcome to do so as it was
primarily convened only to hand over the report and the
finalise a mutually convenient date for a future meeting on
the issue.
The Centre is likely to send the report thorough
courier if any party boycotts the meeting.
"In any case, the Home Ministry will upload the report
in its website after the January six meeting," the source
said.
The TRS on Sunday decided not to attend the January
six meeting in New Delhi, saying it was a "deliberate attempt"
to seek divergent opinions on the issue.
Echoing similar views, the BJP also said it will not
participate in the meeting.