Former Congress minister J C Diwakar Reddy on Wednesday claimed that Congress president Sonia Gandhi has assured him that she would resolve the controversial Telangana statehood issue soon.

Talking to media persons after emerging out of meeting with Sonia Gandhi at her residence at 10 Janpath here, Diwakar Reddy said that Sonia Gandhi responded positively to his appeal to resolve the Telangana issue to put an end to uncertainty in the State.

To protect the party’s prospects, he said that he has appealed to Sonia Gandhi to solve the bifurcation issue on a top priority basis.

He informed Sonia that the Telangana issue has hit the Congress party badly in recent by-elections.

To revive the past glory of party in the Telangana region, he said that the party has to take a speedy and positive decision on statehood issue.