Hyderabad : AICC’s state party affairs incharge Digvijay Singh made a sensational announcement that a decision on the tricky Telangana issue was likely within a week.

Addressing PCC office bearers at Hyderabad on Monday, he said the Congress Core Committee would meet within a week and take a decision on Telangana in the meeting.

He told the party leaders to abide by the decision of the High Command.. He explained that the AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi also would participate in the meeting and a well thought of decision would be taken in that meeting. He said the Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy and the PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana would also be invited to the meeting.

It is noteworthy that Digvijay made this announcement on his own and without any mention of the Telangana issue by any of the office bearers.