situation in Andhra Pradesh.
At a meeting with a group of Congress MPs from the Rayalseema and coastal regions of the state, Singh reportedly assured them of a new initiative by the Centre to clear doubts.
"The PM told us that a new decision is likely in a day or two," K S Rao, a senior party MP and leader of the delegation, later told reporters. Singh told the MPs that he and his cabinet colleagues were going to take up the matter for discussion.
Singh's remarks were seen in political circles as an indication that the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) would review the Andhra situation on Tuesday.
Rao said his expectation was the Centre would come out with a statement that no decision about bifurcation of the state would be made unilaterally. He said that since a unanimous resolution in the state assembly endorsing a new Telangana state was a remote possibility, the Centre should make efforts to restore normalcy.
He said that since home minister P Chidambaram's midnight statement backing the formation of the Telangana state carved out of Andhra, the situation in the state had deteriorated badly. "Everything is at a standstill," he said.
Rao said that the dozen-odd MPs urged the PM to make a fresh announcement to bring back normalcy and cool the tempers. They told Singh that the Centre should reassure everyone that without consulting all the stakeholders no decision would be made.
The PM, according to Rao, agreed that the situation was grave and assured them of the Centre taking a close look at the development.
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