<p>"We would like to know the terms of reference of the and the time-frame of the committee," JAC Convener C Kodandaram told reporters here.<br /><br />The JAC would meet later in the day to discuss the issue, he said.<br /><br />Senior Telugu Desam MLA N Janardhan Reddy, who represents the main opposition party in the JAC, also said his party would respond only after the terms of reference of the committee are announced.<br /><br />"We want to know the terms of reference of the committee before giving our reaction.What we want is Telangana state in a time-frame.If this committee is for it, then we will welcome it," he said.<br /><br />The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) too said it would wait for terms of reference of the committee to be announced.<br /><br />"We are waiting for terms of reference of the committee to know if it is in furtherance to the December nine statement made by Home Minister P Chidambaram. (If it is so), then we can look forward to it.If it is a step back to explore whether to give Telangana or not then we will not be happy with it," K T Rama Rao, TRS MLA and party president K Chandrasekhar Rao's son, said. <br /><br />"We are demanding a committee for the formation of Telangana within a timeframe," Rao said.<br /><br />Hailing the announcement of formation of the committee, the ruling Congress said the move proved once again that the party stood by its word.<br /><br />"It shows that Congress would honour its word. The terms of reference would be naturally announced in consultation with the Chairman in another two or three days," state Congress president D Srinivas said.<br /><br />State IT Minister K Venkata Reddy, who hails from Telangana, said he welcomed the formation of the committee but sought a time-frame.<br /><br />TDP leaders from non-Telangana regions said the committee should look into separate state demands from other parts of the country.<br /><br />"There are separate state demands from Vidarbha, UP, Tamil Nadu and elsewhere.This committee should look into all such demands," senior TDP leader K Yerran Naidu said.<br /><br />The Government on Wednesday constituted a five-member expert committee on Telangana issue headed by former Supreme Court judge B N Srikrishna.</p>
<p>"We would like to know the terms of reference of the and the time-frame of the committee," JAC Convener C Kodandaram told reporters here.<br /><br />The JAC would meet later in the day to discuss the issue, he said.<br /><br />Senior Telugu Desam MLA N Janardhan Reddy, who represents the main opposition party in the JAC, also said his party would respond only after the terms of reference of the committee are announced.<br /><br />"We want to know the terms of reference of the committee before giving our reaction.What we want is Telangana state in a time-frame.If this committee is for it, then we will welcome it," he said.<br /><br />The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) too said it would wait for terms of reference of the committee to be announced.<br /><br />"We are waiting for terms of reference of the committee to know if it is in furtherance to the December nine statement made by Home Minister P Chidambaram. (If it is so), then we can look forward to it.If it is a step back to explore whether to give Telangana or not then we will not be happy with it," K T Rama Rao, TRS MLA and party president K Chandrasekhar Rao's son, said. <br /><br />"We are demanding a committee for the formation of Telangana within a timeframe," Rao said.<br /><br />Hailing the announcement of formation of the committee, the ruling Congress said the move proved once again that the party stood by its word.<br /><br />"It shows that Congress would honour its word. The terms of reference would be naturally announced in consultation with the Chairman in another two or three days," state Congress president D Srinivas said.<br /><br />State IT Minister K Venkata Reddy, who hails from Telangana, said he welcomed the formation of the committee but sought a time-frame.<br /><br />TDP leaders from non-Telangana regions said the committee should look into separate state demands from other parts of the country.<br /><br />"There are separate state demands from Vidarbha, UP, Tamil Nadu and elsewhere.This committee should look into all such demands," senior TDP leader K Yerran Naidu said.<br /><br />The Government on Wednesday constituted a five-member expert committee on Telangana issue headed by former Supreme Court judge B N Srikrishna.</p>