Need views of eight parties on Telangana: Kiran Kumar Reddy
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Friday said Centre cannot take a decision on Telangana unless eight political parties express their views on the issue.
“It is a procedure and we have to follow it. The Centre will take a decision after the political parties expressed their views after studying the recommendations of the Justice Srikrishna Committee,” Reddy said in the state Assembly.
?The Centre will convene a meeting again to discuss views of all parties after they studied the Justice Srikrishna Committee report thoroughly,? Reddy said.
Meanwhile, the House witnessed uproar from the Opposition over the demand for separate statehood for Telangana.
Demanding that a resolution should be passed by the House for a separate statehood for Telangana, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs shouted slogans, displayed protest placards and disrupted proceedings of the Assembly.
The ruckus forced Deputy Speaker Nadendla Manohar to adjourn the proceedings for 30 minutes.
The Srikrishna Committee that studied the feasibility of a separate Telangana state apparently favours a united Andhra Pradesh but puts the ball in the court of the Centre by suggesting six options, including bifurcation of the state with Union Territory status to Hyderabad.
Though seemingly leading towards a united Andhra Pradesh, the committee lists about six options including option A as United Andhra and Option B as bifurcation into Telangana and Seemaandhra with Hyderabad as Union Territory.
It also suggests maintenance of the status quo but give constitutional guarantee that Chief Minister or Deputy CM of the state would be from Telangana region.
The committee opined that for internal security and economic development maintaining status quo is a good option.
The Srikrishna committee held consultations over the last 11 months on demands for a separate state of Telangana carving out of Andhra Pradesh.
The panel, appointed by the Centre on Feb 3 last year, submitted an 800-page two-volume report to Chidambaram on Dec 30.
But any new formation would definitely open a Pandora’s box, as India is experiencing separate statehood demands from many regions, including in the east.
The most vocal demand emanates from the hills of Darjeeling in West Bengal for a Gorkhaland.
The six options by Srikrishna Committee:
1) United Andhra Pradesh with status quo. Making either the Chief Minister or the Deputy Chief Minister from Telangana.
2) Bifurcation into Seemandhra and Telangana with Hyderabad as a union territory.
3) Bifurcation into Rayaltelangana and coastal Andhra with Hyderabad going with Rayaltelangana.
4) Bifurcation into Telangana and Seemandhra with an enlarged Hyderabad to become a union territory.
5) Bifurcation of Seemandhra and Telangana as per existing boundary with Hyderabad becoming the capital of Telangana. Seemandhra to have separate capital.
6) Creation of statutory empowered Telangana Regional Council.