New Delhi/Hyderabad: It's D-Day for Telangana as UPA allies are likely to discuss the Congress Core Group's proposal to create a separate state. The Congress Working Committee is set to meet after that meeting at 5.30 on Tuesday evening where the proposal is likely to be discussed.
The CWC is then likely to pass a resolution, which may endorse creating a separate state of Telangana. The CWC resolution may address other demands for separate states and is likely to suggest setting of a state reorganisation committee.
Allies are expected to agree with the government's proposal. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is likely to explain the security repercussions of the proposal.
Amidst all the politics, security remains the top priority. An additional 1,000 paramilitary personnel have been sent to Andhra Pradesh by the Union Home Ministry to deal with any situation arising out of a decision on Telangana.
The additional forces, along with the existing 1,200 paramilitary personnel, are expected to be deployed in Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema regions, where protests may erupt if the Centre takes a decision in favour of bifurcating Andhra Pradesh for the creation of Telangana state.
Sources said apart from the central forces, 200 personnel of the Karnataka Armed Police and 100 personnel of Tamil Nadu Armed Police are stationed in Hyderabad and its adjoining areas.
As the Congress puts Telangana on fast forward mode, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has denied reports that he is quitting. He, however, did tell CNN-IBN that he will meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi ahead of the crucial CWC meet to express his reservations on Telangana. He is expected to reach Delhi by Tuesday noon.
In 2001, the CWC had passed a resolution asking for the creation of a state's reorganising committee to pave way for the creation of a smaller states, one of them being Telangana.
The Congress is caught in a bind as many Andhra leaders are opposing Telangana. Kiran Kumar Reddy, too, is reportedly opposed to the decision saying the bifurcation will cause water and power problems for the new state which will have an area of 1.14 lakh sq km and a population of 3.52 crore according to the 2011 census which is 41 per cent of Andhra Pradesh.
With the top Congress leadership appearing to have veered towards creation of Telangana, Congress MPs from the rest of Andhra Pradesh, too, have opposed any division of the state while a party MP from Telangana region had said that the government should go ahead with the decision.
Congress leader from Telangana V Hanumantha Rao demanded that the new state should be created immediately. "They are repeating the same things. There is no movement in Andhra. Our leadership is very strong. It is an oldest issue. Our leader is Sonia Gandhi. Telangana people want a separate Telangana. No one can question the high command. Our first interest is Telangana. The high command may take any action as today most of the parties are supporting Telangana," he said.
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) too has demanded that the new state be created immediately while leaders of Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh are unwilling to give up the state capital Hyderabad.
Even as the Congress seems to be split wide open over granting Telangana by dividing Andhra Pradesh, BJP leaders have claimed that the party will form the separate state of Telangana within 24 hours of coming to power.
The issue first came out in the open in 1960s after students of Osmania University in Hyderabad protested discrimination against people from Telangana. Since then the demand of the separate statehood has been raised by the people and political parties of Telangana region continuously.
The Telangana Tangle:
Pro-Telangana:
TRS
BJP
CPI
Anti-Telangana:
CPI(M)
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)
Undecided:
Congress
Telugu Desam Party
YSR Congress
(With additional information from PTI)
Source: ibnlive.in.com
The CWC is then likely to pass a resolution, which may endorse creating a separate state of Telangana. The CWC resolution may address other demands for separate states and is likely to suggest setting of a state reorganisation committee.
Allies are expected to agree with the government's proposal. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is likely to explain the security repercussions of the proposal.
Amidst all the politics, security remains the top priority. An additional 1,000 paramilitary personnel have been sent to Andhra Pradesh by the Union Home Ministry to deal with any situation arising out of a decision on Telangana.
The additional forces, along with the existing 1,200 paramilitary personnel, are expected to be deployed in Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema regions, where protests may erupt if the Centre takes a decision in favour of bifurcating Andhra Pradesh for the creation of Telangana state.
Sources said apart from the central forces, 200 personnel of the Karnataka Armed Police and 100 personnel of Tamil Nadu Armed Police are stationed in Hyderabad and its adjoining areas.
As the Congress puts Telangana on fast forward mode, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has denied reports that he is quitting. He, however, did tell CNN-IBN that he will meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi ahead of the crucial CWC meet to express his reservations on Telangana. He is expected to reach Delhi by Tuesday noon.
In 2001, the CWC had passed a resolution asking for the creation of a state's reorganising committee to pave way for the creation of a smaller states, one of them being Telangana.
The Congress is caught in a bind as many Andhra leaders are opposing Telangana. Kiran Kumar Reddy, too, is reportedly opposed to the decision saying the bifurcation will cause water and power problems for the new state which will have an area of 1.14 lakh sq km and a population of 3.52 crore according to the 2011 census which is 41 per cent of Andhra Pradesh.
With the top Congress leadership appearing to have veered towards creation of Telangana, Congress MPs from the rest of Andhra Pradesh, too, have opposed any division of the state while a party MP from Telangana region had said that the government should go ahead with the decision.
Congress leader from Telangana V Hanumantha Rao demanded that the new state should be created immediately. "They are repeating the same things. There is no movement in Andhra. Our leadership is very strong. It is an oldest issue. Our leader is Sonia Gandhi. Telangana people want a separate Telangana. No one can question the high command. Our first interest is Telangana. The high command may take any action as today most of the parties are supporting Telangana," he said.
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) too has demanded that the new state be created immediately while leaders of Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh are unwilling to give up the state capital Hyderabad.
Even as the Congress seems to be split wide open over granting Telangana by dividing Andhra Pradesh, BJP leaders have claimed that the party will form the separate state of Telangana within 24 hours of coming to power.
The issue first came out in the open in 1960s after students of Osmania University in Hyderabad protested discrimination against people from Telangana. Since then the demand of the separate statehood has been raised by the people and political parties of Telangana region continuously.
The Telangana Tangle:
Pro-Telangana:
TRS
BJP
CPI
Anti-Telangana:
CPI(M)
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)
Undecided:
Congress
Telugu Desam Party
YSR Congress
(With additional information from PTI)
Source: ibnlive.in.com
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