Political consensus still evades Telangana, the new state to be formed after bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. Be it the capital, water or power, the stake holders, eight political parties, have their own demands, which will be put before the Group of
<a href="">HRD Ministry</a> HRD minister Pallam Raju is against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, but his ministry has its own demands. It has sought all top educational institutes to be set up in coastal Andhra. That includes three central
<a href="">TDP:</a> The Telugu Desam Party, which gave in writing that it was not against creation of Telangana State, said that the State could not be divided without consulting stakeholders from the three regions. It says that the ruling Congress
<a href="">CPI</a> The CPI insisted on Telangana with 10 districts and no objection to Hyderabad being common capital for 10 years. It also seeks an effective package for Seemandhra region.
<a href="">BJP</a> As for the BJP, there is no change in its stand on Telangana. While reiterating support for division, it wants a package for all the backward regions.
<a href="">YSR Congress and CPM:</a> The YSR Congress headed by Jaganmohan Reddy, (in pic) and the CPI(M) have decided not to respond to the Home Ministry’s letter as they feel GoM will dilute their united AP demand.
Anantapur Congress leaders came out with the demand to include Kurnool and Anantapur in Telangana State and sent a letter accordingly.
Seemandhra Congress leaders led by Minister S. Sailajanath handed over a one-page letter, opposing the “unilateral action” of the Centre in going ahead with bifurcation of the State. They made it clear that they would stick to their August 3
Congress has no objection to keeping Hyderabad as the joint capital for both states for 10 years, it should be limited to a revenue district only. Those who are residing in Hyderabad and in other districts of Telangana will be treated as locals.
Telangana Congress leaders in their report said that the CWC took a decision to form the separate Telangana state with 10 districts and Hyderabad city as its capital, and the Centre must abide by that. There is no need to amend Article 371 (D)
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy is supporting the demand for united Andhra Pradesh while the Deputy Chief Minister, Damodar Rajanarasimha, is in favour of Telangana.
<a href="">Congress:</a> Exposing differences within the party, the Congress failed to come up with a common report. Congress leaders from the two regions adopted contrasting viewpoints on bifurcation forcing PCC president Botsa Satyanarayana to
On the issue of capital, TRS wants Seemandhra capital to work from “spacious buildings” located in close proximity to Hyderabad while Telangana state would function from the existing infrastructure.
Saying that it would not compromise on the powers of the Telangana state, the TRS has demanded that overall policing of Telangana, including Hyderabad city, must remain with the new state. Since it is the police that delivers on the ground, the law
Many non-locals who were recruited in subordinate services against a quota of 20 pc (district category), 30 pc (non-gazetted category) and 40 pc (gazetted category) have to be relocated based on the definition of “local candidate” as defined in the
While the government has decided that Hyderabad would remain the joint capital of Telangana and Seemandhra for 10 years, TRS wants the new capital for Seemandhra to be ready in two to three years. It wants relocation of all gazetted officers who are
TRS: The most controversial demand by Telangana Rashtra Samiti is that Telangana must get a legitimate share in gas and oil allocation from the Krishna-Godavari basin to help bridge its yawning energy gap. Considering Telangana has no
MIM wants the Pranahita-Chevella Lift irrigation scheme to be declared a national project and the Singareni Collieries must come under the joint ownership of the government of Telangana and the Government of India. Chief ministers of both the states
Owaisi's other demands include: Four per cent reservation for socially and educationally backward section of Muslims in both the regions, a separate High Court to be formed for the Andhra region and the formation of the state of Rayala Telangana by
<a href="">MIM:</a> Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who is against the idea of Hyderabad becoming a Union Territory, wants Urdu as the first language along with Telugu in the new state of Telangana.
While the Congress, Telangana Rashtra Samiti, BJP, Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and CPI have sent their notes, whether they are realistic, practical or feasible will be decided by the GoM. Take a look at their lists of demands.
Meanwhile, it is understood that the home ministry has left out the parties-- Telugu Desam, the YSR Congress and the CPI (M) from the upcoming talks on Telangana, mainly because they are not completely in agreement with the Centre's decision on
Telangana wish-list of political parties ahead of GoM meet