Hyderabad: It appears that carving of new districts will ignite a political fire.
Though Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has asked the Cabinet subcommittee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Mohd. Mahmood Ali to focus on public convenience and ignore political pressure in creation of new districts and mandals, leaders from across the political spectrum are keeping up their pressure.
Sources said that transport minister P. Mahender Reddy wants Ranga Reddy district be split into two or three districts — Ranga Reddy with Vikarabad as headquarters and two other districts.
Some ruling and Opposition leaders are pitching for Shamshabad and Malkajgiri districts which are in Ranga Reddy. The government is contemplating Hyderabad and Secunderabad districts by merging some of the neighbouring municipalities of Ranga Reddy district and carving a new Ranga Reddy district with Vikarabad as its headquarters.
Congress MLA D.K. Aruna has launched a campaign for new Gadwal district to be carved out from Mahbubnagar while the government has planned Wanaparthy, Mahbubnagar and Nagarkurnool districts.
The subcommittee will begin sittings from August 12 at MCRHRD institute. It will start the process with interaction with representatives of government employees over zonal rules and Presidential Order in division of employees in the proposed new districts.
It will also meet public representatives from Medak, Nizamabad and other districts daily till the process is completed before the CM chairs a conference with district collectors on August 16.
An all-party meeting has been proposed for August 18 which is expected to be a hot affair, going by demand for new Gadwal and other districts by Congress and other parties.
