Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday failed to get any categorical assurance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over bifurcation of the High Court at the earliest.
The PM met Mr Rao alone in Parliament House; no one was allowed to accompany the CM to the 30-minute long meeting. After the meeting, Mr Rao is learnt to have briefed the party MPs about the issues that came up for discussion.
Sources said the CM requested Modi to ensure early bifurcation of High Court in the backdrop of recent agitation by T-advocates and judicial officers, which led to their suspension and paralysed judicial activity in state. Mr Rao sought the PM's personal intervention in the form of convening a meeting with CMs of AP and TS in the presence of the Union law minister as early as possible to resolve the issue.
However, sources said, except giving promise that he will look into the issues raised by the CM, no categorical assurance was given by the PM on bifurcation of the High Court or the timeframe required for the purpose.
They added Mr Rao was upset over not getting any clear assurance from the PM since he had stayed back in New Delhi for four days with the sole purpose of securing his assurance on the issue.
The sources said that when Mr Rao tried to insist on HC issue again, the PM avoided it and asked him to discuss other issues concerning TS.
Mr Rao invited the PM for the launch of Mission Bhagiratha in his home constituency in Medak district either in August or September. He also sought Central funds for implementation of Mission Bhagiratha, Mission Kakatiya and Haritha Haram programmes.
Sources said the PM was impressed with Mission Bhagiratha implementation designed to supply tap water to every household in state by 2018 and sought details regarding the project.
He also praised Mission Kakatiya and Haritha Haram programmes saying that these will provide a permanent solution to drought and drinking water woes in state besides protecting the environment.
Mr Rao pointed out that Niti-Aayog had also examined and praised these schemes and recommended the Centre to grant funds but no funds were released so far.
Mr Rao also sought special package for development of backward region in Telangana and sought fulfilment of various promises made in AP Reorganisation Act, 2014.
