The Cabinet has finally approved a Parliamentary Bill for the
creation of a separate state of Telangana with 10 districts on Thursday
night, despite the GoM's recommendation of Rayala Telangana with 12
districts.
The Cabinet also approved Hyderabad as the common capital of
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for a period not exceeding a decade, said
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde.
According to latest reports coming in, the Centre has decided to stick to a 10-district Telangana rather than the Rayala Telangana state with 12 districts.
Even though the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Telangana has expressed its preference for Rayala Telangana in its report, sources say the Cabinet may still go with what the CWC cleared, which is Telangana with 10 districts. This is also the first sign that the Congress is feeling the heat after exit polls on Wednesday predicted a rout for the party on Dec 8 when results come in for the four states that went to polls recently.
Reacting to the news, Jaganmohan Reddy's YSR Congress has called for a Seemandhra bandh on Friday, December 6.
According to latest reports coming in, the Centre has decided to stick to a 10-district Telangana rather than the Rayala Telangana state with 12 districts.
Even though the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Telangana has expressed its preference for Rayala Telangana in its report, sources say the Cabinet may still go with what the CWC cleared, which is Telangana with 10 districts. This is also the first sign that the Congress is feeling the heat after exit polls on Wednesday predicted a rout for the party on Dec 8 when results come in for the four states that went to polls recently.
Reacting to the news, Jaganmohan Reddy's YSR Congress has called for a Seemandhra bandh on Friday, December 6.
Yesterday, some Congress leaders from Kurnool and Anantapur were told
not to be too hopeful about Rayala Telangana, even though that is what
the GoM will propose.
But in the face of strong opposition from Telangana votaries, going back to Telangana instead of Rayala Telangana will make it look like the Congress leadership buckled under pressure. This will only make the Seemandhra region more angry. Read more on Rayala Telangana
This is the GoI press note on the Bill for Telangana
The following are some of the highlights of the Bill:
1. Telangana will comprise 10 districts and the successor state of Andhra Pradesh will comprise 13 districts.
2. The common capital, for a period not exceeding 10 years, will be the existing Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area.
3. The Governor of Telangana will have special responsibility for the security of life, liberty and property of all those who reside in the common capital area. The Governor may be assisted by 2 advisors to be appointed by Government of India.
4. The Government of India will extend financial and other support to the creation of a new capital for the successor state of Andhra Pradesh to be identified by an Expert Committee.
5. The Government of India will assist the 2 successor states in augmenting their police forces for maintaining public order.
6. Institutional Mechanisms with the full involvement and participation of Government of India will be put in place to manage water resources and projects on Krishna and Godavari in an amicable and equitable manner. Polavaram will be declared a National Project and will be executed by Government of India following all environmental and R&R norms.
7. Detailed provisions have been made in the Bill on matters relating to Coal, Power, Oil and Gas, division of assets and liabilities, allocation of government employees.
8. Article 371-D will continue for both the successor states to ensure equitable opportunities for education and public employment.
9. Existing admission quotas in higher technical and medical institutions will continue for a period not exceeding 10 years
10. The Government of India will take special measures for the economic development of both the successor states, including expansion of physical and social infrastructure and establishment of national institutions in the successor state of Andhra Pradesh and GoI will assist in the setting up of a Tribal University in both States.
Shutdown paralyses Telangana
Meanwhile, normal life came to a standstill in Telangana Thursday as a day-long shutdown to protest the centre's reported proposal to carve out a Rayala-Telangana state evoked near total response.
Transport service came to a halt while shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed.
Barring a few incidents, the shutdown was peaceful till afternoon, a police official said.
The shutdown evoked partial response in Hyderabad but was near total in the remaining nine districts of the region. Over 3,000 buses of state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) in Hyderabad went off the roads, causing severe inconvenience to commuters.
Schools and colleges, petrol bunks and business establishments were also closed in most parts of Hyderabad. Protesters forced shops in some areas to shut down.
The strike, however, had little impact on the information technology companies located in IT clusters Cyberabad and Gacchibowli.
With majority of the APSRTC employees joining the strike, buses did not come out of depots across the region. The corporation also suspended services from Hyderabad to other parts of Telangana and also Seemandhra (Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra). The usually busy Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) here wore a deserted look.
Tension prevailed at Osmania University here as the students tried to take out a rally to oppose the formation of Rayala-Telangana state, but were stopped by police at the main gate. As prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more persons were in force in the city, police did not allow the rally.
Raising slogans of 'Jai Telangana' the students pelted stones on policemen, who retaliated with firing of teargas shells.
Gandhi Bhavan, the headquarters of ruling Congress party, also witnessed a tense situation as pro-Telangana lawyers barged into the building. Police had a tough time in controlling the protesters.
Shops and business establishments voluntarily shut down in most parts of Medak, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Nalgonda, Mahabubnagar, Warangal and other districts.
Activists of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Communist Party of India (CPI) and striking APSRTC employees staged sit-in outside the bus depots since early morning, not allowing the vehicles to come out.
Coal production in state-owned Singareni Collieries company was hit as employees belonging to TRS-affiliated trade unions struck work. Production was affected in the coal mines spread across Khammam, Warangal, Karimnagar and Adilabad districts.
In Adilabad district alone, 20,000 coal workers in 18 mines were participating in the strike, affecting production of 40,000 tonnes of coal.
Police stepped up security in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana to prevent any untoward incident. Forces were deployed in the core area of Hyderabad and outskirts to maintain law and order.
A police official said there were no reports of any violence in the region.
TRS has called for the shutdown, demanding the centre to drop the reported proposal to merge two of the four districts of Rayalaseema with Telangana to carve out Rayala-Telangana. TJAC, BJP, CPI and other groups are supporting the call. They want the centre to carve out Telangana state comprising 10 districts as resolved by the Congress Working Committee and the union cabinet.
Group of Ministers (GoM), which went into issues relating to bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, has reportedly recommended formation of Rayala-Telangana. The GoM headed by Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Wednesday night finalized its report.
Shinde said the GoM recommendations would come up for discussion during the union cabinet meeting scheduled to be held Thursday evening.
But in the face of strong opposition from Telangana votaries, going back to Telangana instead of Rayala Telangana will make it look like the Congress leadership buckled under pressure. This will only make the Seemandhra region more angry. Read more on Rayala Telangana
The following are some of the highlights of the Bill:
1. Telangana will comprise 10 districts and the successor state of Andhra Pradesh will comprise 13 districts.
2. The common capital, for a period not exceeding 10 years, will be the existing Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area.
3. The Governor of Telangana will have special responsibility for the security of life, liberty and property of all those who reside in the common capital area. The Governor may be assisted by 2 advisors to be appointed by Government of India.
4. The Government of India will extend financial and other support to the creation of a new capital for the successor state of Andhra Pradesh to be identified by an Expert Committee.
5. The Government of India will assist the 2 successor states in augmenting their police forces for maintaining public order.
6. Institutional Mechanisms with the full involvement and participation of Government of India will be put in place to manage water resources and projects on Krishna and Godavari in an amicable and equitable manner. Polavaram will be declared a National Project and will be executed by Government of India following all environmental and R&R norms.
7. Detailed provisions have been made in the Bill on matters relating to Coal, Power, Oil and Gas, division of assets and liabilities, allocation of government employees.
8. Article 371-D will continue for both the successor states to ensure equitable opportunities for education and public employment.
9. Existing admission quotas in higher technical and medical institutions will continue for a period not exceeding 10 years
10. The Government of India will take special measures for the economic development of both the successor states, including expansion of physical and social infrastructure and establishment of national institutions in the successor state of Andhra Pradesh and GoI will assist in the setting up of a Tribal University in both States.
Shutdown paralyses Telangana
Meanwhile, normal life came to a standstill in Telangana Thursday as a day-long shutdown to protest the centre's reported proposal to carve out a Rayala-Telangana state evoked near total response.
Transport service came to a halt while shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed.
Barring a few incidents, the shutdown was peaceful till afternoon, a police official said.
The shutdown evoked partial response in Hyderabad but was near total in the remaining nine districts of the region. Over 3,000 buses of state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) in Hyderabad went off the roads, causing severe inconvenience to commuters.
Schools and colleges, petrol bunks and business establishments were also closed in most parts of Hyderabad. Protesters forced shops in some areas to shut down.
With majority of the APSRTC employees joining the strike, buses did not come out of depots across the region. The corporation also suspended services from Hyderabad to other parts of Telangana and also Seemandhra (Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra). The usually busy Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) here wore a deserted look.
Tension prevailed at Osmania University here as the students tried to take out a rally to oppose the formation of Rayala-Telangana state, but were stopped by police at the main gate. As prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more persons were in force in the city, police did not allow the rally.
Raising slogans of 'Jai Telangana' the students pelted stones on policemen, who retaliated with firing of teargas shells.
Gandhi Bhavan, the headquarters of ruling Congress party, also witnessed a tense situation as pro-Telangana lawyers barged into the building. Police had a tough time in controlling the protesters.
Shops and business establishments voluntarily shut down in most parts of Medak, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Nalgonda, Mahabubnagar, Warangal and other districts.
Activists of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Communist Party of India (CPI) and striking APSRTC employees staged sit-in outside the bus depots since early morning, not allowing the vehicles to come out.
Coal production in state-owned Singareni Collieries company was hit as employees belonging to TRS-affiliated trade unions struck work. Production was affected in the coal mines spread across Khammam, Warangal, Karimnagar and Adilabad districts.
In Adilabad district alone, 20,000 coal workers in 18 mines were participating in the strike, affecting production of 40,000 tonnes of coal.
Police stepped up security in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana to prevent any untoward incident. Forces were deployed in the core area of Hyderabad and outskirts to maintain law and order.
A police official said there were no reports of any violence in the region.
TRS has called for the shutdown, demanding the centre to drop the reported proposal to merge two of the four districts of Rayalaseema with Telangana to carve out Rayala-Telangana. TJAC, BJP, CPI and other groups are supporting the call. They want the centre to carve out Telangana state comprising 10 districts as resolved by the Congress Working Committee and the union cabinet.
Group of Ministers (GoM), which went into issues relating to bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, has reportedly recommended formation of Rayala-Telangana. The GoM headed by Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Wednesday night finalized its report.
Shinde said the GoM recommendations would come up for discussion during the union cabinet meeting scheduled to be held Thursday evening.
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