Notwithstanding Andhra Pradesh Assembly’s rejection of Telangana bill, a
Group of Ministers on cleared the draft legislation to be placed before
the Union Cabinet on Thursday to pave the way for its tabling in
“The GoM has cleared the draft Telangana bill. It will be placed before
the Union Cabinet in the next meeting. The bill will be tabled in
Parliament,” Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is a member of
the GoM, told reporters in New Delhi after a 30-minute meeting of the
ministerial panel.
Highly-placed sources said the GoM, headed by Home Minister Sushilkumar
Shinde, has approved the bill after some technical and procedural
changes. A comprehensive bill will be brought before the Union Cabinet
and suggestions will be incorporated after discussions in the Cabinet.
Following the Union Cabinet’s nod, the legislation will be sent to the
President for his approval before being taken up by Parliament, probably
next week.
A special economic package with substantial additional funds for
construction of a new capital for the Seemandhra region will be part of
the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill.
The move comes days after the Andhra Pradesh Assembly rejected the Bill
by voice vote, capping weeks of acrimonious drama and embarrassing
Congress, which favoured creation of the separate State.
Experts are of the opinion that despite the Assembly’s rejection of the
bill, Parliament can go ahead with its legislative process for creation
of the new State.
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