Hyderabad Oct 3: The UPA has finally giving the go ahead for the bifurcation of Andhrs Pradesh. Giving the green singal for Telangana\'s statehood, the Union cabinet also approved the formation of a GoM to work out the modalities of the division.
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde also touched upon the highly controversial issue of Hyderabad. Playing it safe, or as safe as can be, the Centre has decided to keep Hyderabad as the joint capital of both the states for the first decade.
The Telangana statehood was taken up in the Union Cabinet meeting on Thursday.
After today\'s decision, the draft resolution on creating Telangana will be sent to the law ministry for legal vetting before being presented to the Cabinet again. Once the GoM works out the nitty-gritties, according to sources, the Centre would then send the resolution to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly for adoption.
Since the announcement of the formation of a separate state about two months ago, the Seemandhra and Rayalaseema regions have been witnessing protests over the proposed bifurcation
It remains to be seen how three cabinet ministers from Seemandhra react to the resolution. Kavuri Sambasiva Rao and Pallam Raju are opposed to the division of the state while Kishore Chandra Deo had demanded the government should address concerns of all people. S. Jaipal Reddy is the only cabinet minister from Telangana and he is a strong supporter for formation of a separate state.
Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh, who is in charge of the party affairs in Andhra Pradesh, told reporters in Delhi Thursday that the process of bifurcation would begin with the adoption of resolution by the cabinet. The resolution would then be sent to the president with a recommendation to refer it to Andhra Pradesh assembly.
Reiterating that the CWC took a decision after consultations with all political parties, Digvijaya Singh appealed to Congress leaders from all regions to cooperate and abide by the decision as they had assured him during the consultation process.
Digvijaya Singh said the cabinet would constitute a group of ministers to look into various issues arising out of bifurcation.
On the Seemandhra leaders\' demand that the Antony Committee visit the state to hear the views of people before any step is taken, he said the committee was not constituted to reverse the CWC decision. He said the committee was looking into various issues raised by them and it would submit its report to the group of ministers.
The Congress party set up a four-member committee headed by Defence Minister A.K. Antony in August to look into the concerns of people. The leaders from both Seemandhra and Telangana have met the committee and presented their views.
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde also touched upon the highly controversial issue of Hyderabad. Playing it safe, or as safe as can be, the Centre has decided to keep Hyderabad as the joint capital of both the states for the first decade.
The Telangana statehood was taken up in the Union Cabinet meeting on Thursday.
After today\'s decision, the draft resolution on creating Telangana will be sent to the law ministry for legal vetting before being presented to the Cabinet again. Once the GoM works out the nitty-gritties, according to sources, the Centre would then send the resolution to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly for adoption.
Since the announcement of the formation of a separate state about two months ago, the Seemandhra and Rayalaseema regions have been witnessing protests over the proposed bifurcation
It remains to be seen how three cabinet ministers from Seemandhra react to the resolution. Kavuri Sambasiva Rao and Pallam Raju are opposed to the division of the state while Kishore Chandra Deo had demanded the government should address concerns of all people. S. Jaipal Reddy is the only cabinet minister from Telangana and he is a strong supporter for formation of a separate state.
Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh, who is in charge of the party affairs in Andhra Pradesh, told reporters in Delhi Thursday that the process of bifurcation would begin with the adoption of resolution by the cabinet. The resolution would then be sent to the president with a recommendation to refer it to Andhra Pradesh assembly.
Reiterating that the CWC took a decision after consultations with all political parties, Digvijaya Singh appealed to Congress leaders from all regions to cooperate and abide by the decision as they had assured him during the consultation process.
Digvijaya Singh said the cabinet would constitute a group of ministers to look into various issues arising out of bifurcation.
On the Seemandhra leaders\' demand that the Antony Committee visit the state to hear the views of people before any step is taken, he said the committee was not constituted to reverse the CWC decision. He said the committee was looking into various issues raised by them and it would submit its report to the group of ministers.
The Congress party set up a four-member committee headed by Defence Minister A.K. Antony in August to look into the concerns of people. The leaders from both Seemandhra and Telangana have met the committee and presented their views.
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