A Million Mutinies Now: 60 Andhra MLAs resign en masse protesting
Telangana decision
Kingshuk Nag, TNN 10 December 2009, 02:30pm IST
HYDERABAD: A million mutinies now. This is what the knee jerk reaction
of the Congress high command to concede Telangana will lead to, say
analysts.
"I am in shock and awe. What was the need for blinking. Soniaji's
birthday gift to Telangana on her birthday will destroy the party in
Andhra Pradesh. It’s like shooting yourself on the foot," said a
Congress MP on conditions of anonymity. "I don’t think a resolution
for creation of Telangana state can be passed in the AP assembly. MLAs
will resign rather than be a party to this decision," he asserted.
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"There will be revolt in the Congress in the Andhra region and in
Telangana, K Chandrasekhar Rao will take the political advantage of
Telangana. Don’t forget he joined Advani's rally in Amritsar even
before the election results were announced. So what do we gain?" the
Congressman pointed out.
Though there has been a popular demand for a separate state of
Telangana in the region (which accounts for 10 districts in Andhra
Pradesh) in the rest of the state there has been equal opposition to
the idea. "This is one state speaking one language. States in India
were formed on linguistic basis so why does anybody want to break up a
Telugu speaking state? Why don't they break up a Marathi speaking
state or a Kannada speaking state. This is a conspiracy against the
prosperous and rapidly developing state of Andhra Pradesh," asked
Harish D, an incensed student from Vishakapatnam?" Reports indicate
that large scale protest rallies are being planned in the coastal
Andhra region.
Political analysts point out that the sudden reaction of the Congress
high command was to prempt the possibility of large scale violence
breaking out in the streets of Hyderabad during the course of the
Chalo Assembly rally that was slated for Thursday. Though there was
massive police bandabost, intelligence reports had suggested that
extreme left ultras and goondas from the badlands of Rayalaseema had
infiltrated the ranks of agitators and that they could create
disturbances. "This would force the police to open fire in which lives
would be lost. Ultimately this was the perception that made the high
command agree to Telangana. But Andhra Pradesh chief minister K
Rosaiah who is more in touch with the realities on the ground opposed
the move tooth and nail But he was over ridden," an inside Congress
source told TOI.
Analysts said that though the demand for Telangana was fast acquiring
the hue of a backward class movement, the sane way would have been to
co-opt them into the political process. "The tragedy of Andhra Pradesh
is that it is a bipolar polity with two main parties - the Congress
and the Telugu Desam Party. Both of them represent higher caste
interests viz that of Reddys and Kammas. The interest of the backward
castes is represented nowhere. Chiranjeevi tried to form a backward
caste party through Prajarajyam but it is yet to be a formidable
force," a political analyst said.
Major trouble is expected to ensue about the future of Hyderabad, the
capital of Andhra Pradesh, which is technically in the Telangana
region. "In the past Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh have also
been divided. But never was the fate of Patna, Bhopal or Lucknow in
contention. Here the state capital will be part of the breakaway
state. This is a totally new situation," a political analyst said.
What is going to further complicate the matter now is the fact that
people from rest of Andhra have made huge investments in Hyderabad and
made their city their home. They will be apprehensive about their well
being in the new state. Yet they would not be able to go back because
they have moved lock stock and barrel to Hyderabad. "Yet you cannot
deny Hyderabad to Telangana because Telangana will be nothing without
Hyderabad. It will be like offering mutton biryani to a hungry man and
telling him that you can eat the rice but not the mutton," an analyst
pointed out.
Venu,bangalore,says:As this is not unexpected , business mans like
lagadapati ,Galli they can do any thing to fulfill the their business
needs as these people cant single rupee with bad business practice and
to cover up these thing they went be in politics
[11 Dec, 2009 1231hrs IST]
vikram,hyderabad,says:Iam just commenting on a paragraph of your
article. This paragraph says Analysts said that though the demand for
Telangana was fast acquiring the hue of a backward class movement, the
sane way would have been to co-opt them into the political process.
"The tragedy of Andhra Pradesh is that it is a bipolar polity with two
main parties - the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party. Both of them
represent higher caste interests viz that of Reddys and Kammas. I dont
know who are those analysts. But this analyst talks about politics not
representing backward classes. But this analyst might not have any
idea about KCR. KCR is also from upward class namely velma. Moreover
congress and TDP chief leaders are from upward class,but not all MLA's
and all leaders.It is wellknown that TDP leaders from Telangana are
from backward classes. The party's chief leader Devender goud(party's
chief leader after Chandra babu naidu) is from backward class.
Politics are representing backward classes and backward classes now
are econamically forward too. so a good intellectual should not
encourage politics based on castes. Now the only most considerable
issue is ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASSES. so help poor and educate poor,
but not upliftment of casteism.
[11 Dec, 2009 1230hrs IST]
sridhar kumar chinchili,Gurgaon,says:TRS party established with aim of
separate Telangana State, but the people from Telangana already
rejected TRS in the this election that means they want to be as united
state.Even Govt not considering all the other non Telangana area MLA's
amd MP's opinion its very sensitive issue, but Govt taken very bad
decision. After election KCR situation is very bad, every one
forgetting him, so he wants to be the news so that he is doing this
kind bloody politics. I agreed that Telangana is backward due to bad
politics but separation Telangana is not a solution for that.Its very
good to be as one state for all the Telugu speaking people. This
separate state Telangana virus attacking other separate state
demanders.
[11 Dec, 2009 1040hrs IST]
B.V.RAO,HYDERABAD,says:For the first time the Congress party MPs and
MLAs has rejected the high command.Congrats.Madam Sonia and Her Son
seem to dictate the entire nation.Whenever we see all the MPs seem to
bend down and do not have guts to speak and put forward the
point.After all these MPs are elected by the people and without their
consultation these decisions are taken.Mr Chidambaram wanted to see
that AP is de-stabilised all the investments are routed to
Tamilnadu.Let him first see that as a home minister kasab is hanged in
the national interest otherwise all the tamilians will be kicked out
from AP.
[11 Dec, 2009 1024hrs IST]
ANGRY INDIAN,Chennai, India,says:I want my house to be declared as an
independent state or else I will go on an indefinite fast. I also
encourage all the other readers to do so as there are very good
chances that your demand will be met by this weak spineless
government. I personally foresee 100 states within the next 15 years,
even more if we try blackmailing the government. - an absolutely ANGRY
indian
[11 Dec, 2009 0650hrs IST]
sridhar,Batam,says:At first i say we all are still stupid and
idots,after 60 plus years of independense we all still want to follow
divident rules which British used as tool to split us all,Now we All
are Teaching Our Neibours country to take advantage of this kind of
matters into thier devlopments to split us,yet now we all are far far
behind everything,see how many people are richer in our total
population,how many are poorer ,at this stage does we all need to
think for splits or at this stage all we need to think as united and
fight against all odds all our country is facing,pls pls all i request
you all to think for betterment of our country,rather than a stupid
KSR goes for hunger strike,just because we are a democratic country
all these are happening,and our political or our money looters of
contry taking advantage of all these uncertainity in our country,
there was call from our expatriate collegues from USA who are from
Telangana doing demos for separate Telangana,are you the guys suppose
to do this kind of demos in overseas ? Does you all Have any Sense
where we Doing Demos? Do you all think your Smart? For Me you all R
Stupids And no BACk up Thinking That This is how we all are splitting
our country !!!!!!! pls do not think wrongly,just think positively and
forget the past let us fight as united HINDUSTAN not as you fight
individually,after all we are Telugu Beddallu for better Telugu and
Better INDIA, Do not Create A Bad Image for our Telugu If you all
(Overseas telangana) Thk that to Split Telangana,Then Why did you
Idiots Went overseas to Work ? Under What Rights You all Have to Demo?
First you Have not done anything for your home town ? Think what you
have done except you and your family,then thk for many more you
idiots?
[11 Dec, 2009 0611hrs IST]
Vijay,USA,says:There is nothing to be gained by seperating Telengana.
It is the same old story of Uttranchal, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh.
Smaller states are only to create CMs and Ministers. I sincerely hope
people of Telangana will realise this and come out of the ride which
KCR is taking them. Its a useless argument that people from Andhra are
stealing Telengana lands and depriving of their rights. People not
only from Andhra region but the entire country came to Hyderabad (not
the rest of Telangana)and made it their home, just because it offers
livelihood. Nonbody stopped these people from competing with others.
Every citizen has a right to buy land anywhere in India.
[11 Dec, 2009 0404hrs IST]
Meher,Calgary,says:Hyderabad is the bone of contention. Who will get
it?! If Hyderabad is made UT or independent state,there will be no hue
and cry.All that telugu pride is big bullshit. None of these people
whoever fighting for or against the seperation is really worried about
their respective regions. All they are interested in is Hyderabad!.
Too much development in Hyderabad and too little in the rest of the
state. Very bad planning!!!
[11 Dec, 2009 0333hrs IST]
ramakanth,hyderabad,says:Please go thru the first SRC report. The
States Reorganization Commission (SRC) was not in favour of merging
the Telangana region with the then Andhra state. Para 382 of States
Reorganization Commission Report (SRC) said....
[11 Dec, 2009 0258hrs IST]
ramakanth,Hyderabad,says:I don't understand so called MLA's have not
resigned(revolt) when they had Alliance with TRS and KCR.This not fair
if its hurting MLA's or MPS investments in Hyderabad.
[11 Dec, 2009 0241hrs IST]
Sarath1,UK,says:TRS fooled even entire Congress party with his street
smartness, even Sonia and her coterie failed. KCR clearly said 2 weeks
back before starting hunger strike, you;ll see different movement,
with confidence. Such confidence he got from anti-national forces he
bribed before starting hunger strike, finally these forces came know
that those are former and current naxalites operating from Usmania &
Kakateeya universities campus in Hyderabad and warangal, who ransacked
Hyderabad to create panic situation in Hyderabad, this is one of the
factor Sonia also shivered and forces her decision infavor of seperate
Telangana. Sonia aides like Karnataka based Moily and Chidambaram from
TN clandestinely and cunningly influenced her decision, for getting
projects to TN and karnataka if AP divides and state politicians busy
with internal fighting to share resources. KCR cameout victorious out
of all these sudden luck infavour of him by Sonia. Some disgruntled
Telangana politicians who're heartburn for not getting any political
posts anger on Andhra, rayalaseema polticians, these Telangana
politicians started Gobels propaganda every day infront of Sonia also
changed her decision, so just want to stop this nuisance (that created
by Telangana MP's). Who're Andhra, Rayalaseema MP's who are not aware
of change of politics after YSR (YSR single handedly managed these
lumphen politicians to create Telangana) they're dump folded and today
they shocked to hear Telangana, whose public invested billions of
dollars in Hyderabad no. of industries. For Telangana youth this is
quick goldmine to grab opportunities, who started supported this
agitation. So Still sonia and her Coterie (Abhishek ) thinking that
Andhra also like chattisgarh and Jharkand this resentment will
disappear in few days, but they're not realising that Andhra issue is
far far different than Jharkand and Chattisgarh seperation from MP &
Bihar. There no resentment when they seperated, but in Andhra, most of
youth jobs, education, all types opportunities strongly bonded, so
their resentment will grow but not going down in future, if Sonia
failed to withdraw her foolish decision.
[11 Dec, 2009 0222hrs IST]
kiran,Hyderabad,says:I am from Telangana.I have seen many messages abt
the debacle of TRS in the recent elections. Poor showing of TRS in the
recent elections doesnot mean that Telanganites are against creation
of Telangana. If you want to know the aspirations of telanaga
region..pls do one thing. As Chandrababu Naidu , YSR ,Chirnajeevi,
JayaPrakash Narayana, Raghavulu, Narayana to contest in the Telanagna
saying that they are for UNITED ANDHRA . I am 100% sure these leaders,
even if they form coalation and participate in the elections on UNITED
ANDHRA plank, they will lose. And about Hyderabad,though Hyderabad is
part of telanagna, I fail to understand one thing...How come ppl from
Andhra and Rayalaseema comprise the majority population and
Telanagnites the minority? This itself shows the discrimination
against Telnagna ppl by the Andhra rulers.
[11 Dec, 2009 0222hrs IST]
Sanjay,USA,says:This Congress government in the Center is weak, very
weak. they don't have any guts. Sonia and Manmohan Singh are weak
leaders. Why are they so afraid of goondas and naxalites? You have
police force and army to deal with such forces. Just a threat of
violence made them blink. No wonder we can't punish Afzal Guru and
Qasab. Shame on us for electing such a weak government.
[11 Dec, 2009 0203hrs IST]
SPK,USA,says:SPK, USA, says: SK,KARNATAKA,says:i AM VERY HAPPY AS
UNTIL NOW ANDHRA WITH ITS 42 MP IN THE PARLIAMENT WAS BARGAINING VERY
HARD & TAKING AWAY ALL THE FUNDS & RESOURCES WHICH SHOULD HAVE COME TO
KARNATAKA.NOW ANDHRA WILL BE SPLIT & IT CANNOT LEVERAGE THE SAME WITH
LESS MP The above comment is disgusting. Why don't you look at it as
INDIA and not Andhra, Telangana and Karnataka. As some people pointed
out, try to go on a hunger strike to keep the state united at the
sametime making sure underdeveloped areas get funds (be it Telengana,
Andhra or Seema). Did Jharkand improve. Focus should be on development
rather than splitting the states. I like another comment from someone
who said its a shame for India when one person can hold everyone for
ransom. Hyderabad is a cosmo city and different from Telengana or
Andhra. May be those who want the state split should ask for Hyd,
Telangana, Andhra and Seema. Latest news, there is a hunger strike for
Gorkhaland. Some demanding split of Rajasthan. We will end up with 100
states and when the next generation studies history, they won't know
the names of the states. Tomorrow, there will be another KCR who wants
to become CM of a state and will start agitation for North or South
Telangana. If he is truly for Telangana, he should have asked his
supporters not to destroy their own public property. Guys, We should
ask these guys to be united as Indians, and not destroy India by
resorting to violence. Everyone is selfish, Congress gives citizenship
to illegal Bangladeshis for votes Thackerays want non Marathis out of
Mumbai KCRs want to become chief ministers Naxalism on the rise. So
much machinery was used to search YSR but nothing to hunt down Naxals.
I'm not against the search of YSR but just a point. Poverty. Kashmiri
pundits chased away from their land. Mayawathi using backward caste
names for political survival Crapy neighborhood around India. List
continues. Seperate Telangana means what happens to Hyd .....
Telangana issue should not be blown out of proportions.
[11 Dec, 2009 0147hrs IST]
SP,States!,says:INDIA MOVING FAST TOWARDS BANANA REPUBLIC..OSAMA IS
WATCHING..GET CONFUSED..WHICH STATE TO ATTACK..NEW ONES EVERY
YEAR..NETAS LEARN NEW CURE FOR INDIGESTION..FAST FOR 10
DAYS..INDIGESTION GONE GET NEW STATE..BRITISH DIVIDE AND RULE..OUR
NETAS DIVIDE AND FOOL..GULT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT SPLIT STATE..THEY SHOULD
APPLY FOR VISA AND GO TO US..AND NOT DEMAND NEW GULT STATE IN
US......JAI MYSELF..BCOS I HAVE NO STATE!
[11 Dec, 2009 0124hrs IST]
Jim,Kargur,says:This is going to cost Congress dear. However too much
is being made of the farce of Cong MLAs resigning. Didn't the same set
resign during Jagan Bhajan? What happened? One rebuke from the ma'am
of delhi, these fools scampered back to their corners. This is just
posturing guys, these shameless people won't resign that easily. After
all they are congress :)
[11 Dec, 2009 0047hrs IST]
Sudheer,USA,says:I really wonder how many in Telengana wants to be
separate, 20%, 30%... but I think more than 50% of them would want to
be unite... If there is way i would say lets have a poll on this issue
and let poll results decide it.
[10 Dec, 2009 2358hrs IST]
Niranjan kumar.p,USA,says:I think the present congress govt has no
idea about Andhra pradesh, basic problem is Hyderabad & all these
years no body agreed for division of Andhra pradesh, every body speaks
same language & have basic religion, why in the world would you
divide!! The next state to divide is Tamil nadu, karnataka, kerala. If
you really want to help telangana, just make it teritorial state with
Hyderabad as its capital with deputy Chief minister.Congress should
rethink before making final decision.
[10 Dec, 2009 2258hrs IST]
Sridhar,USA - Florida,says:If all TELENGANA MLAs will resign and ask
for Thirupathi Thirumala, do they accept? If all TELENGANA MLAs will
resign and ask for Vijayawada, do they accept? Please think about
these before this kind of black mailings. People of TELENAGANA never
accepted to merge with then andhra state. And since merging(formation
of andhrapradesh, 1956), Telenagana people are fighting for separate
state. TELENGANA state demand has not come in one mid night or from
black mail tactics. Why these so called politicians and people
supporting united andhra, are not saying anything about the problems
of TELENGANA people?
[10 Dec, 2009 2222hrs IST]
subrahmanyam jamisetty,Texas USA,says:KCR or TRS is badly defeated in
just held eleactions, he did not have guts to run for the elections
for Greater municipal elections for Hyderbad, he will be nailed
forever, this loser was so desperate for power that he instigated
tensions, TV channels like TV9 played their part too, TV 9 kept the
topic burning everyday, on the pretext of helping recent floods TV 9
gained immense viewership, and now we know why people do these extreme
helps, people are mesmerised by their help and held to the tubes even
after the floods and the nexus of devils brought this ill fate. The
Students were being used as pawns..any student needs development, why
didnt this so called concerned person do one single favour..not even
one project, why didnt they show this zeal for the development of the
region. We are a democratic country, if you want to do something for
Telengana, take up an Agenda and work for it, dont instigate like
Jinnah did in 1940's. Work on forest cover, it will reduce the
temperature, and make farmers life at ease, work on lake development,
arid land development, put effort on alternate energy, we have
abundant sunshine. have you guys ever volunteered on these
activities...first do your part for your village, town or city and
inspire people. It took a heroic Sardar to bring close to 22 states,
if they had a weak agenda and a weak will they would have come up with
60 states right? why the freedom fighters wanted limited states? to
avoid 1000 princely states which brought the 1000 invasions, why cant
we give Jammu and Kashmir,Why cant we give away Sikkim, Arunachal
Pradesh, whole of North east freedom from India. Until the British
came there is no Country called India, they were 1000 princely states
and a falling Mughal Empire always fighting with eachother. We are
fighting with eachother from time immemorial, it is very easy to
divide and rule a country like India. from 1857 to 1947 freedom
figthers want to die for the sake of being called an Indian. Some
illetrates do not realise this, with our large poppulation we have
enough problems to tackle. Divide we are not a force, see what
happened after Jarkhand is formed, highly infested for Naxalism. Our
fore fathers have divided the states on language basis, will these so
called supporters guarantee that Telengana wont get divided into
North, South, West or East on some pretext in future, what does that
boil to...it's going to take us to 2000 years back, who are the
loosers, the common man who cant blog on internet. When you are trying
to divide think of the greater implications, is hyderbad not part of
Telengana, people Uttar Kannada in Karnataka speak Konkanese and they
should have a seperate state..why are they not asking..isn't there
disparties in all states not just Andhra?. Telengana people sent KCR
in 2004 for bringing a change, Tell me what he did? He was a Union
minister, he could have lobbied his way in Center and could have got
lot of projects for Telengana region, if you want to get some work
done he should have put his ego and should have worked in Center and
State in tandem and should have created some projects. What did
Telengana CM's Channa Reddy, Narshima Rao, Vengala Rao did...nothing
so politicians are all alike, it is the responsibilty of the people to
send good leaders and see that they work. If you are cribbing you are
to be blamed, these politicians did not work nor will the future
leaders do, and if we keep on dividing the Union it will be another
failed state, As an Indian i do not want this to happen. I want a
strong government at Center and State.And i do not want weak 100
governments. do you guarantee that telengana wont get divided in the
future? do you guarantee a single party wins and becomes a force that
it will develop the state? boss it was 50 years back, things are
changing even for a year, what will happen for a country with so much
complexity if another 15 states want to divide its states in future.
you know where are we going 1000 princely states, who is going to take
over.....Naxalism, climate change, disease, water shortage, basic
hygene. i'am not in favour of Andhra or Telengana...i want to live my
life spreading awareness on Greening, Lake development, Strong
Military, and an efficient Internal Security system rather than, why
you need to stay as one state. when you are sending 42 MP's means you
are a force and you getting due share in policy formulations. Send
efficient MP's from your region and develop the region, dont dent the
Union, it is going to create spiraling effect, A Great king abandoned
military, which lead us to downfall, forming 10000 countries, Some
Opportunists Instigated religion, we payed the price, It is a blessing
to have diversity, and it is lucky to be born in a democratic counrty
which has this richness spend you ink on matters very urgent to your
family, village, city, Country and the world. Our generation has so
much work to do, we have cleanup the planet, plan for our water and
food shortages.
[10 Dec, 2009 2206hrs IST]
gautam,usa,says:Congrates to congress for taking bold
decision.Everything should not have political consideration and
implications. What is good for the overall development of the region
is of paramount importance.Big states should be bifurcated or
trifurcated. In India as everybody knows there is lot of regionalism
and cast consideration and dominant cast tends to neglect the weaker
section and region.There is lopsided development of the
regions.Maharashtra is an example where Marathas have monopolised
their rule.Decission of congress to divide AP is justified.New
elections can be held and winner or losser is immaterial.Next in line
could be Bengal,Gujarat and Maharashtra. How long you can overlook the
regional aspirations of your own people. Dividing state doesnot mean
that part ceases to be part of Mother India.
[10 Dec, 2009 2153hrs IST]
DR T R RAO,HAFER AL BATIN,SAUDI ARABIA,says:Sir, Already 96
Legislators and many MPs from coastal Andhra and Rayaseema districts
resigned and many other leaders are reported to follow them.This is
the knee jerk raction following the central govt's decision to
initiate the process for the formaton of separate Telangana state.The
centre took the decision following the deteriorating health of TRS
leader Mr.Chnadrasekhara rao and the arson and violence in Hyderabad
city and some Telangana distrits. I understand that 7 separate state
demands are pending with the centre.Will the centre concede the demand
for separate state if any leader from that region go on fast unto
death and create law and order problem,arson and violence? If it is
the policy where is the end for separate states?Centre should follow
the guide lines as per the laid down procedure.Centre should
constitute a SRC, after obtaining the majority opinion of the people
of all the regions of that state,it should initiate the process for
separate state.The centre ordered the state govt to table the
resolution in the floor of the assembly for separate Telangana state
and the resolution will be passed when the majority voted for it.So
let us wait and see.Meanwhile the instigating and irritating
statements by anyone from either of the regions results in further
aggravation of the regional feelings not good in the interest of the
state.
[10 Dec, 2009 2133hrs IST]
Siddhartha Dey,Mumbai,says:It is a good example of how one person in
India can hold the whole country to ransom. Whether the demand for
Telangana is justified or not can be debated. But "can a country of so
many billions be allowed to be held to ransom by one person?" should
not be debated and directly termed criminal. KCR should be lodged in
jail for the rest of his life as a murderer and criminal for causing
deaths, holding the country to ransom and instigating turmoil in a
state. Wah re India!!!!
[10 Dec, 2009 2105hrs IST]
A.P.MISRA,HYDERABAD,says:The decision to create Telangana is another
Himalyan Blunder being committed by the Govt. of India.After
Independence Sardar Patel was instrumental in integrating the small
states for better Governance and had integrated the then Hyderabad
State with the Indian Union, which was a big state at that time. After
Potti Sriramulu's death Andhra Pradesh came in existence and many of
its earlier districts were given to Maharashtra & Karnatka. This
decision is not going to help the people of the region but is going to
harm them only beneficiaries will be the opportunist politicians who
will become overnight rich. More bad times to come.
[10 Dec, 2009 2024hrs IST]
sudheer,UK,says:It is sad to see how leaders are fighting to divide
the state rather how to develop it by keeping it together.Moreover
they used students as weapons which is even more pathetic.Thought
Sonia Gandhi is best leader and now she proved me wrong.Accepting the
division at this stage (after these guyz break shopping malls , cars,
burning buses and creating trouble to people, etc etc) telling them
they can achieve anything with violence.Nobody can change fate of
Indians under two faced , ignorant , pathetic leaders.Sorry if I hurt
anyone with my writings, but this is the truth.
[10 Dec, 2009 2010hrs IST]
Veekay,USA,says:Agitation for a seperate telangana started long back
and the time has come to see a seperate telangana state. All these
movements started because of the oppressive and biased behaviour of
the political leaders of the other regions. Some people commented that
Telangana people are dumb fellows and andhra people are educated and
compared andharites to nawabs. If the andhra people are so proud of
their education, their lifestyle and their capability of developing a
region, they can well be better in their seperate andhra state and
show their ability. Poor you and your knowledge! they robbed telangana
region, they migrated to telangana to get jobs that were meant for the
telangana people. All the funds from the telangana region were
utilized to develop andhra region. In any case some of the reviews
cried that andhra people are capable and they developed andhra
pradesh, and I did not understand why are they crying if telangana
becomes a seperate state. It is better for those andhrites to live in
a seperate andhra state where their are more educated people and
development will be faster in a smaller state.
[10 Dec, 2009 2009hrs IST]
Narender ,New Delhi,says:I belong to Telangana and live in Delhi. I do
understand that Telangana was backward and part of the blame is
certainly on the policies adopted by state government often dominated
by people belogining to Coastal Areas. But that is only half story.
But even this half story would not be altered by the creation of
Telangana. The creation of Telangana may weaken Telangana it self.
Therefore I humbly request all my Telanganites to fight for united
Andhra Pradesh certainly with dignity of a Telanganite.
[10 Dec, 2009 2004hrs IST]
Kumaraswamy,chennai,says:Separate Telangana is not a demand of any
caste or religion.It is raised by all the people from Telengana region
(Including Reddy's,Kammas,Velama's,BC's,SC,s...) and particularly from
Northern telangana region.Analysis of this article is one
sided.Chiranjeevi community is "Kapu" and it is higher caste.Without
knowing basics about AP politics writing this kind of article is very
bad. First know the basics of AP politics and analyse. If you want to
prove me chiranjeevi caste ,i am ready to that. If you want prove me
about Reddys,Velamas...other upper caste people involvement in
Telenagana i will come with proof. I am waiting your reply. Thanks
M.Kumaraswamy 09962183888 Chennai
[10 Dec, 2009 1953hrs IST]
kristalsoldier,mumbai,says:Some people like Vijay (from Singapore) and
Ajay (from Doha) claim that smaller states are easier to govern. It
maybe true of autocratic city-states like Singapore and Dubai, but in
the context of India, this is another step towards the balkanization
of the country. Smaller states mean a building consensus in with a
democratic setup becomes more difficult and we all know how decision-
making happens in India. All that this 'division of states' into
smaller and smaller entities is going to result in is a stasis that
will hurt the country, India, in the future. As of now the pot is
boiling over with the Gorkhaland issue and there is always Kashmir.
This progressive disintegration of the Indian nation-state MUST stop
and it must stop NOW. And, as usual, all political parties across the
spectrum have showed themselves insensitive to the concept of a
unified India and have only their petty local and short-term interests
at heart. But sadly, this is not going to change very quickly, is it?
I wonder what options do we have left?
[10 Dec, 2009 1952hrs IST]
Murali,USA,says:I think the smaller states are better for the country.
Since India has 100 crore population, it is better to divide the
country into 100 states each state housing 1 crore on average.
Further, this process can be made automatic so that when ever a state
reaches a limit of 1.5 crores, it gets divided into two separate
states. And it should be done purely for administrative reasons. An
independent commission, on a permanent basis, can be created for this
purpose. The scheme described above gives more opportunities for many
more persons to enter politics and may become an attractive profession
for educated class too. Even if half of the state leaders do a good
job, the country will progress immensely. However, I think the
Congress made a hasty decision in the Telangana case. It was done save
a crook and few goondas. His party never won the elections handsomely,
and he had no support from the people. It is wrong for the media to
say that the movement is a popular movement from the people. Where is
the proof? Was there a referendum to ascertain this claim? UPA
government should have agreed to conduct a referendum, may be six
months from now, to see how many Telangana people really want a new
state. This is how democracy works. In Canada, the French speaking
Quebec wanted to separate . They conducted a referendum and the
separatist lost. Hence, Canada did not breakup.
[10 Dec, 2009 1946hrs IST]
hameduddin ahmed,hyderabad,says:Its totally unjustifiable to bifurcate
the state.KCR and his goons cannot hold the city for ransom.He just
want to reap the fruits sown by NTR,YSR,Naidu.If the separate state
sentiment was strong his would not have received the drubbing in
general election and the municipal elections.The people of Andhra
Pradesh does not want division of the state.The reason for division
said by KCR is underdevelopment of the region.If it was true than
Hyderabad would not be the most preferred destination for IT giants.If
the separatists of Kashmir do the same will Sonia Gandhi part with
Kashmir.
[10 Dec, 2009 1943hrs IST]
AK,INDIAN IN BAHRAIN,says:It is high time centre should pass a
resolution in parliament to stop breaking states into pieces or any
Tom, Dick, & Harry will start forming parties to divide states for
selfish motives. We are not dividing states, but dividing unity. This
will pose a serious threat to national security. Congress is disgrace.
[10 Dec, 2009 1932hrs IST]
shaiku,hyderabad,says:hyderabad city was built by qutub shahi dynasti
and the nawabs. so they are the actual people to keep hyderabad. but
since the time hyd became the capital of andhra pradesh i would
sincierely say that many andhra and rayalseema people put thier hands
together to develop this lovely city to lovely hitech city...the only
dumb fellows are the telangana region people crying over the high
lifestyle of nawabs and educated andhra people. one such example is
this bulshit KCR.. telangana region has standard schools and big
universities built by andhra pradesh state govt...so my request to
these morons is to educate themselves properly and face the
competition from andhrites and local hyderabadis... hate
division...luv hyderabad..luv one complete state..Andhra Pradesh
[10 Dec, 2009 1901hrs IST]
jotendra,India,says:If person is really hungry you can give him or her
biryani without the chicken or mutton pieces and the hunger would
subside understand.
[10 Dec, 2009 1845hrs IST]
Vijeta,Pune,says:The analysis is true, except that the roots of the
agitation has not come from the backwardness of telangana part of the
state but from the enviousness of the politicians belonging to
telangana part and their inefficiency in getting the telangana
developed.They only know how to fan the sentiments to their benefit
and ensuring that there will not be any economical growth.If there is
proper commitment on the part of the politicians combined or
bifurcated they can develop Telangana.
[10 Dec, 2009 1842hrs IST]
Ramya Ravi,Hyderabad,says:If Hunger strike was the answer to a state's
problems, then in the days to come we will see a plethora of such
strikes associated with equally weak causes. Yesterdays's decision is
a clear exhibition of the immaturity that exists in Indian politics.
That we still live in a country, where politicians behaving in un-
statesman like manner triggers a decision that can suggest dividing a
state is not only ludicrous but also stealing away the essence that
exists in Democracy. Our Democracy was designed to liberate minds into
thinking bigger and not be stuck in smaller thoughts resulting in
smaller states. I am amazed and surprised, that we still live in a
country where boundaries alone can decide who or what we are and lend
us identity that we can be "proud" of. Boundaries were only meant to
keep people out and us safe, it seems to have assumed a whole new
definition, where Boundaries are caging us in. This decision has
catapulted into focus the fact that Secularism only exists on paper
now, and the so called "Democratic" means to acheiving "causes" is
turning the equation entirely in mutiny's favour.
[10 Dec, 2009 1822hrs IST]
bharath,hyderabad,says:now who will assure the security of andhra
people in telangana region.. KCR ....the worest politician. i wish he
would rather die than dividing andhra...
[10 Dec, 2009 1819hrs IST]
Kumar,Singapore,says:This is a very good news. Smaller states will be
easier to administer.
[10 Dec, 2009 1816hrs IST]
kumar,hyderabad,says:these politicians should concentrate on
development rather than dividing. a group of people blindly following
selfish politicians..great...longlive democracy
[10 Dec, 2009 1816hrs IST]
Ravi,Hyderabad,says:Hello Dinesh, you cannot challenge telangana
people to survive with out HYD.let me remind you one thing Hyd is part
of the telangana.so i think it is andhra people who came to Hyd to
survive their lifes.
[10 Dec, 2009 1811hrs IST]
Rajesh kumar bomma,Surat,says:Central governament has to consider
voice from all the regions.High command responded very fast for this
sensitive issue which they r not suppose to do.Telengana is property
of all telugu people.jai andhra pradesh..jai telugu thalli
[10 Dec, 2009 1809hrs IST]
sudheer reddy,bangalore,says:whatthe hell they going to gain by
creating this mess ,every body knows ,how capable chandrashker rao
is ,and at the end it going to become a next bihar if this bill
passes ,wake up andra .think big allthis is a political game .
[10 Dec, 2009 1749hrs IST]
P.G.Rajagopal,Abu Dhabi,says:I immensely liked Kingsshuk Nag's comment
'A million mutinies now'; but when it comes to the reality shows the
Congress MLA rebellions are like the proverbial tempests in the tea
cups. The congress men are very obedient lambs; their vertebras bend
like the willows and they will not dare to move against the dictates
of the high command. Like the primary school children awe their
headmistress they revere Sonia Gandhi; her wishes are their commands;
very rarely and anonymously they dare to make public statements. If
the situation worsens like en masse protests and resignations, the
Manmohan government might gracefully reverse the decision. Let us give
the central government more time to assess the situation and to see
how many more MLAs resign. We need such funny stories to bring
laughter to our funture generations when they study Indian history;
otherwise history is bore with many years and eras. Muhammad bin
Tughlug(1300-1351) decided to shift his capital from Delhi to Devagiri
(Daultatabad)and then again back to Delhi. Years passed, still Tughlug
stories bring smiles to our lips, we feel animated, even though many
multitudes died during the two moves.
[10 Dec, 2009 1744hrs IST]
Chakri,USA,says:I know I am speaking different things to put forth my
point of view: We hate to admit but perhaps we became too selfish and
lazy that we no longer care what happens to US as a community or may
be we like being spectators and just talk about stuff. We are proud to
be Indians for whatever reasons, but very few of us act like Indians.
We always lamented over our billion population starving for an Olympic
medal. How of us really dreamt and won a medal. Guys, this is a saga
of us (not USA) Indians. We live and die in philosophy, not to forget,
shamelessly.
[10 Dec, 2009 1743hrs IST]
Chakri,USA,says:To your point Shravan, its no big deal another state
is created, if WE, the people of AP together wanted a split, not a
bunch of thugs and power hungry politicians blackmail and threaten the
Govt with violence to force the split. History is the proof the scape
goat is always the common man. God forbid if the state is split, the
woes of the common man of whether telanga or andhra remain the same.
We let the thugs take over to govern us and we have to live with it.
We are very used to it aren't we? We are good,kind and compassionate
but honestly thinking, how many of us have the will if not time to
fight back ?!!
[10 Dec, 2009 1732hrs IST]
ajay,doha,says:Looking at it as an Indian, away from the eye of the
storm, not connected to any party, never worked for a political
outfit, never carried a party flag, have read a lot on India, and
travelled around including Andhra. I feel we should look at our states
as only adminstrative areas. Delopmental activities can be better
accomplished and progress to its people ensured if only states are
made smaller and boundaries are defined as administrtive limits. The
smaller the state, the easier to govern it. Why the hue and cry and
blood shed, and in who's interest are you all marching the streets and
getting killed? think raionally, think as a nation.
[10 Dec, 2009 1725hrs IST]
ajay,doha,says:Looking at it as an Indian, away from the eye of the
storm, not connected to any party, never worked for a political
outfit, never carried a party flag, have read a lot on India, and
travelled around including Andhra. I feel we should look at our states
as only adminstrative areas. Delopmental activities can be better
accomplished and progress to its people ensured if only states are
made smaller and boundaries are defined as administrtive limits. The
smaller the state, the easier to govern it. Why the hue and cry and
blood shed, and in who's interest are you all marching the streets and
getting killed? think raionally, think as a nation.
[10 Dec, 2009 1725hrs IST]
Raju,Chirala,says:Why we need to divide the land of telugu speaking
just because a person went on hunger stike for 10 days. It means is it
right to justify that any issue can be resolved if a politician goes
on hunger stike. Please activate your cells in your brain to think why
it is required. Who said telangana is undeveloped. What does it mean.
Is it in the same way it was to be when we got independence. So much
dev. happed in that region. Still the development will happen. May be
the process is slow but not halted. Will you cut a peice of your body
just because it is not equally developed with others parts. Medicine
should be given. Similarly for telengana, development is the medicine
that has to be given. For people from telangana, i request you only
one thing that is we can do it and we can win it unitedly.
[10 Dec, 2009 1723hrs IST]
Lavanya,India,says:@Vijay,Telangana and Shravan,Hyderabad R u guys
sure that telangana will prosper after the split?? Do u believe in the
cheap politics being played now. All these years as quoted in the
article lots of money was invested on the development of Hyderabad ,
which is alloted to the whole of AP state not the telangana region
alone.. And now how mean it is to seperate. Yes if u believe in so
called politician chief why was his last election a failure.He would
have done the same hunger strike to bring the development activities
in the region. But asking for a separate state instead.After reading
ur posts i understood that there r even educated brains who support
the split. Cant u guys stand for developing telangana instead??
[10 Dec, 2009 1722hrs IST]
Prakash,Chennai,says:Hey "vijay,Telangana", Why should Telengana be
given as Sonia's Birthday gift? Nonsense. Who is Sonia to divide
Andhra? She came just 25years ago to India. Let her not dictate terms.
I do not understand why Congress (any party for that matter) has no
strong political leader that can command respect. Why beg Sonia (a
foreigner) to take action. Nothing against Sonia's living in India, I
hate it when she can command so much respect being a foriegner. I
respect her becoming an Indian, but all said she is not a born-
citizen of India.
[10 Dec, 2009 1712hrs IST]
BPRao, ,Melbourne,says:Telengana proximity to Hyderabad has brought
immense benefits and changes the aspirations of Telengana people
beyond any expectations, no more is Medak a sleeping town when
compared to other under developed towns in Rayalaseema or Andhra.
Potti Sriramulu united and brought a united Andhra and now we are
brothers fighting for the inherited property dividing this into
pieces. There would more self styled political game ship and small
town politics which will come into the fore and development will take
the state backward. KCR and his men will have hay days and we will
soon start hearing separate Andhra, Rayalaseema and costal region. We
will have more issues as where the 70% of tax collections that would
emanate from Hyderabad go .. to Andhra or Telangana.. this would be
start of big war which will bring another ethic divide shattering the
cosmopolitan image Hyderabad has been groomed up. Hope Congress takes
mature decisions in the interest of all telugu speaking people.
[10 Dec, 2009 1710hrs IST]
Hari Kumar,Indonesia,says:It is not a Foolish thing the fight for
Telangana is not from last year or last month or last 11 days after
KCR started his fast to death - is it from 1956 they started
complaining - KCR used the FAST TO DEATH as final episode since it is
his climax of his career Why no LEADER from Andhra could do a FAST to
DEATH for Samaikya ANDHRA let us be cautious we may have to see many
this kind of things for more seperations of districts
[10 Dec, 2009 1657hrs IST]
Javeed Ahmed M,Hyderabad,says:Well the Hungry Mongrel is KCR and His
Goons, So why Give him Biryani When He is Happy with the Bones. The
Congress at centre blinked first and will Pay the Price. Jagan and His
Cronies are no less culprits in this agitation, giving silent support,
esp the Home Minister Mrs. Sabitha Reddy. KCR in no time will turn
into the Koda of AP and I am afraid that Telangana Will suffer the
same fate as Jharakhand.
[10 Dec, 2009 1655hrs IST]
Hidayath Shaik,Baroda,says:Had YSR been there, this situation would
have never been arised.. There is definitely a vacuum in leadership of
AP Congress. Only Jagan can fill that vacuum with able support from
KVP and Rosaiah.
[10 Dec, 2009 1653hrs IST]
Dileep,Bangalore, India,says:This is absolutely pathetic. Just imagine
the kind of message this sends out to all the anti-national and
divisive forces in the country. In no time will you have all kinds of
demands for more independant states. We need strong leaders to resolve
this issue. Politicians are the scum of the country and people need to
stand up and oppose this tooth and nail. I still cant believe how
easily the indian govt bowed down to the pressure, i can imagine how
India gets pushed arounf in international affairs when we such
incompetent and spineless leaders !! STRONG LEADERSHIP is the need of
the hour and this can only be obtained by a change in mindset.
[10 Dec, 2009 1647hrs IST]
SK,KARNATAKA,says:i AM VERY HAPPY AS UNTIL NOW ANDHRA WITH ITS 42 MP
IN THE PARLIAMENT WAS BARGAINING VERY HARD & TAKING AWAY ALL THE FUNDS
& RESOURCES WHICH SHOULD HAVE COME TO KARNATAKA.NOW ANDHRA WILL BE
SPLIT & IT CANNOT LEVERAGE THE SAME WITH LESS MP
[10 Dec, 2009 1645hrs IST]
sravan,kumar,says:Well Mr. Ravi, Learn the facts first. Rice from
Coastal Andhra is little sold in telengana and on the contrast rice
from telengana and Rayalseema is sold in Coastal ANdhra. Paddy
cutivated in Coastal andhra most of it is exported and deemed to be
large grain and known for quantity rather than quality. Try to do more
research in this matter and come up with a some other reason. Can you
deny your or your dearest ones self interests (economic perspective)
in hyderabad to form such a anti-telengana notion?
[10 Dec, 2009 1644hrs IST]
Kareem,Hyderabad,says:Great News. Congress party can forget Andhra
Pradesh, telangana or for the matter hyderabad. They will never will
any election. I have been voting for congress but after this decision
I will never ever support congress. Andhra's capital will be
Vijayawada, Telangana's Khammam and Hyderabad and Secunderabad a union
territory. So many people are dying of hunger everyday in India. Is
the government fulfilling all that they wanted
[10 Dec, 2009 1643hrs IST]
sravan,NYC,says:Why did andhra oppose telengana formation back in
1968? The political suppression of Telengana peaked since the movement
endend in 1971. Now few people from telengana have little political
awareness and now is the time they would learn from self governance.
Telengana once known for revolutionary political movements has been
branded terrorist infested(even though more naxalites especially the
elite persona are from andhra, most of the recruitment was from
backward villages in rural telengana) and is completely considered
illiterate nowadays. Do you know hyderabad state before 1948 was known
to be very culturally and educationally competent with andhra
counterpart. The only difference being english medium. Among other
things the first news paper in telugu was published from telengana and
not in andhra thats way beyond 1920's. It only as a united AP, that
telengana became backward and illiterate.
[10 Dec, 2009 1640hrs IST]
synergy,hyderabad,says:I agree with sravan and would like to tell
dinesh and naveen that we may be telangana, andhra and rayalaseema but
we are Indians only. really now coastal andhra politicians are playing
politics only for hyderabad.but i am asking each and every coastal
andhra politicians who came here for their livelihood and now saying
it is their home. we are not telling to go away from here...now they
are trying to take as much as possible before every thing happens.
[10 Dec, 2009 1632hrs IST]
sravan,NY,says:Well Mr. Ravi, Learn the facts first. Rice from Coastal
Andhra is little sold in telengana and on the contrast rice from
telengana and Rayalseema is sold in Coastal ANdhra. Paddy cutivated in
Coastal andhra most of it is exported and deemed to be large grain and
known for quantity rather than quality. Try to do more research in
this matter and come up with a some other reason. Can you deny your or
your dearest ones self interests (economic perspective) in hyderabad
to form such a anti-telengana notion?
[10 Dec, 2009 1631hrs IST]
somesh,***@hotm.com,says:Excuse dinesh, why you think we would ever
think of telangana without hyd. what kind of foolish statement is
that. It is like asking you to forget your mother. What kind of
history are you connected to hyderabad?
[10 Dec, 2009 1630hrs IST]
anurag,hyderabad,says:This is in response to Mr Naveen,why are you
naming Bihar here,it is far better than AP.
[10 Dec, 2009 1630hrs IST]
suresh,tirupathi,says:dont split the AP to two, split it to three
[10 Dec, 2009 1628hrs IST]
Yesubabu,Mumbai,says:KCR wants Power nothing else....Remember, The
people from Telangana already rejected TRS in the last election, this
clearly resembles there is NO need of Separate state. If i start
fasting for seperate DISTRICT, will central Govt agrees for the
same!!!??..on What basis central Govt agree for splitting? its just
Sonia B day gift!!! How funny it is>>??? Its a STATE not a Cake to
split easily..
[10 Dec, 2009 1627hrs IST]
g.venkataraman,delhi,says:This is a classic example of the dangers of
procrastinative politics widely practiced in this country.
Reorganisation of a state is a very very serious business and should
not be solely left to the whims, emotions as also inactions of a
scheming political class for whom self interest always precedes
national interest. The sincerity of purpose for addressing the issue
was simply not there. It was treated like a baton to be passed over in
every political race. while backwardness is a genuine issue , it
certainly cannot be solved through mere geographic redistribution of
political power. By that yardstick we may have to add another fifty
states. Our political system needs to be radically transformed .
political parties have to move beyond the present "individual fiefdom"
state where sychophancy is the moola mantra - where "so called
solutions" don't solve but create more problems .we need national
political movements which captures the pulse of the people , which can
identify an OBAMA in each one of us. God bless our Nation
G.Venkataraman if we don't act our future generation would pay for our
delinquency.
[10 Dec, 2009 1627hrs IST]
rama krishna,hyderabad,says:Overzealous politicians playing with the
lives & sentiments of people to achieve their petty political gains.
How can one person's so called fast in the comforts of AC hospital
decide the fate of 8 crore people. Wake up. Fight for Justice.
[10 Dec, 2009 1626hrs IST]
Narasimha Rao,Oman,says:Its Most unfortunate in the indian history
that the Intellectuals ruling in central bowed their heads to a
CARTOON CHARACTER CALLED KCR. Without analysing the KCR Character and
His partie's policies how can any body, from central can express the
posibilities & formation of Telangana State. Also they have to analyse
the decisions Mr.KCR took in the last 9-10years like what joining
Advaniji, comming out form TDP for the selfish cause of not getting
Minister post and forming TRS Party, joining hands with Congress,
again deceiving congress and joining hands with TDP in the last
elections making high drama in the last moment. There are many
situations like this which are to be considered before giving decision
on TRS issue. The most important point to be understood is with the
kind of his nature and personality, attitude of going to any extent,
disturbing states development and progress, how can we put 10districts
fate in his hands. Also to be thought is he is a dihard fan of NTR and
was with TDP in a good position worked as right hand to Mr.Naidu he
could not workout the development projects of telangana districts. TDP
got best opportunity during BJP's cental rule. During that Best period
also KCR has no thought of developing Telangana districts he got best
opportunity at that time and did not perform. Now how can we trust his
capabilities and abaility to develop telangana districts. Its now
manadatory to one and all of AP Population to think properly and not
allow central to put the fate of telangana states in KCR hands.
[10 Dec, 2009 1626hrs IST]
Dr adi,Mumbai,says:I am on an indefinite hunger strike to make South
Mumbai a speacial state! I want it or I will fast and create a ruckus!
Do you know why I want it to be a separate state? Because then I will
earn a lot of money out of the government contracts I will issue.
YAhoooo! I' gonna be a billionaire in a white kurta soon (keep it a
secret btw you and me)!
[10 Dec, 2009 1619hrs IST]
santhosh,hyderabad(Nalgonda),says:Who Said Congress will divide into 5
segments...y people are getting worried about telangana seperation. go
and walk through telangana roads you will know the facts y people are
asking seperate telagana... BEING HIGHEST TAX pAYERS IN ANDRA PRADESH
(TElANGANA) LEAST DEVELOPED AREA(TELANGANA)...Not even single great
leader from this region.And More over the transparency will increase
if it divided there vud b more scope for finding flaws that are really
done by worst politicians.
[10 Dec, 2009 1617hrs IST]
santhosh,hyderabad(Nalgonda),says:Who Said Congress will divide into 5
segments...y people are getting worried about telangana seperation. go
and walk through telangana roads you will know the facts y people are
asking seperate telagana... BEING HIGHEST TAX pAYERS IN ANDRA PRADESH
(TElANGANA) LEAST DEVELOPED AREA(TELANGANA)...Not even single great
leader from this region.And More over the transparency will increase
if it divided there vud b more scope for finding flaws that are really
done by worst politicians.
[10 Dec, 2009 1616hrs IST]
RAJ,UK,says:there is nothing like Telangana and Hyderabad. you need to
correct that its just Telangana as always.
[10 Dec, 2009 1616hrs IST]
MARLA BHASKAR,UAE,says:Telangane indeed has 9 districts which are
totally poverty ridden, barring for Hyderabad. Separating Telangana,
from the rest of the Andhra is a welcome measure, provided, people of
Andhra and Rayalseema are happy with it. The people of Andhra and
Rayalaseema are probably disturbed because of a feeling that their
investments in Hyderabad go waste. The point to be noted here is that
all of them invested in Hyderabad alone ( as it is the capital city)
and no where else in Telangana( What will happen to people of India
investing in America?). The politicians of Telangana are spineless in
getting funds granted, selfish in gobbling the available funds, and
not doing any good to the state of Telangana. Now Congress I, TDP,TRS
and BJP needs to be blamed for throwing the state into chaos by
eternally echoing along with the sentiment of separate Telangana. Why
in all their election manifestos they said they are for Separate
Telangana. They wanted to garner telangana votes, and tried to chew
more than what they can digest. Now instead of all these gimmicks,
they should appoint separate councils, to understand where and all the
Tealangan lacks financially/economically and bridge the loop holes at
the earliest to make it compete equally with Andhra and Rayalseema,
rather than isolating it and separating it. I think investors of
Andhra and Rayalseema shall make a note of this.
[10 Dec, 2009 1616hrs IST]
N Kumar,Chennai,says:Now each province which has a grouse will ask for
a separate state. They have set a bad precedent. This will pave way
for disintegration of countries back to Kingdom era and we will even
fight each other one day with enemy armies...
[10 Dec, 2009 1616hrs IST]
synergy,hyderabad,says:Separate telangana is needed because people
commenting here dont know that every higher official is coastal andhra
people and every worker is telangana . Coastal andhra politicials are
big thread to telangana. if we are comparing habits KCR habits are
atleast personal but coastal andhra ministers habits are like British
rule on telangana people. The proof for thier behaviour is they are
only 4 years old living in hyd but they want to take hyd(heart)from
telangana people. so they are behaving like british but we are not
telling them " go back". IF IT IS MATTER OF ONENESS WE ARE NOT
SEPARATING FROM INDIA WE ARE SEPARATING TO DEVELOP OURSELF. IT IS NOT
THEORY TO SPEAK ABOUT ONENESS IT IS PRACTICALLY REQUIRED TO BE
MENTALLY ONE. It purely about development of all.
[10 Dec, 2009 1615hrs IST]
Krishna rao,Hyderabad,says:Telangana and anti telangana agitations are
raising the question mark in the minds of investors saying A.P. on the
whole is not safezone to invest and progress.
[10 Dec, 2009 1615hrs IST]
itsnotgovt,new delhi,says:Its the politics stupid! All political
parties to position themselves to gain from this are party to this
split. They dont understand one thing, as a divided state they get
even less revenue allocation and less influence on policies effecting
their state
[10 Dec, 2009 1615hrs IST]
Krish,India,says:Some people are desperate to become netas - chief
minister and other ministers, and for that sake they agitate to form
new states so that they can become rulers. What can you expect from
Congress Party, a party without spine?
[10 Dec, 2009 1602hrs IST]
Naveen,Hyderabad,says:It is foolish thing to anounce telangana state
as seperate. Telangana people have to wake up and need to know these
politicians are playing with their lives. If seperate then it will
become another Bihar which is last rankings in literature. I am
requesting all the politicians try to concentrate on people issues
which is causing telanga backwards instead of seperate state. Even KCR
is in minister's time he didnt done any thing to telangana (even his
own legislature) then how can we trust these guy will rule telangana?
same for other politcians also? Common guys wake up these all are
politics.
[10 Dec, 2009 1602hrs IST]
dinesh,vijayawada,says:I challenge telangana people to survive their
lifes without hyd.Kcr nd congress is just playing a polyTRICKS for
dividing d state.this situation remainds us to think about YSR.
[10 Dec, 2009 1602hrs IST]
shivacharan,Hyderabd,says:Absolute stupidity,All the need for a
separate statehood was demanded by the selfish politicians for their
poloitical advantages.If they really need to develop people,they
should do that by developing such areas by providing infrastructure
and setting up the industries promoting employment and better
lifestyle.I am from telengana but oppose it to be divided from my
fellow telugu speaking people.We wil be strong only whenwe are
united.People should understand UNITY is OUR "strength".
[10 Dec, 2009 1602hrs IST]
dinesh,vijayawada,says:I challenge telangana people to survive their
lifes without hyd.Kcr nd congress is just playing a polyTRICKS for
dividing d state.this situation remainds us to think about YSR.
[10 Dec, 2009 1601hrs IST]
KUMAR,HYDERBAD,says:Enjoy.. divide and rule like British. Now its
congress turn. Let them split Andhra..
[10 Dec, 2009 1601hrs IST]
Siva,UK,says:Dividing the state is a big blunder. Hyderabad has been
developed by all parts of Andhara Pradesh, so, how can Hyderabad go to
Telangana? This is not fair. Hyderabad should remain on its own as UT.
[10 Dec, 2009 1600hrs IST]
Himanshu,Manila,says:I want to go on a fast to declare my 200 sq. yd.
house as an independent state. My drawing room will be my state
capital - My house lingo will be my state language. I hope my kids
don't want their room to be separate states within my house.
[10 Dec, 2009 1558hrs IST]
K M Rao,Hyderabad,says:Sure recipie for destabilisaiton of the country
itself.
[10 Dec, 2009 1558hrs IST]
ajith nair,bangalore,says:Today it is Telegana...Tomorrow it is going
to be Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Konkan Region. And Congress party is at it
again with an HISTORICAL BLUNDER.
[10 Dec, 2009 1514hrs IST]
krishnamurthy acharya,malaysia,says:No point in deviding the states,
unless we indians change our mindset to become a efficient global
power.Congress should have tried to convince the people with efficient
adminstration despite devide and rule.
[10 Dec, 2009 1514hrs IST]
Ishwar Rao,Hyderabad,says:The state will be bifurcated into 5 parts
( North Andhra, South Andhra, Rayelseema, Telangana & Hyderabad ) and
god knows how many more to come in the future if the Government
continue its attitude in handling this kind of issue. Now people will
surely miss YSR
[10 Dec, 2009 1514hrs IST]
Ishwar Rao,Hyderabad,says:The state will be bifurcated into 5 parts
( North Andhra, South Andhra, Rayelseema, Telangana & Hyderabad ) and
god knows how many more to come in the future if the Government
continue its attitude in handling this kind of issue. Now people will
surely miss YSR
[10 Dec, 2009 1514hrs IST]
SHOUKAT FIRFIRAY,KUWAIT,says:As long as situation calm with law and
order in place, AP can split into 2 provinces similar to other states
to implement proper reform program and good governance. Also, it will
help to defuse naxal attacks on the civil society.
[10 Dec, 2009 1514hrs IST]
Natasha Coutinho,Dubai,says:What is wrong with the unity of India &
indians.why do you need a seprate state.There would be bo benifits for
sure & once you get your seperate state this is a request to the
government please do not fund them,coz it is on their demand that they
are getting a free state.NO FUND NO SUPPORT NOTHING !!!! thats how
India should work now.You all are showing the world how weak Indian
are by what your doing. Jai Hind
[10 Dec, 2009 1513hrs IST]
Krishna Rao,Hyderabad,says:Many more MLA and MP will resign, Entire
state will be uncertain. Please remove hyderabad from any state and
make it as union territory.
[10 Dec, 2009 1512hrs IST]
abdul khadar,karimnagar,says:Giving Telangana is totally a stupid
decision made by congress govt. TRS wanna make money out of this by
accuring the telengana states and Hyderabad.As they dont have that
support and image in whole AP.Its better to make HYD as UT so that
telangana will never be telangana without HYD.
[10 Dec, 2009 1512hrs IST]
raaghaav,usa,says:Once again congress high command has proved that it
is a bunch of jokers people like chidambaram,pranab,antony,ahmed patel
and sonia gandhi have degraded the reputation of nation. it is
disgusting these people who do not hail from Andhra Pradesh decide the
fate of that state. People who are born and brought up from that state
like me are astonished by the way how these stupid congress high
command people acts. it is a shame that we are being ruled by such
fools. god save andhra pradesh
[10 Dec, 2009 1512hrs IST]
moksh,Mumbai,says:Tomorrow people will start going on hunger strikes
for creation of seperate states . Would govt still form a state then ?
If states are formed with such frequency, Our country should have
maintained the 623 states in India. Y unite them if after so many
years you wanna divide it. Every single caste will demand a separate
state, they are already doing that. What will this lead to I wonder.?
More kodha like CMs.
[10 Dec, 2009 1511hrs IST]
dude,hyd,says:UT! Are you guys kidding? Gone are the days of Union
Territories. India just converted all its UTs into states. You want to
go back to that now? Joint capital doesn't work too. Hyderabad is a
traffic nightmare as it is, with all those extra souls visiting the
capital on various errands and jamming the streets running between
various govt offices. By turning Hyd into a capital for 2 states,
you're only going to multiply those problems by 2.
[10 Dec, 2009 1509hrs IST]
Ananth,Singapore,says:Some points for those rejoicing the news of
Separate Telangana. What's the guarantee that Telangana will progress
if it's made a separate state ? Development of a region comes through
Political will and hardwork from people. The same legislators and
parliament members will get elected in separate Telangana. The MLAs
and MPs from Telanga (from TRS and Congress) say that Telangana is
backward region, then what the hell were these people doing ? Are they
not be held accountable for the backwardness of the region ? What
progress did Jarkhand make after breaking from Bihar except the
personal development of Madhu Koda and a few politicians ? Same fate
hangs for Telangana. 10 years hence, if Telangana state is formed, can
some one vouch that there will be no drinking water, electricity, food
and employment problems in Telangana ? How many projects did KCR bring
to Telangana region when he was Central Minister for 2 years ?
Telangana people were fooled in the past by landlords (Doralu) and now
again, I saw it live !!!
[10 Dec, 2009 1508hrs IST]
vijay,Telangana,says:people of telangana have given their mandate
regarding the sperate state long back and they still continue with
their stand for the separate state which will be the reality soon and
the author he himself has made a point saying that hyderabad will be
part and parcel of telangana. The Andhra MLA's and MP who are
resigning their seats should understand that they are not the local
people of Telangana espicially Lagadapati who is from vijayawada which
come in Andhra therefore obviosly he or they will oppose since they
still want to exploit the resources and people of Telangana. If the
Congress doesn't stick to their stand which has already announced that
the process of separate satate has started will be defeated in
telangana horriably with not even gaining single seat and the gift on
the birthday of MRS Sonia Ghandhi to the people of telangana would be
like makeing the people of telangana fools and she will loose the
respect
[10 Dec, 2009 1508hrs IST]
vijay,Telangana,says:people of telangana have given their mandate
regarding the sperate state long back and they still continue with
their stand for the separate state which will be the reality soon and
the author he himself has made a point saying that hyderabad will be
part and parcel of telangana. The Andhra MLA's and MP who are
resigning their seats should understand that they are not the local
people of Telangana espicially Lagadapati who is from vijayawada which
come in Andhra therefore obviosly he or they will oppose since they
still want to exploit the resources and people of Telangana. If the
Congress doesn't stick to their stand which has already announced that
the process of separate satate has started will be defeated in
telangana horriably with not even gaining single seat and the gift on
the birthday of MRS Sonia Ghandhi to the people of telangana would be
like makeing the people of telangana fools and she will loose the
respect
[10 Dec, 2009 1508hrs IST]
vijay,Telangana,says:people of telangana have given their mandate
regarding the sperate state long back and they still continue with
their stand for the separate state which will be the reality soon and
the author he himself has made a point saying that hyderabad will be
part and parcel of telangana. The Andhra MLA's and MP who are
resigning their seats should understand that they are not the local
people of Telangana espicially Lagadapati who is from vijayawada which
come in Andhra therefore obviosly he or they will oppose since they
still want to exploit the resources and people of Telangana. If the
Congress doesn't stick to their stand which has already announced that
the process of separate satate has started will be defeated in
telangana horriably with not even gaining single seat and the gift on
the birthday of MRS Sonia Ghandhi to the people of telangana would be
like makeing the people of telangana fools and she will loose the
respect
[10 Dec, 2009 1508hrs IST]
Vijay,Hyderabad,says:Congress Party under the leadership of the most
admired PM and their Madam has invited a very big problem by deciding
to split Andhra Pradesh. They should now be prepared to receive the
applications for Northern Karnataka, Vidarbha, Goorkhaland, Greater
Rayalaseema, may be tomorrow northern Telangana, North Coastal Andhra
Pradesh, South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and I do not see an end to
these. There can be at least one Rao who can certainly go on fast unto
death in each of these regions. Are we ready to split mother India
into so many pieces.
[10 Dec, 2009 1507hrs IST]
Srinivasan,Salem,says:The Congress should have thought of this when
they formed alliance with TRS five years back and towed his line at
that time and ditched him afterwards
[10 Dec, 2009 1505hrs IST]
Shravan,Hyderabad,says:Guys.. Lets not getting in to a politically
over ridden thinking. I would request a lil thought. I agree that AP
is a prospering state, and has very high yields of crops, highly
educated & skilled populace and huge Loans to be paid to IMF and world
bank. But, Telangana region is poor, illitarate and drought hit. The
whole moment is to signify the issues which they have been facing
which were never taken care of. A Separate state by itself would mean
its own funds, responsibilities and actions, which would mean a better
administration. I find no reason why we are getting so emotional about
language centric when we keep talking about globalization and growth
in every aspect. If Telangana is left the way it is., it would make
the disparities wider and on a longer term would be a great blunder.
If not now., this Tide would lay back to come back again with a
greater and more dedicated force. Let their be homogenous development
in the country. Dont look, think or behave as individuals of a
locality, stand as a country. We are 30 odd states, but Indians, if we
are to have another smaller state, whats the issue in it.
[10 Dec, 2009 1457hrs IST]
TR Rao,Los Angeles,says:The facts have been mis-represented here (why
the center blinked, rayalseema folks inflitrating the masses etc.,).
Why doesn't TOI stick to Shilpa Shetty news and avoid mis-
communicating to the masses.
[10 Dec, 2009 1456hrs IST]
James.Cheriyan,U.A.E.,says:It is only the Politicians who will be
gaining by these kinds creation of smaller states.No one else and not
even the country as a whole.The new generation of politicians have to
learn from the past experiences and how Mrs. Gandhi dealt with this
uprising in 1969.Our new generation politicians will say that times
have changed and so solutions have to be different.so has the country
by leaps and bounds.
[10 Dec, 2009 1454hrs IST]
Sanjay,Hyderabad,says:A really hungry man will eat the Rice even
without the Mutton. Better make Hyderbad a UT and a Joint capital of
both states (Just Like Chandigarh). Sanjay
[10 Dec, 2009 1438hrs IST]
Siddharth Sharma,Delhi,says:Hyderabad should be made to U.T just like
chandigarh and both the state share it .
[10 Dec, 2009 1434hrs IST]
Aslam,Hyderabad,says:This shows the political immaturity of Congress
which has meekly submitted itself to blackmail. Accepted that it
cannot contriol Law and order. Dilution of Democarcy
[10 Dec, 2009 1434hrs IST]
ravi,bangalore,says:I am happy that the author ended the page
comparing the Rice with Mutton.. Because if rice is stopped from Costa
Zillas of AP to Telangana than the mutton will be available without
rice. Everyone know that a biryani will taste good only if both rice
and mutton are together. If politicians put their evil thought behind
and work for the unity of the state instead of dividing it than it
will be more beneficial.
[10 Dec, 2009 1431hrs IST]
Sant2020,Delhi,says:The Telengana decision is more driven by local
politics and to weaken the regional parties like TDP etc by Congress
so that their share at centre remains un-influential. If Development
was the key, then why is UP still such large state, why we don't have
East UP or West UP or Bundelkhand........Such political decisions have
long costs in terms of unity and integrity of India.
[10 Dec, 2009 1414hrs IST]
Murli,London,says:Instead of solving more burning issues like the
Maoist movement and violence, the government decided to do the divide
and rule policy. It is so clearly spineless and shameless of the
Congress to divide the country for its personal gain. I am from Andhra
and I am ashamed that my people have been divided. And we are same
people, same language, same background. So, we are creating new
opportunities for people to exploit and loot as Madhu Koda and co. Wah
re India. wah re Congress.
[10 Dec, 2009 1413hrs IST]
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