Monday, January 27, 2014

Kiran Reddy Served Notice To AP Speaker For 'Return Of Telangana Bill' To President For Corrections & Loopholes

By Ramesh Reddy | INN Live

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Kiran Kumar Reddy served a notice on the Speaker of the Assembly to return the Andhra Pradesh Bifurcation Bill, 2013 under Rule 77 of the Assembly as it was full of lose ends and loopholes. Reddy raised certain pertinent issues in his address in the Assembly on the Bill. He, however, could not live up to the expectations of most Seemaandhra protagonists who expected that he would at the end of his speech offer to step down from the coveted position. Kiran Reddy doesn’t seem to bow out. 
The issues he raised are: 
  1. The Centre, which referred the bifurcation bill to the State Legislative Assembly, never mentioned as to what benefits would accrue to the State following its division. 
  2. Should the Assembly discuss the Bill as it was not provided with complete information
  3. The Centre should never usurp the powers vested in the States 
  4. Is the Bill referred to the State Assembly final one or is it just a draft? The information being given by the Ministry of Home Affairs are confusing. 
  5. The Home Ministry did not provide any information sought by members of the Assembly. 
  6. The Centre should clarify on how is it going to address the problems arising out of the division of the State, instead of dodging on querulous issues. 
  7. Anybody, including the President, had to abide by the Constitution 
  8. If the common Capital is kept under the control of the Governor, why should elections be held at all? Who asked for a common capital? Where is the concept of common capital in the Constitution of India? 
  9. The Centre did not furnish information on the opinion given by the Attorney-General of India. 
  10. Hyderabad is a communally-sensitive City. Since the State is united, the police set-up is strong here. 
  11. As a person born in Telangana, I feel bad as the bifurcation would cause more damage to the State. 
  12. Most of the top brass in the outlawed Maoist party belonged to Telangana. Unless the two parts of the State stay united, it would be difficult to handle the Maoist threat. 
  13. The chief of Intelligence Bureau cautioned that the bifurcation would cause law and order problems. 
  14. The State was spending Rs 28,000 crore towards welfare schemes. If development was ensured in Telangana, it is being said that the Chief Ministers of Seemandhra region had no role in that. 
  15. Andhra people never questioned the appointment of a Telangana advocate-general. 
  16. The Centre had not taken the recommendations of Justice Srikrishna Committee. The bifurcation Bill was prepared without any basis.

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