Hyderabad, the central point of Telangana, is the common capital of the new State and the
other regions, Rayalaseema and Andhra for a period of 10 years. A new capital
for Andhra is in Seemandhra region during this period.
Telangana State has a geographical area of 10 of the 23 districts of
undivided Andhra Pradesh. Out of 42 Lok Sabha seats and 294 Assembly seats in
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana have 17 Lok Sabha seats and 119 Assembly
seats.
About
Telangana Region
• The population of Telangana is
35.19 million (2011 Census). It includes the seven million population of Hyderabad,
which emerged as a major IT hub during the past two decades.
• The region has a geographical
area of 1.14 lakh sq km.
• The districts which are a part
of Telangana region are Hyderabad, Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam,
Mahaboobnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Rangareddy, and Warangal.
• Hyderabad and Warangal are the
two largest cities in the Telangana region.
• Warangal city was declared as a
World Heritage City by UNESCO in March 2013.
• The two major Rivers Krishna
and Godavari flew through the region.
Telangana
Movement- A Background
1. The Telangana region was a
part of the erstwhile Hyderabad State which was merged into the Indian Union on 17
September 1948.
2. The Hyderabad State was merged
with Andhra State with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act 1956 and so
the united Andhra Pradesh state came into being on 1 November 1956.
3. In 1956 Gentlemen’s Agreement
was signed by Bezawada Gopal Reddy, CM of Andhra State, and Burgula Ramakrishna
Rao, CM of Hyderabad State for safeguarding the Telangana people.
4. The Telangana agitation began
in 1969 as people protested the failure of implementation of Gentlemen’s
Agreement and other safeguards.
5. In 1969 Marri Chenna Reddy
launched the Telangana Praja Samithi by demanding a separate Telangana State.
6. The separate State movement
came into limelight again when a new political party Telangana Rashtra Samithi
(TRS) was formed by K Chandra Shekhar Rao on 27 April 2001.
7. The UPA Government on 9
December 2009 took the decision of formation of Telangana State, in the
backdrop of indefinite fast by TRS leader K Chandrashekhar Rao.
8. This decision ignited
street protests in the non-Telangana regions and opposition from Ministers,
MLAs and leaders from within the party that forced the Central Government and
the Congress leadership to put the issue on hold.
9. The Centre held rounds of
meetings with all the parties from the State and set up a Commission under the
chairmanship of former Supreme Court Judge Justice Srikrishna.
The Sri
Krishna Commission
The Government of India
constituted a five-member Committee headed by Justice Sri Krishna for
consultations on the Situation in Andhra Pradesh (CCSAP) on 3 February 2010
to resolve the Telangana issue. The Sri Krishna Committee submitted its report
to the Union Home Ministry on 30 December 2010 and suggested six options.
The six
options are
1. Maintain status quo
2. Bifurcation of the State into
Seemandhra and Telangana; with Hyderabad as a Union Territory and the two
states developing their own capitals in due course.
3. Bifurcation of State into
Rayala-Telangana and coastal Andhra regions with Hyderabad being an integral
part of RayalaTelangana.
4. Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh
into Seemandhra and Telangana with enlarged Hyderabad Metropolis as a separate
Union Territory.
5. Bifurcation of the State into
Telangana and Seemandhra as per existing boundaries with Hyderabad as the
capital of Telangana and Seemandhra to have a new capital.
6. Keeping the State united by
simultaneously providing certain definite Constitutional/Statutory measures for
socio-economic development and political empowerment of the Telangana region
–the creation of a statutorily empowered Telangana Regional Council.
Political
Parties stand on Telangana
In favor
• Indian National Congress
• Bharatiya Janata Party
• Telangana Rastra Samithi
• Telugu Desam Party
• Communist Party of India (CPI)
Against
• All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul
Muslimeen (MIM)
• Communist Party of India
(Marxist) (CPM)
Neutral
• YSR Congress
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