Thursday, August 28, 2014

Telangana separate state demand is completely politically motivated. The true age of Telangana movement is 4 years and not 60 years as the separatists claim.

If we look with different perspective and believe, we will notice that even the creator of the universe God is also acted or acting partial. So if we look 1st SRC (State Reorganization Committee) Report it raises our eyebrows and the following questions.

Why the formation of states was recommended based on language and ethnicity while India has 1654 languages?
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While recommending linguistic states why they ignored some languages like Gujarati, Panjabi, Haryanvi and Urdu?

While uniting same language speaking areas into one state why they didn’t tried to unite Hindi speaking areas?

Why they were reluctant to unite Telugu speaking areas? Why they didn’t express any concern about merging Marathi speaking areas into Bombay State and Kannada speaking areas into Mysore State? Why they expressed that the Andhra people will going to dominate the Telangana people only in case of merging Telugu speaking areas?

The 1st SRC is failed to envision the upcoming divisions and problems, otherwise it could have recommended the Article 3’s abolition. As per 1st SRC the State of Hyderabad was agreed to bifurcate itself into 3 parts Marathi speaking areas into Bombay state, Kannada speaking areas into Mysore state and Telugu speaking areas into Andhra Pradesh state. For some unknown political reasons the part of Telugu speaking area of Hyderabad state wanted some special benefits in order to merge with Andhra State.It looks like that the Congress Party was afraid to lose its power to Communist parties.


Both states came up with a 1956 Gentlemen's agreement and became as Andhra Pradesh state. Is this agreement is valid? Does it have any constitutional validity? Isn’t it against earlier agreement Sribagh Pact between Costal Andhra & Rayalseema regions of Andhra State? After the formation of Andhra Pradesh state, there should be 3 regions not two regions. And the conditions in gentlemen’s agreement “The cabinet will consist of members in proportion of 60:40 percent for Andhra and Telangana respectively, out of 40% of Telangana ministers, one will be a Muslim from Telangana. If the Chief Minister is from one region the other region should be given Deputy Chief Minister” and “Distribution of expenditure between Telangana and Andhra Regions” are unjustified, how can they leave Rayalseema region from the agreement?

“Domicile Rules: Telangana is regarded as a unit as far as recruitment to subordinate services is concerned; posts borne on the cadre of these services may be reserved for being filled up by persons who satisfy the domicile conditions as prescribed under the existing Hyderabad Mulki Rules. (12 years of Stay in Telangana area)” Isn’t it against Indian Constitution? Anywhere in India if any one resides in a place for more than 5 years, that person will be treated as local to that place. Isn’t the Telangana part of India? Why the person has to stay for 12 years to become as local? It looks like an eye wash agreement, both parties weren’t serious about this agreement.


However the residual state of Hyderabad and Andhra States were merged, a new State of Andhra Pradesh was formed in 1956 and the Mulki (Domicile) rule was in force in new state AP. The Congress Party respondent 4 formed the government in Andhra Pradesh after 1957 election, and it was responsible to implement Gentlemen’s agreement. If any violations were happening, it was the responsibility of the elected Telangana MLA’s to safe guard the Gentlemen’s agreement. Politicians are responsible for the violations not the (Coastal Andhra or Rayalaseema) Andhra people.

Communist parties (CPI and PDF) were in neck to neck with Congress party in 1952 elections and they gradually lost their hold in Andhra Pradesh by 1969. To regain their strength the PDF party started the Student agitation for the continuation of the Gentlemen’s agreement at Khammam on 16th Jan 1969. According to Mulki rules in 1969 the peoples who migrated to AP capital Hyderabad in 1956 and stayed there as resident for 12 years will be considered as locals, PDF party used this occasion to fuel the agitation. On 19th January, all party accord was reached to ensure the proper implementation of Telangana safeguards. Accord's main points were 1. All non-Telangana employees holding posts reserved for Telangana locals will be transferred immediately. 2. Telangana surpluses will be used for Telangana development. 3. Appeal to Telangana students to call off the agitation. Please consider Justice Bhargava committee 1969 report to find out violations of Gentlemen’s agreement.

The then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of Congress party called for a high-level meeting to discuss the issue while ruling out the division of the state, and came up with eight point plan on 12th Apr 1969. Mr. M. Chenna Reddy, the defector from Congress Party and the cosigner of Gentlemen’s agreement, flared up the separate Telangana agitation for his personal gain in Jun 1969, and started Telangana Praja Samithi (TPS) Party. TPS Party won 10 MP seats in the 1971 general elections.

At this juncture the Union of India promised to correct the violations in jobs, budget allocations and educational institutions. Since Congress party was in power at Center and AP, they changed the CM on 30th September 1971, and Mr. P. V. Narasimha Rao became the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from Telangana region, In 1972 AP State elections, TPS party won only 1 MLA seat and they merged with Congress party. It was clear that the Telangana agitation was diluted and politically motivated.

As a Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Mr. P.V. Narasimha Rao passed an Ordinance on 2nd May 1971, to reduce the agricultural land ceiling to 12 acres of irrigated land, and he followed it up with the Land Ceiling Act on 15th Sep 1972. This sparked off a tidal wave of anger in the Coastal Andhra region from land lords. These landlords used the Supreme Court’s judgment dated 3rd Oct 1972 to revive Mulki rules. And the implementation of eight point formula for their advantage (to stop the land ceiling act) and started the Jai Andhra agitation.

As a result Mr. P.V. Narasimha Rao resigned to CM post on 17th Jan 1973. On 21 September 1973, a political settlement was reached with the Government of India with a Six-Point Formula. It was agreed upon by the leaders of the two regions to prevent any recurrence of such agitations in the future. The Union government made 32nd constitutional amendment and gave special provisions through Article 371d and 371e to the people of Andhra Pradesh for equal opportunity in jobs and educational institutions in Capital City of Hyderabad and a zonal system was introduced to fill the government jobs.

Both agitations are created and inflated for different reasons. There wasn’t any valid cause or reason behind these agitations. And both parties agreed that they will never going to agitate again for separate state. It is evident that the Telangana agitation was there only for couple of years from 1969 to 1971.

In 1985 Telangana employees complained about the violations to six point formula. AP Government enacted government order 610 (GO 610) to correct the violations in recruitment. In all these years Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which doesn’t have much political base in India, in order to increase their base they came with smaller states for better governance slogan. Before 1998 general elections BJP’s AP state unit passed a resolution and made slogan one vote 2 states. After coming to power at center they kept quiet on their slogan.

Before 1999 general elections the Telangana MLAs and MPs under Mr. YSR’s leadership gave a memorandum to Congress Party for the separate state of Telangana. Congress Party submitted this to then Home Minster Mr. L K Advani of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). But BJP Govt. rejected the demand for Telangana state and commented that the State of Telangana was not viable.

In 2001 based on complaint AP State Government commissioned Girglani commission to verify the implementation of 1975 Presidential Order on public services and 610 GO. Please consider the Girglani Commission’s report to find out the violations.

It is evident that so far the Telangana agitation was all about government jobs and their promotions, nothing else. And also it is evident that the Political parties were trying to ignite the agitation. Since Congress Party was not able to win the 1996, 1998 and 1999 elections in Center and AP state due to TDP party’s’ domination. Congress Party's think tank hatched a plan to downsize TDP using Telangana separate state agitation.

Mr. KCR was elected for the 3rd time in 1999 as a TDP MLA and got the deputy speaker position, but he wanted to become a Minister and failed to achieve it. In order to achieve his aspirations, he started the TRS party and revived the Telangana agitation slogan in 2001. And the promise made in 1973 that there will be no agitation for separate states was broken.

The Congress party and TRS Party made political alliance for 2004 General and AP State elections and both agreed for 2nd SRC. Congress party added its support to 2nd SRC to its electoral manifesto and came in to power in Center and AP. In 1999 BJP party rejected the Telangana separate statehood, but in 2004 they wanted separate Telangana State. So far TDP party was against AP State separation.

For 2009 general and AP State elections TDP party wanted separate state for Telangana and made alliance with TRS party. BJP also wanted Telangana. But it was not the main agenda for the Congress party, since they were in power. They retained the power in Center and AP State after 2009 general elections.

TRS party and the Telangana agitation was quiet until Mr. YSR’s death. In Nov 2009, Mr. KCR staged a fast unto death drama. Because of Mr. KCR’s arrest, TRS leaders staged suicide drama. Till this point, it was meant to pressurize Congress president to declare CM from Telangana region, and the drama was intended to end. But unexpectedly a Telangana Student committed suicide by burning himself and the electronic media aired these raw graphic images which flared up the Telangana movement. And the situation went out of the hands of its creators.

Congress party high command started realizing that they can’t replace Mr. YSR and believed that (based on Telangana Congress party leaders input) Mr. KCR was going to die, even he was on IV Fluids, they thought that this is the right time to fulfill their ambition to downsize the TDP party. AP govt. conducted all party meeting to discuss Telangana issue, at this moment no party can think of opposing this, since they don’t want to lose their vote banks. They passed a resolution and gave the authority to Central govt. to take a decision on separate Telangana issue. On 9th December 2009 the Government of India announced process of formation for separate Telangana state and stated that an appropriate resolution will be passed in AP State assembly. It was unbelievable for the people of AP even in their dreams. Immediately after the announcement, protests raised in the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema, due to this the decision to form Telangana state was put on hold on December 23, 2009.

TRS party propagated partial facts through Electronic and print media. AP Govt. failed to show the real facts. Because of the UPA’s announcement and its flipping it went deeply into the peoples mind and more people from Telangana region felt that they were looted by Andhra people. So now they wanted their Telangana.

UPA constituted Justice Srikrishna Committee on Telangana in 2010. TRS party and Telangana region politicians opposed this committee. It went to all the regions of state extensively and invited people from all sections of the society to give their opinion on the statehood including political parties. There are so many issues arisen in front of Justice Srikrishna Committee. The committee delivered the report by end of 2010.

On 17th February 2011 noncooperation movement was started which lasted for 16 days with participation by 300,000 government employees. On 10th March 2011 Telangana JAC organized a Million March in Hyderabad. TRS party orchestrated a destruction of 16 Telugu icons statues on tank bund in the name of Telangana agitators with the help of antisocial elements, to portrait that the division between the people is too deep, to scare and warn the people who are opposing the agitation in Telangana region. On 13th Sep 2011 TJAC called for Sakala Janula Samme (All peoples strike), All unions across the Telangana region was joined in the strike, after 42 days it was ended on 24th Oct 2011.

Can we believe the agitations in India? Employee unions, students unions and all kind of unions are affiliated to some political party. Caste & religion based organizations, print & electronic media, corporations are affiliated to political parties. All political parties are run by an individual or a group of high command members. The outcome of every agitation is only benefiting these people one way or the other. So agitations aren’t real and political parties are behind all the agitations.

It is clear and evident that the severe Telangana agitation was restarted in Nov 2009 and lasted until Nov 2011 Sakala Janula Samme. The true total age of the Telangana agitation is 4 years (1969-1971 and 2009-2011) and notable agitation in 2012 for a year. The agitation hasn’t been as long as the separatists claim (60 Years).

The Congress party completely ignored the Justice Srikrishna Committee’s report, and didn’t do anything for 2 years. Once again Home Minister called all party meeting on December 2012, where the Congress party didn’t divulge its opinion. All parties except congress party reiterated their stands on Telangana because they did not want to lose the Telangana vote bank. Congress party took it to their advantage since they were in power. And all of a sudden Congress core committee and CWC took a decision in favor of a separate Telangana state keeping 2014 elections in mind. The timing and the decision is completely political.

This argument concludes that the Telangana separate state agitation is politically motivated and there isn’t any real or considerable reason behind this agitation.

I submitted the above arguments in writing (Written Arguments) in Supreme Court of India as part of my Civil Writ Petition 207 of 2014 (AP State bifurcation issue).

Vande mataram

Thanking You
Vishnu Alluri


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