Demand for Telangana state is not antagonistic to any region: Sushma Swaraj జూన్ 10, 2012
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Sushma reigns despite rain
June 10, 2012 | By DC Correspondent | Warangal
The much-anticipated showdown between TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj turned out to be a damp squib due to sudden showers that forced both the leaders to cut short their speeches at their respective public meetings in Warangal on Saturday.
Ms Swaraj attracted a large turnout despite the rain at BJP’s Telangana Poru Sabha at Hygreevachary Ground in Warangal city, while the TRS chief addressed a meeting at the Angadi centre.
The heavy downpour forced Ms Swaraj to wait in the car for an hour before she could finally make it to the dais at 8pm. The crowds waited patiently despite the rains and poor sound system.
Befitting the weather, she quoted appropriate lines from BJP patriarch Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s poem, Andhera Chhatega, Suraj Nikalega, Kamal Khilega (Darkness will fade, the sun will rise and the lotus will bloom).
In her half-hour speech, she avoided TRS bashing but chose to target the Congress for the impasse on Telangana.
“Telangana is a fight for identity of language, culture and the arts. It is not antagonistic to any region,” she said, while appealing to the Parkal people to do a repeat of Mahbubnagar by-poll. (more…)
Telangana and Reddy – Kamma battles : Gautam Pingle సెప్టెంబర్ 6, 2011
Posted by bharath in Andhra, Andhrapreneurship, Congress, elections, Greater Rayalaseema, Hyderabad, Identity, Jai Andhra, Kamma, Kapu, Mulki, Parliament, politics, Reddy, regionalism, SC, ST, TDP, Telangana, Telugu, TRS, Velama.Tags: Gayatri Construction, jalayagnam, LANCO, NTR, OBCs, SKC, Srikrishna, Transstroy, upper castes
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Reddys, Kammas and Telangana
Gautam Pingle
Economic & Political Weekly EPW September 3, 2011 vol xlvi no 36 p 19 – 21
Reddy-Kamma rivalry has defined politics in Andhra Pradesh in both the Congress Party and the Telugu Desam Party. The two communities used a pliant Telangana vote bank in their battles, but this option is now no longer available to them. Should that come in the way of the formation of a state of Telangana?
Take Andhra: there are only two major communities spread over the linguistic area. They are either Reddis or the Kammas. They hold all the land, all the offices, and all the business.
– Ambedkar 1955
Caste is an important factor in the political history of Andhra Pradesh and remains critical for political mobilisation. Most scholars have pointed out the hegemony of the Reddy and Kamma castes.
– Sri Krishna Committee (SKC) Report: 410
The Reddys and Kammas continue to hold economic and political power and are likely to continue to play an influential role in future decisions regarding the state.
– SKC Report: 310.
Caste and Party Politics
A Reddy-Kamma alliance with the Reddys playing a dominant role has become the leitmotif of the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Congress. This control is based partly on numerical strength, dominant status in villages and economic power. As for numerical strength:
…the regional distribution of upper castes varies with Coastal Andhra having the highest proportion at 32%, followed by Rayalaseema at 24% and Telangana having the smallest proportion at only 11% (SKC Report: 380).
Of the 11 cabinets formed from 1956 to 1980, the Reddy contingent supplied an average of 26% of the total with the brahmins (7%), Kammas (8%) and Kapus and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) (28%). This was in line with the general dominance of the Reddy community in the seven assemblies (with an average strength of 294 seats) during the period 1957 to 1985, when they had an average of 25% of the seats with brahmins getting 9%, Kammas 14% and backward castes 17%. While all this was going on, during the same period there was a total collapse of brahmin presence in the seven assemblies (from 23 to 11 MLAs) as well as in the same 11 cabinets (from 23% to 6%) (Reddy 1989: 305-06).
However, it is an odd but incontestable fact that a Kamma has never been a Congress chief minister. This is significant in that the Kamma community from 1953 until 1983 had almost totally supported the Congress Party with votes, funds and media support. That was to change with the advent of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which, in its turn, has had only Kamma chief ministers till date! While the Congress has some Kamma support and the TDP Reddy support, they largely reflect the interests of the dominant castes that control their fortunes. However, as Carolyn Elliott (1970) comments, these Reddy-Kamma equations are unstable and tend to fall apart. (more…)
KTR warns of violence ఏప్రిల్ 14, 2011
Posted by bharath in agitation, Congress, Economy, elections, Hyderabad, KTR, Mahabubnagar, Parliament, politics, regionalism, suicide, TRS.Tags: dasabdi, Million March, resignations, Srikrishna
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KTR warns of violence
DC Correspondent, April 6, 2011 Sircilla (Karimnagar)
TRS legislator K. Taraka Rama Rao warned the state and Union governments to “remember” Million March mayhem before denying permission to the party’s 10th anniversary public meeting proposed to be held in Hyderabad on April 27. (more…)
Seemaandhra intellectuals appeal to their MPs & legislators to support separate Telangana మార్చి 8, 2011
Posted by bharath in 1969, agitation, Andhra, Andhrapreneurship, bandh, BJP, conflict resolution, Congress, CPI, CPI-M, G.O 610, Hyderabad, Identity, JAC, Jai Andhra, livelihoods, Mulki, Parliament, politics, Rayalaseema, regionalism, Settler, Sonia, students, TDP, Telangana, Uttara Andhra.Tags: capital city, Telugu, Visalandhra
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Open Letter
Dt: 3/3/2011
From:
1.Sri Pothuri Venkateswara Rao, Senior Journalist
2.Dr Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary, Chairman, Pragna Bharati and former IT Advisor, Government of Andhra Pradesh
3.Dr. Kakarla Subba Rao, former Director NIMS and a noted radiologist
4.Dr N.Bhaskar Rao, Social Scientist, New Delhi
5.Dr. Katti Padma Rao, Social Activist, Bapatla
Joint Appeal to MPs/ MLAs/ MLCs hailing from Seemandhra
Dear & Respected MP/ MLA/ MLC garu,
Sub: Creation of Telengana state – Obstructions imperiling Seemandhra people in and around Hyderabad.
1. The inclusion of Telangana to create the Andhra Pradesh state in 1956 had been from the beginning against the wishes of a majority of leaders from the region. The over 150 years of separation between the Telangana and the Seema-Andhra areas since 1800 AD has created unbridgeable gulf between social, educational economic mileus and political and cultural consciousnesses of the two regions. Vicissitudes of history have inflicted under-development and backwardness in the Telangana region under the Nizam’s rule.
2. The Seema-Andhra regions under the British rule had made considerable progress towards modernity and overall economic development, particularly in the fields of education, commerce and industry. The British regime had made its cultural impact too. The five and half decades of togetherness between the peoples of Telangana and Seema-Andhra regions in the integrated state had failed to bring equitable development in the different regions of the state and harmonize the relations between the peoples. It is an undeniable fact that the people of Telangana have always been nurturing a feeling that they are being ruled over and are denied self-rule. The separatist sentiment that had its roots in the Telangana region of the erstwhile Hyderabad state have been periodically surfacing ever since the formation of Andhra Pradesh. The sentiment as expressed in the 1969 Separate Telangana agitation was suppressed by strong-arm tactics and by luring some separatist leaders with power. The same had happened in 1972 Separate Andhra agitation too.
3. The separatist agitation in Telangana, largely peaceful till now, has been going on for almost a decade with increasing support from the people. While the 1969 agitation was mainly an urban phenomenon, today it has reached every nook and corner of Telangana and stirred the emotional feelings of the common people. The movement for separate Telngana is irresistible and cannot be simply wished away or suppressed by strong-arm tactics.
4. It is true that there are some apprehensions in the Coastal and Rayalaseema regions but that does not mean they are opposed to the formation of separate Telangana state. The presence of twenty or thirty lakhs of people from Coastal and Rayalaseema distiricts who came to their capital city Hyderabad during the last half a century or so, just as the people from other Telangana districts, should not be a factor in deciding the future of the state. They continue to remain an integral part of the Hyderabad population. Marathis, Kannadigas and even Gujaratis and Pujabis, in large numbers, have been living in the city for decades. Claiming special rights by these or any other group is irrational and unjustified. The apprehensions of these people and the people of the other two regions have to be removed by discussions and by trying to address the genuine grievances. (more…)
Telangana – inaction is no option for the Centre మార్చి 2, 2011
Posted by bharath in agitation, Andhra, bandh, BJP, compromise, Congress, CPI, elections, fast, heritage, Hyderabad, Identity, JAC, Jai Andhra, KCR, MIM, Mulki, Osmania, Parliament, Polavaram, politics, regionalism, Settler, suicide, TDP, Telangana, TRS, universities, violence, Y S Jagan.Tags: blackmail, Srikrishna
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Reporting Back
Editorial, The Indian Express, 2 March 2011
The political play over Telangana displays certain odd, disturbing tendencies. The situation that compelled the setting up of the Srikrishna Committee — tactical as well as violent aggression on the streets of Andhra to put pressure on the Centre — is now slowly returning to the state, almost two months after the panel had made its recommendations on the feasibility of a separate state of Telangana. It should now be clear that the Centre cannot allow the situation to drift. Having given the appearance of caving in to the TRS’s passive-aggressive tactics in December 2009, and thereby provoking anxiety in other parts of the state, it has to now reclaim the middle ground by using the committee’s very useful blueprint for negotiations with different strands of opinion. (more…)
Srikrishna Panel recommends varied options to buy time అక్టోబర్ 29, 2010
Posted by Telangana Utsav in Andhra, Andhrapreneurship, compromise, Congress, Hyderabad, Identity, Jai Andhra, KCR, Mulki, Parliament, politics, regionalism, Settler, TRS.Tags: Srikrishna
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Panel may give 5 options to soothe Telangana tempers
Economic Times, 29 October 2010
NEW DELHI: As the Telangana Committee , headed by Justice B N Srikrishna , sits down to pen its report for submission by December 31, indications are that the panel may present the government with a range of scientifically reasoned out options — be it formation of a separate Telangana state, a united Andhra Pradesh, making Hyderabad a Union territory, or more — and list the pros and cons of each. Put simply, the committee will leave it to the government to pick the best-possible solution, preferably through political consensus to be evolved within a limited time-frame.
According to sources in the government, the panel may come up with 4-5 “optimal” solutions to the Telangana imbroglio, based on issues raised by various Andhra groups during their discussions with the committee members. It will list the implications, both positive and negative, of accepting each of these options. The reasoning will be based on objective assessments as well as well-researched facts and figures relating not only to historical background but also to aspects like economic activity, education, health, cultural issues, waters and irrigation, power, evolution of Hyderabad, security-related issues, public employment and sub-regional aspirations. (more…)
Srikrishna report to offer optimal solution with pros & cons అక్టోబర్ 27, 2010
Posted by Telangana Utsav in Andhra, compromise, conflict resolution, Congress, drama, Economy, elections, Hyderabad, Identity, movement, Mulki, Parliament, politics, regionalism, Settler, Sonia, students, suicide, Telangana, TRS.Tags: Srikrishna
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Srikrishna report by Dec. 31
DC Correspondent, October 27th, 2010
New Delhi, Oct. 26: Justice Srikrishna, who is heading the committee to examine the demand for a separate state of Telangana on Tuesday declared that the committee would submit its report on or before the December 31, 2010. However, he refused to declare whether the report would be decisive or not. (more…)
A Great War is inevitable after Srikrishna Committee report – KCR జూన్ 25, 2010
Posted by Telangana Utsav in agitation, Andhrapreneurship, BJP, Congress, elections, G.O 610, Identity, KCR, Mulki, Parliament, politics, regionalism, Settler, students, suicide, TDP, Telangana, TRS, youth.Tags: by elections 2010
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TRS raises pitch on Telangana ahead of bypolls
PTI, 25 Jun 2010 06:07:10 PM IST
HYDERABAD: Asserting that there will be a “great war” after the Srikrishna Committee on Telangana submitted its report by December-end, TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao today asked students and other Telangana supporters to be prepared for it.
“A great war will be inevitable after December. We have to keep our weapons sharp. Weapon is building a strong party organisation. Party leaders said they would enroll 10 lakh members. If these 10 lakh come onto the streets after December, can the government function?” he said, addressing the executive committee meeting of the party’s student wing. (more…)
