It was September when I wrote my article “The plight of Telangana”, talking about various aspects of Telangana sentiments, history and struggle. I have also talked about the remedies that can be had to avoid the division of the state, but ardently and out rightly I have also warned that if things are not understood to the core and not solved the division of the state cannot be evaded further!
Only after about a month, the Telangana issue had caught the limelight through the media coverage of the threatening of Fast unto Death by Mr. KCR. And today, only after two months of what I warned might happen has really started to happen; The Central Govt. has taken the initial first step towards formation of Telangana!!
Today let us deeply analyse it,
-The govt. has announced that initial step would be taken but no time limit has been framed for the final step. So, they can work on it on their whims and fancies and might actually not even work on it.
-Nothing has been talked about Hyderabad, which has become the main concern for the people and leaders of all regions. Was this done deliberately? So that the separate statehood can be stopped again citing this as a reason once this issue catches fire!
-Did the congress only wanted to help Mr. KCR by giving him a reason to break his fast and no way concerned about the issue? Should we look this development only in this sense? Really tough for anyone to answer this.
Now, let’s think of the effects once a separate state is formed:
-In Telangana there might be a decline in the dominancy of two communities, which has started after 1956. Earlier to it this region had very less community and caste based differences. But it has increased due to the mass movement of the people from Andhra and Rayalseema regions where these sentiments are widely spread.
-Based on the govt. policies Hyderabad might see further development or stagnation. All these years Hyderabad’s resources and funds had been diverted to the other regions. Now citing the backwardness of other districts of Telangana as a reason if Hyderabad is further exploited; then that would lead to a stagnation of Hyderabad’s development. Here the govt. has to be wary as if this happens; this would again fuel in the movement for separate Hyderabad.
-This might not create a huge number of govt. jobs, as the present functionaries of the govt. will function the way they are doing and the people of other regions will continue working in the same roles. It might in fact create jobs in the Andhra/Rayalseema as they have to set up new offices and functionaries in their capital.
-There might be voluntary migration to their native regions, but I don’t see this as a happening in a large way.
-The reality in Hyderabad might take a setback initially for one or two years due to the speculations. But it would plunge back into the same position as Hyderabad has travelled a large distance away from the position where it can get affected by these political issues.
There could be many more than these which I can think of later but as for now and for this moment these are a few!!
Only after about a month, the Telangana issue had caught the limelight through the media coverage of the threatening of Fast unto Death by Mr. KCR. And today, only after two months of what I warned might happen has really started to happen; The Central Govt. has taken the initial first step towards formation of Telangana!!
Today let us deeply analyse it,
-The govt. has announced that initial step would be taken but no time limit has been framed for the final step. So, they can work on it on their whims and fancies and might actually not even work on it.
-Nothing has been talked about Hyderabad, which has become the main concern for the people and leaders of all regions. Was this done deliberately? So that the separate statehood can be stopped again citing this as a reason once this issue catches fire!
-Did the congress only wanted to help Mr. KCR by giving him a reason to break his fast and no way concerned about the issue? Should we look this development only in this sense? Really tough for anyone to answer this.
Now, let’s think of the effects once a separate state is formed:
-In Telangana there might be a decline in the dominancy of two communities, which has started after 1956. Earlier to it this region had very less community and caste based differences. But it has increased due to the mass movement of the people from Andhra and Rayalseema regions where these sentiments are widely spread.
-Based on the govt. policies Hyderabad might see further development or stagnation. All these years Hyderabad’s resources and funds had been diverted to the other regions. Now citing the backwardness of other districts of Telangana as a reason if Hyderabad is further exploited; then that would lead to a stagnation of Hyderabad’s development. Here the govt. has to be wary as if this happens; this would again fuel in the movement for separate Hyderabad.
-This might not create a huge number of govt. jobs, as the present functionaries of the govt. will function the way they are doing and the people of other regions will continue working in the same roles. It might in fact create jobs in the Andhra/Rayalseema as they have to set up new offices and functionaries in their capital.
-There might be voluntary migration to their native regions, but I don’t see this as a happening in a large way.
-The reality in Hyderabad might take a setback initially for one or two years due to the speculations. But it would plunge back into the same position as Hyderabad has travelled a large distance away from the position where it can get affected by these political issues.
There could be many more than these which I can think of later but as for now and for this moment these are a few!!
