03/03/11

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Hyderabad Million March on March 10. Are you joining?

JAC convener Professor Kodandaram today reiterated that there would be no change in the date for Million March.

“The Million March will be on an unprecedented scale. The party will identify half a dozen places in Hyderabad for the people to sit and cook food. The party will take up campaign for the protest from March 5,” TRS leader KT Rama Rao said after the state executive meeting of the party where party chief K Chandrasekhar Rao had outlined his plans of taking the movement forward.

“The programme is intended to demonstrate our commitment to the Telangana cause. Since Hyderabad belongs to all Telangana people, they will march to the city. No police permission is required,” TRS leader Nayani Narasimha Reddy said.

“TRS chief KCR’s family too will cook food on the road and eat. KCR himself has said it at the meeting,” Narasimha Reddy said.

Ahead of the Million March, preparatory work will begin in right earnest.

“For all the 150 divisions in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, incharges are being appointed.
In all at least 3,000 Telangana leaders will be working to ensure the programme’s success,” Narasimha Reddy said.

Cultural troupes would be out on the roads, telling the people the importance of the Million March, he said.

సీఎంకు రాజీనామా లేఖను సమర్పించిన జూపల్లి

హైదరాబాద్‌ : దేవాదాయ శాఖమంత్రి జూపల్లి కృష్ణారావు తన పదవికి రాజీనామా చేశారు. తెలంగాణపై కేంద్రం స్పష్టమైన ప్రకటన చేయాలని డిమాండ్‌ చేస్తూ జూపల్లి తన రాజీనామా పత్రాన్ని సీఎం కిరణ్‌కుమార్‌ రెడ్డికి సమర్పించారు. ప్రస్తుత పరిస్థితిల్లో ప్రజల్లో తిరిగే పరిస్థితులు లేనందునే ఆయన తన పదవికి రాజీనామా చేసినట్లు తెలిసింది.

Hyderabad: United with Telangana not Union Territory

Nowadays there’s been a trend emerging among seemandhra people living in Hyderabad and also among some of the seemandhra legislators that if Centre wants to give telangana then Hyderabad must be made union territory (UT). I think someone should give a tight slap on the face of people demanding as such. Let us see why Hyderabad cannot be a union territory. I will sum up important five of the many reasons why such a foolish idea is not possible:

1. Cultural aspect

The most important truth to be noticed is, Hyderabad has its own culture…even before the Britishers arrived…..even before the seemandhras arrived….and even before the hi-tech city arrived. This ‘hyderabadi’ culture is the reflection of the people of telangana and vice versa. However, the seemandhra media univocally and continuously spills the venom that most of the Hyderabad population is from seemandhra which is most untruthful and unethical. Just a glimpse, as per State minority welfare affairs ministry the muslim population itself in Hyderabad is about 42% and I can guarantee you that none of them came from seemandhra. So the underlying point is, if we include others living in old city, and other parts especially Ghoshamahal, chaderghat, Osmania, Seethaphalmandi, Mallepally…and so on, the total telanganite population in Hyderabad will be around 85 -90%. Final word, it’s not possible to carve a union territory to the benefit of 10-15% of the population.

2. Geographical Aspect

This is the most weighing aspect among all others. Geographically it’s not feasible to carve a UT when it is located in heart of another state. It’s ridiculous….never in the history such an event has taken place. If and only if Hyderabad was on the border of two states…then maybe it would have been geographically feasible to become UT just like Chandigarh. But that is not the case here; one has to travel at least 200KM inside Telangana from any direction to reach Hyderabad. So we can rule out this possibility unless if the center wants to implement option 4 (which will not be the case).

3. Resources

OK, let’s imagine a scenario that tomorrow center implements the UT status to Hyderabad. First and foremost important factor is the availability of resources….from where will this people get drinking water? If telangana gives a call to block roads entering and exiting HYD then where will this people go? So it will be unwise to make HYD a UT with respect to the resources and needs of the people.
4. Legislative
The people who are talking that Hyderabad be made a UT especially ‘telanagana drohulu’ Mukesh goud, Danam, Talasani and Teegala do not realize if UT is made then the assembly needs to be dissolved. Then all the 22 legislators from greater Hyderabad will be jobless and that would be the end of their political career. These idiots should realize this fact. Moreover, neither congress nor TDP is ready for the dissolution of assembly since they know what will be result of the following elections.

5. Re‘venue’

Finally, one must realize that the city was build with the sweat and blood of telangana people. The main reason behind telangana movement is the injustice done to us……they did not spend our money on us……instead built dams and irrigation projects in Seemandhra and now they want our source of income……our pride….our city. We built this city and it’s our property….no questions asked. It’s our people…..our money…..our city. …and nothing can deny it whatsoever.
Finally, Hyderabad will be with UT (United Telangana) and not a UT (Union Territory).
Thanks Nani Penchala for sharing

Overnight? Its been 15 Months !

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Tuesday that he would convene a meeting of all political parties on the Telangana issue only when all of them were “ready” to give their views. A date could not be set because he would be able to convene a meeting only when all parties were ready. At his monthly press conference, he said the government was considering the Srikrishna Committee’s recommendations.

“If we invite all the eight parties to the meeting, it is my hope that they will come for it,” he said.

Mr. Chidambaram appealed for restoration of peace and order in the Telangana region, and for allowing political parties to form their opinions and the Centre to handle such difficult and delicate issues that needed a great degree of sensitivity. “One must be patient. Such issues cannot be decided overnight.”

Overnight Mr. Home Minister? Its been 15 months since you have made your statement on Telangana and more than 42 years since the 1968-69 Telangana uprising. Your Government has been making all false promises. Starting from Telangana statement to conducting the all party meet by end of February, everything was a lie.

And now, what do you mean by “ready”? Do you have any yardstick to measure the readiness? All parties have already expressed their interest in discussing the Telangana issue except yours.

Your Government lacks sense of urgency and is deliberately ignoring the sacrifices made by Telanganaites to get Center’s attention for its action on it.

At a live show on Raj News yesterday, KCR said, “Chalo Hyderabad will bring the city to a complete standstill. If the Government still behaves insensitively, the agitation might take a rather unusual turn and its the Congress Government which would be responsible for it.”