03-20-2006, 11:54 PM
Telengana is 42% of the land area of Andhra Pradesh. However its people are very poor and suffer from droughts etc due to being located in the rain-shed area of the Western Ghats. Yes after the state formation Hyderabad developed by leaps and bounds but not elsewhere in the region. This feeds the insecurity of the people and gives chance for politicians to rake it up for their advantage. If you see the voter turnout, BJP has very little chance in Andhra while it can get some seats in a new Telengana for sure.
I do not want the state divided as it has united after centuries (defeat of Kakatiyas), but the people have to feel that there is equity in their belonging to Andhra Pradesh. The main resentment is that development has been confined to Hyderabad and it does not benefit them even if they are located near it. I dont have real stats but this is a grievance. Maybe one can dig up stats about how the 9 districts of Telegana do vis vis the rest of the state.
It does not matter that in time all of India will develop. Due to the mass media and rising expectations people want development now, not day after tomorrow.
If to forestall the rise of BJP the INC spends resources in Telengana to placate the people that is a benefit for it will marginalize the Naxals and deal with the grievances.
I do not want the state divided as it has united after centuries (defeat of Kakatiyas), but the people have to feel that there is equity in their belonging to Andhra Pradesh. The main resentment is that development has been confined to Hyderabad and it does not benefit them even if they are located near it. I dont have real stats but this is a grievance. Maybe one can dig up stats about how the 9 districts of Telegana do vis vis the rest of the state.
It does not matter that in time all of India will develop. Due to the mass media and rising expectations people want development now, not day after tomorrow.
If to forestall the rise of BJP the INC spends resources in Telengana to placate the people that is a benefit for it will marginalize the Naxals and deal with the grievances.