After the six options, the situation is no better than it was a year ago. As predicted by some parties, the committee turned out to be only a way a buying time. The Centre should now decide over this f/pestering issue. It seems to be the Congress style not to solve any issue unless it assumes enormous proportions and a significant loss; both material and human is suffered. The problem of Bhindranwale, the issue of Mizoram are examples. The Centre is prepared to invite and talk to groups which took to violence and secessionism (read ULFA and Hurriyat) but it just can not solve the six decade old Telangana issue.
On the editorial in Times of India - Tread cautiously
The editorial sounds like an armchair analyst’s snobbish account of a misguided agitation by unruly mobs. The historic six decade struggle for separation is totally forgotten, the deaths of hundreds of agitators in 1969 and in 2009 are ignored and more than anything else, the unprecedented support of the people for separation is not considered. The editorial questions the basis for formation of Telangana. There is not one but multiple bases. Be it history, culture, language, development, self-rule; each one of them merits separation. Though Sri Krishna report does not say Telangana is the most backward region, the recent revelation in parliament on 9th Aug 2010, says that out of the 13 identified backward districts in AP, 9 districts are in Telangana. Also, linking the Telangana issue with other demands is just not logical. Each struggle has its own history, character and aspirations. Telangana is not a border state, it neither harbors secessionism nor the basis is religion. It is the most democratic demand of 4 crore people in the present time. The editor suggests for more devolution of powers and constitutional safeguards. One should only read the history of this struggle which is rooted in the failure of these very guarantees given in the past in the form of Gentlemen’s agreement, six-point formula etc. Accepting such guarantees again would not just be a mistake but a sin.
On the editorial in The Hindu - Sagacious prescription
The committee feels the separation of Telangana with Hyderabad as capital, amicably, is a tall order, but what makes the committee think that the people of Telangana can be persuaded to accept a set of guarantees again? This betrays the feeling that Andhras shall not yield and it is the Telangana people who should always compromise. The people of Telangana will not walk into this trap of regional boards, constitutional safeguards etc. People trusted such guarantees in the past, only to be taken for a ride. The Mulki rules were upheld as legal and valid by the Supreme Court. To this, the Jai Andhra movement arose to ensure that either the Mulki rules were scrapped or Andhra was separated. The Govt of India was forced to enact a legislation nullifying all the safeguards given to the people of Telangana. The struggle itself is rooted in the failure of these very guarantees given in the past in the form of Gentlemen’s agreement, six-point formula etc. People of Telangana are gullible but not so foolish to trust such promises again. Neither one should expect that such an option will solve the issue nor the people of Telangana shall buy it.
January 10, 2011
January 08, 2011
December 20, 2010
Rahuls remarks
Calling the Saffron linked terror dangerous is obviously correct. But calling it more dangerous than the LeT, Al-Qaida etc is absolutely out of perspective. Can the numbers on record in terms of incidents, casualties, spread, etc explain Rahul Ji’s assertion? Calling a spade a spade is courageous but calling a spade more dangerous than an AK-47 should have other motives. Pakistan is already using the Sachar committee report to imply that the 26/11 could have local muslim support. With such comments by Rahul baba, all the efforts of India in tackling the various terror groups will be diluted.
Scams and new meanings
UPA II is giving new meanings to many things. Scheme should be understood as scheming against people. A Prime Ministerial govt no longer has the PM as the centre piece. Cabinet responsibility does not mean sinking or sailing together. It’s alright to have an allegedly corrupt officer as CVC. Portfolio allocation includes the influence of the rich and famous. And finally, ‘the buck stops here’, might mean that the money filled bags stop at his/her table.
Bihar verdict
Democracy is not a destination, it’s a journey. In India, Democracy is a churning in which many undesirable elements emerge before the nectar. This was proved in the Bihar elections. There was a phase when the caste groups supported only their candidates. The fact that the top post was occupied by their caste man kept people happy. But after that, people wanted more than caste politics. They want development to be done beyond just caste representation. Lalu could not pass the second phase.
26/11...two years
26/11: two years passed without Kasab being hanged. How ridiculous! India is unhappy that Pak is not doing enough to bring the perpetrators to justice. India should first hang Kasab before lecturing any other nation. It’s unfortunate that substantial human rights are being extended to the enemy of the state whereas for the common man, no human right is guaranteed.
March 18, 2010
My opinion sent to Sri Krishna Committee
Dear Sir,
I am a student from Telangana. I neither come from any business family nor any political group which has any kind of vested interest. I am just a common man who feels strongly for Telangana. The most significant achievement I and people like me would have from the formation of the state of Telangana is ‘identity’. The Telangana struggle has now gone beyond the question of development, the distribution of resources or allocation of jobs etc. The struggle is now for identity - an identity that we lost in 1956 and which is still elusive.
Sir, I have only 3 points to make which I get into directly.
1) Telangana is long over due and is not suppressible.
The demand has been around for the past 60 years. Though the demand was latent before 2001, one cannot say it was not there. The sentiment existed just like a dormant volcano. The sentiment has been simmering and erupting whenever there was a political vent and opportunity to voice the demand. Even if the demand is diluted now, it can surely come back again and again. Worse even, the sentiment of Telangana can be exploited by the politicians and distract the student community leading to scores of suicides.
2) Telangana blocks any further reorganization of states in India
Can we say that there would not be any form of States’ reorganization in the future? Certainly not. So, can any reorganization of states be made, bypassing the issue of Telangana? No; not without the Telangana movement coming back and taking more lives. Telangana has blocked the pipeline for any further reorganization of states and the deepening of democracy. It is better to solve the problem now than leave it to become a bigger sub-national problem.
3) Telangana can not be allowed to become another Kashmir
Telangana has been the hot bed for Maoist violence. The unrest among the student agitators for Telangana could turn them to violence as all other constitutional methods have been resorted to, but in vain. Such agitators who have a violent predisposition could be used by the Maoists and also by Islamic terror networks. The ‘enemy nations’ of India would be happy to plant the seeds of bigger problems to our nation.
Sir,
Telangana is the most Constitutional demand of four crore people. If this is not accepted, then it cannot be said that real democracy exists in this part of the country. Suppression of the legitimate and reasonable aspirations of the people goes against the spirit of India as a ‘Federation with a Unitary bias’. Federalism does not give the right to separate (read secede) but it surely allows for deepening of democracy in the form of separation of administrative units in the country.
Please deliver the people of Telangana from the oppression of the Andhras.
// Jai Hind // //Jai Telangana //
I am a student from Telangana. I neither come from any business family nor any political group which has any kind of vested interest. I am just a common man who feels strongly for Telangana. The most significant achievement I and people like me would have from the formation of the state of Telangana is ‘identity’. The Telangana struggle has now gone beyond the question of development, the distribution of resources or allocation of jobs etc. The struggle is now for identity - an identity that we lost in 1956 and which is still elusive.
Sir, I have only 3 points to make which I get into directly.
1) Telangana is long over due and is not suppressible.
The demand has been around for the past 60 years. Though the demand was latent before 2001, one cannot say it was not there. The sentiment existed just like a dormant volcano. The sentiment has been simmering and erupting whenever there was a political vent and opportunity to voice the demand. Even if the demand is diluted now, it can surely come back again and again. Worse even, the sentiment of Telangana can be exploited by the politicians and distract the student community leading to scores of suicides.
2) Telangana blocks any further reorganization of states in India
Can we say that there would not be any form of States’ reorganization in the future? Certainly not. So, can any reorganization of states be made, bypassing the issue of Telangana? No; not without the Telangana movement coming back and taking more lives. Telangana has blocked the pipeline for any further reorganization of states and the deepening of democracy. It is better to solve the problem now than leave it to become a bigger sub-national problem.
3) Telangana can not be allowed to become another Kashmir
Telangana has been the hot bed for Maoist violence. The unrest among the student agitators for Telangana could turn them to violence as all other constitutional methods have been resorted to, but in vain. Such agitators who have a violent predisposition could be used by the Maoists and also by Islamic terror networks. The ‘enemy nations’ of India would be happy to plant the seeds of bigger problems to our nation.
Sir,
Telangana is the most Constitutional demand of four crore people. If this is not accepted, then it cannot be said that real democracy exists in this part of the country. Suppression of the legitimate and reasonable aspirations of the people goes against the spirit of India as a ‘Federation with a Unitary bias’. Federalism does not give the right to separate (read secede) but it surely allows for deepening of democracy in the form of separation of administrative units in the country.
Please deliver the people of Telangana from the oppression of the Andhras.
// Jai Hind // //Jai Telangana //
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