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The Telengana Crisis


Carving a new state out of an existing state, is irksome.

The states were formed according to the languages spoken in the area ,soon after independence.

Hence the composite Madras sate which comprised ofTamil nadu  whose language is Tamil, Andhra ,with Telugu domination Kerala , inhabited by Malayalees and parts of Karnataka, occupied by the Kannadigas.

The Madras state was divided into Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala,and that part of Kannada was conjoined with the rest of Karnataka to form the state of Karnataka with its head quarters in Bangalore.

The Andhra Pradesh state,with the capital at Hyderabad ,had been in existence   since 1951. The state made a steady progress .But ,the division of North and South had become so dominant , that the Northern districts have an insecure feeling and a disappointment  which is not baseless. The Southern districts of Andhra had  had a vast development, leaving the Northern area under practically no progress. The Telengana  area ,as the Northern districts refer themselves, have only agricultural  growth and  nil industrial development.

The Northern parts remained backward in almost all respects, creating a discontent among the people. They felt that the south was dominating their lives and dictating terms to their improvement. Thee was a sense of displeasure and  disillusionment  ,that made the people to resort to violence. The Andhra  Pradesh government held them under its arms by resorting to police excess>The mounting anger  has at last bore fruit.

The Central government has accepted the demand of the Telengana people’s demand. But 100 legislators of the Andhra Pradesh assembly have resigned ,in protest .

The rightful demand of the people of the afflicted region has been taken into consideration. There will be trouble, and agitation. There will be unreasonable impudence and aggression. There will be mischievous  truancy and  upheaval. The central government should ignore all these catapulting .The powerful centre should do justice to the much devastated region.