Amaravati YSR Congress Party said on Sunday, July 7, that the decision to form a commission of officers in the meeting of the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is a “ step backward ” in addressing the issues arising from the state division. The opposition party believes that this is a time- consuming approach.
A day after addresses between Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counter part A. Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad, the YSR Congress set up fault with the opinions taken. The meeting had decided to constitute a commission of officers to bandy and resolve the issues arising out of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
Former Minister Perni Nani and former MLA G Srikanth Reddy said that both the state governments are apprehensive of the controversies between the two countries, the undetermined issues, “ Both state governments are apprehensive of these matters. We believe that the new commission to identify undetermined issues will only lead to farther detainments in resolving these matters, ” they added.
The YSRCP leaders said that the Union government had preliminarily constituted the Sheila Bedi Committee, led by a elderly officer, to apply the vittles of the Reorganisation Act passed by Parliament. “ The Sheila Bedi Committee made several recommendations regarding property controversies in the combined state. Over the once decade, these recommendations have been bandied in several stages.
still, some recommendations weren't accepted and the recommendations which were accepted weren't enforced by the Telangana government. We believe that forming a new commission will set the conversations back to the starting point, ” they added. The YSRCP leaders also said that former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had told Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the meeting of the southern countries ’ principal ministers in Tirupati, the significance of fastening on undetermined issues, as Andhra Pradesh had seen no progress in a decade.
Home Minister Shah had assured that the issues would be resolved within the quested time frame. “ Following this assurance, conversations on disunited issues by the principal registers and officers of both countries gained instigation under the aegis of the Union Home Ministry. We believe that forming a new commission without fastening on advancing these conversations will only affect in farther detainments, ” they said.
They added that forming a commission without the Union government’s participation raises numerous questions, given that Parliament legislated the Bifurcation Act and it's the Union government that must apply it. They claimed that the former YSRCP government put pressure on the Union government regarding the electricity pretenses of nearly Rs.7,000 crore owed to the state.
Instructions were issued for payment of these pretenses , but the case latterly reached the court. “ Andhra Pradesh is facing severe injustice, especially concerning the operation of water systems. Telangana is releasing water from the left conduit of Srisailam for electricity generation at will, indeed as the Rayalaseema region struggles. It's unjust that the meeting concluded without addressing this issue and trying an immediate resolution, ” said former Minister Perni Nani.
The YSRCP leaders also appertained to media reports that during the Chief Ministers ’ meeting, Telangana demanded a share in Andhra Pradesh’s anchorages and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam parcels. There were also reports that Andhra Pradesh was willing to return some townlets to Telangana in seven mandals that were intermingled with Andhra Pradesh in 2014.
“ This has caused deep concern among people across the state. The absence of any advertisement from the Andhra Pradesh government, including statements from ministers or officers, is adding public dubitation.