Answer: Sri Krishna Committee suggested to Union of India not to accede to the demand for Telangana.
Then, why did UPA govt announce that it is going ahead with formation of Telangana state?
Extract from Wikipedia:
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On 23 March, Justice L Narasimha Reddy of Andhra Pradesh high court ordered central government to make contents of 8th chapter of Sri Krishna Committee, which was submitted in a sealed secret cover to the centre.[64] Justice in his 60 page judgement said "The Committee travelled beyond the terms of reference in its endeavour to persuade the Union of India not to accede to the demand for Telangana". SKC secret report as quoted in paras 68-72, argued against Telangana state while discussing communal violence, Maoist violence and social tensions. The supplementary note to secret report has three parts, ..
"a) Political management: Action also needs to be initiated for softening the TRS to the extent possible .. Inputs indicate that this agitation can be tackled if Congress Leaders do not give an impression indicating any covert / overt support to it. Hence the Congress MPs / MLAs need to be taken into confidence and asked not to lend any form of support to the agitation. The Congress High Command must sensitize its own MPs and MLAs and educate them about the wisdom for arriving at an acceptable and workable solution. With the ruling party and main opposition party (for Telangana demand) being brought on the same page, the support mechanisms have a higher probability of becoming successful."(para 75)
"b) Media Management: ..Andhra Pradesh has got about 13 Electronic Channels and 5 major local Newspapers which are in the forefront of molding the public opinion. Except for two Channels (Raj News & hmtv), the rest of them are supporters of a united Andhra Pradesh. The equity holders of the channels except the above two and the entire Print Media are with the Seemandhra people. The main editors/resident and sub-editors, the Film world etc. are dominated by Seemandhra people. A coordinated action on their part has the potential of shaping the perception of the common man. ..In the Print Media all major Newspapers are owned by Seemandhra people and the Regional contents published by them play a vital role. .. The editorial opinions, the banner headlines, the Regional content, the District editions need to be managed .." (para 80). “The print media is hugely dependent on the Government for advertisement revenue and if carefully handled can be an effective tool to achieve this goal”. (para 91)
c) Full preparedness: As under each of the options there is a high possibility of agitational backlash, notwithstanding the actions taken in advance as suggested in (a) and (b) above, an appropriate plan of deployment grid of police force (both Central and State) with full technical support needs to be immediately drawn up. ..The likely troubled spots (e.g. Osmania, Kakatiya, Krishna Devraya Universities etc.) and the trouble creators in the three regions must be identified in advance and suitable action plan prepared. In my discussions with Chief Secretary and DGP, the kind of equipment and weaponry to be used were also discussed and it was agreed that weaponry used should be such as not to cause fatal injuries, while at the same time effective enough to bring the agitationists quickly under control. ”(para 94)
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Doesn't this mean that
1. There is no popular support for new state in Telangana
2. Violence was expected from separatist lobby
3. Because violence was expected govt was supposed to be extra cautious
4. Cases should have been booked against extreme elements in the forefront. Like KCR who said "Telangana wale jago, Andhra wale bhago". Why is Prof. Kodandaram not sacked from his job in Osmania University as he is primarily leading a political movement being a govt employee? Why were cases not initiated against TRS and TJAC for assaulting & provoking people and damaging vehicles and properties in Hyderabad and elsewhere?
Why didn't the State and Central govts act on this report and in particular Chapter 8?
Why did the UPA govt not follow the advice of Sri Krishna Committee not to divide Andhra Pradesh? A committee which it had constituted in the first place! Congress Party has to explain to the country and to the people of Andhra Pradesh.
Is it just for political expediency, keeping one eye on coming elections? Is it to weaken it's rivals TDP and YSRCP?
Here's the link to Sri Krishna Committee Report:
http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/CCSAP-REPORT-060111.pdf
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_for_Consultations_on_the_Situation_in_Andhra_Pradesh
Then, why did UPA govt announce that it is going ahead with formation of Telangana state?
Extract from Wikipedia:
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On 23 March, Justice L Narasimha Reddy of Andhra Pradesh high court ordered central government to make contents of 8th chapter of Sri Krishna Committee, which was submitted in a sealed secret cover to the centre.[64] Justice in his 60 page judgement said "The Committee travelled beyond the terms of reference in its endeavour to persuade the Union of India not to accede to the demand for Telangana". SKC secret report as quoted in paras 68-72, argued against Telangana state while discussing communal violence, Maoist violence and social tensions. The supplementary note to secret report has three parts, ..
"a) Political management: Action also needs to be initiated for softening the TRS to the extent possible .. Inputs indicate that this agitation can be tackled if Congress Leaders do not give an impression indicating any covert / overt support to it. Hence the Congress MPs / MLAs need to be taken into confidence and asked not to lend any form of support to the agitation. The Congress High Command must sensitize its own MPs and MLAs and educate them about the wisdom for arriving at an acceptable and workable solution. With the ruling party and main opposition party (for Telangana demand) being brought on the same page, the support mechanisms have a higher probability of becoming successful."(para 75)
"b) Media Management: ..Andhra Pradesh has got about 13 Electronic Channels and 5 major local Newspapers which are in the forefront of molding the public opinion. Except for two Channels (Raj News & hmtv), the rest of them are supporters of a united Andhra Pradesh. The equity holders of the channels except the above two and the entire Print Media are with the Seemandhra people. The main editors/resident and sub-editors, the Film world etc. are dominated by Seemandhra people. A coordinated action on their part has the potential of shaping the perception of the common man. ..In the Print Media all major Newspapers are owned by Seemandhra people and the Regional contents published by them play a vital role. .. The editorial opinions, the banner headlines, the Regional content, the District editions need to be managed .." (para 80). “The print media is hugely dependent on the Government for advertisement revenue and if carefully handled can be an effective tool to achieve this goal”. (para 91)
c) Full preparedness: As under each of the options there is a high possibility of agitational backlash, notwithstanding the actions taken in advance as suggested in (a) and (b) above, an appropriate plan of deployment grid of police force (both Central and State) with full technical support needs to be immediately drawn up. ..The likely troubled spots (e.g. Osmania, Kakatiya, Krishna Devraya Universities etc.) and the trouble creators in the three regions must be identified in advance and suitable action plan prepared. In my discussions with Chief Secretary and DGP, the kind of equipment and weaponry to be used were also discussed and it was agreed that weaponry used should be such as not to cause fatal injuries, while at the same time effective enough to bring the agitationists quickly under control. ”(para 94)
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Doesn't this mean that
1. There is no popular support for new state in Telangana
2. Violence was expected from separatist lobby
3. Because violence was expected govt was supposed to be extra cautious
4. Cases should have been booked against extreme elements in the forefront. Like KCR who said "Telangana wale jago, Andhra wale bhago". Why is Prof. Kodandaram not sacked from his job in Osmania University as he is primarily leading a political movement being a govt employee? Why were cases not initiated against TRS and TJAC for assaulting & provoking people and damaging vehicles and properties in Hyderabad and elsewhere?
Why didn't the State and Central govts act on this report and in particular Chapter 8?
Why did the UPA govt not follow the advice of Sri Krishna Committee not to divide Andhra Pradesh? A committee which it had constituted in the first place! Congress Party has to explain to the country and to the people of Andhra Pradesh.
Is it just for political expediency, keeping one eye on coming elections? Is it to weaken it's rivals TDP and YSRCP?
Here's the link to Sri Krishna Committee Report:
http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/CCSAP-REPORT-060111.pdf
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_for_Consultations_on_the_Situation_in_Andhra_Pradesh
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