TELANGANA-STRUGGLE 3LST

(REOPENS TAR33)
In the event of bifurcation, coastal Andhra will be
left with only four districts – Guntur, Krishna, West Godavari
and East Godavari. Now coastal Andhra has 123 MLAs and 17
Members of Parliament.

Since Hyderabad is well-developed, has a
cosmopolitan character and a "greater" stature with a
population touching nearly a crore, the general demand is for
converting it into a Union Territory like Chandigarh.
Interestingly, people of Rayalaseema or coastal Andhra
are strong proponents of an integrated Andhra Pradesh.
"Our demands are only subject to the formation of
Telangana state.Otherwise, we are for a unified AP," they
assert.
Political observers feel that the demand for
Rayalaseema, north-coastal Andhra or Andhra state is only to
"dilute" the Telangana demand.
Even the demand for UT status for Hyderabad is also a
similar ploy, they point out.
It is mostly the Congress party leaders who are
trying to champion the cause of Rayalaseema, Andhra or
north-coastal Andhra. PTI DBV
ANU



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