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Expressing serious concern over the unrest in Andhra Pradesh following the Telangana agitation, the CPI(M) has asked the UPA Government to quickly resolve the issue in consultation with political parties.
“Procrastination will only worsen the situation. I would urge you to see that a decision is taken on the matter without any further delay," CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
"All political parties and various sections of society in Andhra Pradesh had submitted their views to the Sri Krishna Committee. Hence, there is no need for further consultations with political parties," he said.
Pointing out that the Telangana region of the state has been "paralysed" by the agitation over the past three weeks, Karat said it was nine months now since the Committee submitted its report on Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
"We had expected that the Government of India would take a decision on the matter after considering the report," the CPI(M) leader said seeking an urgent decision on the matter.
The CPI(M) has been opposed in principle to the division of states created on a linguistic basis, saying that accentuation of uneven development has given a fillip to demands for separate states like Telangana and Vidarbha based on the argument of backwardness.
The party maintains that while it would fight for the development of backward regions, it would adhere to “the principled position of Opposition to the division of linguistic States.”
“Procrastination will only worsen the situation. I would urge you to see that a decision is taken on the matter without any further delay," CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
"All political parties and various sections of society in Andhra Pradesh had submitted their views to the Sri Krishna Committee. Hence, there is no need for further consultations with political parties," he said.
Pointing out that the Telangana region of the state has been "paralysed" by the agitation over the past three weeks, Karat said it was nine months now since the Committee submitted its report on Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
"We had expected that the Government of India would take a decision on the matter after considering the report," the CPI(M) leader said seeking an urgent decision on the matter.
The CPI(M) has been opposed in principle to the division of states created on a linguistic basis, saying that accentuation of uneven development has given a fillip to demands for separate states like Telangana and Vidarbha based on the argument of backwardness.
The party maintains that while it would fight for the development of backward regions, it would adhere to “the principled position of Opposition to the division of linguistic States.”
