I enjoy writing, Sachin enjoy cricket, Tiger woods golf (etc.), Mukesh Ambani enjoys business so does politicians..
Every one has some or other personal goals. I want to win a Nobel prize sometime in life, Mr. Ambani would want to become Chairman of world's largest business group, Saina Nehwal would want to become no.1 Badminton star and so does some politicians want to become something.
This hunger is very important in life. We get motivated by our goals, dreams and work hard to achieve them. But the question is at what cost?
Is it fair to grow by harming others?
Is it fair to be unethical?
Is it fair to be anti national?
Some may say yes..
But I think I am not that kind.
Let me come to the topic straight now.. One person wants to become Chief Minister. He is sure he cant become CM in his existing state. What does he do??
He fasts..goes on a hunger strike..demands a new state..
or you may say resumes the old demand!!
This is what it looks like. But there was more to it than just a hunger strike.
Old demand I say because of the para 382 of State Reorganisation Commission Report in 1953
"opinion in Andhra is overwhelmingly in favour of the larger unit, public opinion in Telangana has still to crystallize itself. Important leaders of public opinion in Andhra themselves seem to appreciate that the unification of Telangana with Andhra, though desirable, should be based on a voluntary and willing association of the people and that it is primarily for the people of Telangana to take a decision about their future".
However, following the Gentleman's Agreement the central government, established a unified Andhra Pradesh on November 1, 1956. The agreement provided reassurances to both parties in terms of power sharing as well as administrative domicile rules and distribution of expenses of various regions.
Discontent with the 1956 Gentleman's Agreement intensified in January 1969 when the guarantees that had been agreed on were supposed to lapse. Student agitation for the continuation of the agreement began at Osmania University in Hyderabad and spread to other parts of the region. Government employees and opposition members of the state legislative assembly swiftly threatened "direct action" in support of the students. This movement, also known as Telangana movement, led to widespread violence and deaths of hundreds of people including 360 students.
The agitation continued and many political parties tried and take advantage of the situation coz as I said before it is very easy in our country to 'represent someone's sentiments'. (Very sentimental!!)
In the decade of 90'ies BJP promised separate Telangana state if they come to power. The sepereted Chattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand, but not Telangana due to opposition from its own Allie Telegu Desham Party.
During that era, Telangana Rashtra Samiti(TRS) was formed by K Chandrashekhar Rao.
And the opportunity was with Congress to get a new Allie and that's what they did, promising separate Telangana to TRS and fighting elections together. During the last term of the UPA, TRS was also its part and was offered a ministry.
But in September 2006 the party withdrew support for the central government on the grounds of indecision by the government over the delivery of its electoral promise to create Telangana, which was also put in the Common Minimum Program.
So the problem here is that one and all wants to take advantage of the situation. No political party denied Telangana separation neither they did anything for it.
Whether it was BJP or Congress, they tried to make sure that it remains an election issue for ever. And of course KCR can smell CM's post if Telangana is separated, so a struggle is worth it.
But then the point comes, that are we so weak and idiot that we cant smell the bad intentions of political parties for their own betterment??
I think 'Yes'. The political parties that represent the people of that area are divided. There is lot of agitation among some students who favour the demand of a new state knowing the fact that they have only 1 city in Telangana where there is University, Hyderabad.
And doesn't the demand of division scare them??
After 1947 and 1971 division i am very scared of one more.
And what did this demand do to rest of our country??
9 new demands of states!!(and people like me a topic to write).
Well, only the problem is that I am scared of division of any part of my country.
I am scared of the repercussions. I am scared of the feeling of differentiation that will take birth in minds coming generations. We are already Rajasthanis, Marathis, Gujaratis, Keralites and 28 of them.. So why some more divisions are needed??
May be to create new posts, new assemblies, new power arenas, new grounds for politics, and new source of income for the people in the system..
Well, i request each one (even if its only u reading this blog) to write, speak, show or atleast develop a thought that you are not Rajasthanis, Marathis, Gujaratis, Keralites and 28of them, you are 1, India!!
Signing Off
Sid
