Petition to search Margadarshi offices!

its good to book ramoji and co., at last! hope, YSR regime succeeds in
cornering Ramoji-regime and its chamchas, as it is better for the cause of
T-state. what we have failed for the past several years, is being undertaken
by YSR, whatever may be his aims and goals.
we should celebrate if our permanent/ideological opponent is trapped really
soon.

as is being contemplated by our pro-ramoji parties and politicians,
protecting margadarshi will not secure Telangana state, anyhow.
so-called press-freedom by ramoji-eenadu had always been used to defame
Telangana movement so far, and it will never be used to justify T-state,
probably.
then, why should our t-champions/politicians are so panicked at
margadarshi-searches?
regards,



kvsagar

Fighting for identity

Many questions are rationally answered here. I was ignorant of the history of telangana, untill I had a chance to read a book on it. My blood started boiling when I see the statistics of how telangana has been cheated in budjet allocations in Health, Education, Infrastructure Irrigation and many other fields. Leave that aside, think about protecting our own identity. Telangana had a wonderful culture, self sustaining villeges, which slowly started vanishing. Telangana has an accent of Telugu like so many other areas have. That's being mimicked in the movies. Telangana has produced great poets like Dasharadi, C.Narayan Reddy and many more. We have a distinct style to write, and a distinct style to speak. Let's protect them, do not feel inferior. let's have our self-respect back.
Telangana was never directly ruled by the British. Our fight was against atrocities of Nizam. Many valient stories of heros can be heard in the Villeges, who lost their lifes in the struggle for freedom. How many text books speak of them? How many statues were errected on Tank bund? Let's have our history back!!

My friend says........
We want our Telangana from these dirty andhra people. i had faced and facing a lot of insulting issues with these educated illiterates. We have natural resources like coal which is exclusively available in Telangana region. Andhra People even insult our language. We don't have proper transportation system. Idi anthaa mana chetakaani Politicians valla. Power kosam chustunnaaru kaani manaki em cheyyaalanukovadam ledu. gattigaa maatlaadevaadu lekundaa poyaadu. andariki gaajulu todigi assembly lo koorchopettaali. Okkadiki dare ledu projects or funds adagadaaniki. I belong to Khammam. Ikkada nundi MP gaa vellina Renuka Chowdary andhraa aame. manam alaavelli vaalla constituent nundi elect avagalamaa? mundu mana vaallaki buddhi ledu. money and power kosam manalni maname champukuntunnaam vaallla kosam. mundu manam united gaa undi bayata vaallaani ikkadiki vachi manalni dochukokundaa chudaali. We have all the resources except commitment from our leaders. Prati vaadu Daddamme. Okkadiki kooda dare ledu. Assalu mouth open cheyyaru. Vaallaki commitment undaali first...

Sprit of Telangana Calendar-2006

Seeds of Suicide - India’s desperate farmers !

Hello Friends

We all know the way farmers in Telangana are suffering. Governments have changed but not the number of suicides. The only way these suicides are reported in our media are as Obituaries & statistics, even if they are covered they are handful. Not many have done exclusives on these issues or have been addressed.

A correspondent Chad Heeter from PBS did an exclusive few years back. Many of you have already seen it, but here's for those who haven't yet. i don't know if we should thank Chad Heeter for reporting this or be shameful to our media who who don't (& are never tired of their Movie Mania!).

Please watch the Video at Seeds of Suicide - India’s desperate farmers (Click HERE if you’re having trouble watching the video http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=2379349310262859088&hl=en )

PS : Check out some beautiful Telangana Wallpapers ( http://discover-telangana.org/wp/wallpapers )

Thanks & Regards,

Jaya Prakash Mateti

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Politics of New States Formation: A Case of Telangana State Demand

Dr. K.Vidyasagar*

Thanks to Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, the Constitution of India has a provision, under Article 3, to create any new state or alter the boundaries of any existing state or states. The Constitution that recognized plural character of Indian society has obviously facilitated the creation of more than one dozen new states, in the last 50 years. Interestingly, none of these 14 states was created with the recommendation of any so-called States Reorganisation Committee (SRC). Incidentally, the first and last of such SRC was headed by Justice Fazal Ali who was on record opposing merger of Telangana state (erstwhile state of Hyderabad) with the newly created Andhra state (from Madras state). In fact, the passage of Bill in the Parliament under this article (3) is sufficient to create any state, irrespective of the opinion (leave alone consensus) of concerned parent state, as is demanded by the antagonists of new state formation today! In a way, this attitude tantamounts to an act of playing politics with the issue of new state formation.

Historical Justification

Historically, the separate identity of telangana people and area, as part of the princely state of Hyderabad, was established during the course of more than four centuries-old history and culture, under the regime of Nizams. Incidentally, the Hyderabad state continued to enjoy independence from the British, thanks to Nizam, not just up to August 15, 1947, but beyond, at least till September 17, 1948, when Indian armies having entered Hyderabad compelled the Nizam to surrender. The Hyderabad state lost its independence once for all, and it became one of Indias several provinces. The multi-lingual Hyderabad state continued as one for four more years thereafter, till it was trifurcated, against the will of local people, and merged each part with a distinct area, all in the name of linguistic states regorgaisation! Thus, the telugu-speaking telangana was merged with Andhra state in 1956, on the basis of a promise that guaranteed certain safeguards to Telangana populace.

Not a Smaller State, but a new state of bigger size

Unlike the case of smaller states’ movement in India, the movement was not about ‘administrative convenience’ through ‘reducing the size of Andhra Pradesh’. It is ridiculous to treat Telangana issue as the issue of ‘size’ or ‘administration’ of the region, as is diplomatically raised by the parties and groups like BJP and RSS. As a matter of fact, once the demand is conceded, the Telangana would be bigger state than those existing 16 states in India today! With a population of more than one and half times of that of Nepal, the Telangana state would be of 3.5 crore size. Unlike other three states, which were created by the BJP in the year 2000, the state of Telangana does not require any special money for the construction of its state capital city, as the centuries-old Hyderabad is located in the heart of Telangana itself!

Not about Regional Development, but about Identity of people

Nor is it about ‘regional development’ of ‘backward Telangana’. But it is about state response to the most democratic demand of creation of new state. In any case, it is ridiculous to view Telangana state demand as demand for either ‘welfare’ or ‘development’, be it regionally or economically, as is propagated by the present chief minister. Because, once such argument is promoted, then there are electoral communists ready to join the chorus of raising the question of ‘backward regions’ and demand to treat Telangana on par with those backward regions of the state viz., Rayalaseema, Uttarandhra etc. Then they would be generously seeking the ‘packages’ ‘development funds’ from the central government and thereby confuse the genuine demand of Telangana state once for all. In other words, Telangana is a very distinct and unique case. In case of comparison, it could be either Kashmir or Junagarh; both were once princely states in India. Prior to these states were made part of India, these states were given the promise of holding ‘plebiscite’, indeed!

Not about Division of a State, but for Revival of an old state

In fact, the case of Telangana is more a revival of an old state, than a creation of a new state! Telangana, as part of erstwhile state of Hyderabad, existed as an independent state during the period 1952-56. The state was trifurcated in the name of ‘linguistic reorganisation of states’, only to please those Andhra congress lobbyists who were divided on common capital for Andhra state. The Telugu-speaking Telangana state was merged with the Andhra state, against the feelings of Telangana people, their representatives and also against the recommendations of Justice Fazal Ali, who chaired the first and last ‘States Reorganisation Committee’, popularly known as SRC. As usual, the electoral communists played the dubious role of ‘class collaboration in the name of linguistic unity’.

Against the recommendation of the SRC

Notwithstanding its sanctity and popular support, the six-point promise alone was the basis for state formation. There was no referendum of telangana people, nor was there any recommendation of the SRC (which recommended against merger of Telangana with Andhra state, indeed!) to that effect. Even the Hyderabad State Assembly was divided on the hasty decision. Surprisingly, Prime Minister Nehru’s views on the need of continuation of Telangana reflect the feeling of the then Central government. But still, the state was formalized on war footing and thereby suppressed the sentiments of local people. As against the promise of incorporating the word, telangana, in the new state of Telugu-speaking people, Andhra Pradesh came into existence.

Congressmen agreement that was violated long ago

Then, what precipitated the illegal action of hasty merger was the imposition of Andhra Congress leaders’ viewpoint in the form of ‘Gentlemen agreement’, an historical blunder that was never respected either in letter or in spirit. Who were these gentlemen? Which party they belonged to, by and large? It is those congress leaders who were under the control of Congress coterie that played a dubious role so as to bulldoze the Telangana leaders. Since the Congress party members largely represented the ‘gentlemen agreement’ (it was more a congressmen agreement indeed!), then that party alone has to own the responsibility. Besides, the formation of the state was contractual and conditional (as it was subject to the six-point formula/gentlemen agreement), and its very violation on the very first day can be understood as negating the state formation itself!

Thus, it is pertinent here to recollect the violation of this undemocratic agreement by the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Neelam Sanjeeva reddy ridiculing the post of Deputy Chief ministership as sixth finger and thus useless! While he served as Deputy Chief Minister in the B.Gopal reddy’s regime till October 31, 1956, the post became ridiculous to him by November 1, 1956! It was one of the six-point formulas that were violated on the very first day of formation of Andhra Pradesh. How can the contract be continued if one of its conditions were violated? Does it not tantamount to one-sided contract? It is regrettable to note that such one-sided contract had been imposed on Telangana for that past five decades, thanks to its leaders’ stony silence.

Unparallel Student sacrifices kept the movement alive

Obviously, there were movements and agitations against such political merger and suppression of telangana identity long before the emergence of Jai Telangana movement in 1969! But, thanks to monopolistic control over states and provinces by the congress on the one hand, and success of heroic Telangana armed struggle on the other had, the separate telangana movement was never given due attention during the period. However, the accumulated anger against the discriminatory policies of the Andhra-dominated governments had at last culminated in the form of 1969 agitation that cost the lives of more than 370 students in Telangana alone!

Historic mandate upheld the democratic demand

A predominantly student-organised Telangana Praja Samithi (TPS) became popular throughout the region and thereby secured the electoral support in the Loksabha elections held in 1971 itself. For, this movement-turned party, TPS secured the popular mandate in terms of winning 11 Loksabha seats (out of 14 seats), swimming across all the currents against both the Congress and the Communists, from the Telangana region. The TPS victory was preceded by the unparallel sacrifice of students and youths of Telangana in terms of year-long agitations throughout the Telangana region. Obviously, not only the congress men but also the heroic communists lost confidence of the people, and thus failed to win any significant number of seats in the 1971 elections held in Telangana areas!

Undemocratic Response of the Central government

Incidentally, it was Indira Gandhi who faced the challenges of this movement, but failed to manipulate it. Although she ensured coercive suppression of Telangana movement in 1969-70, she could not contain the democratic aspirations of the people electorally. Failed to respond to such electoral upheaval in a peaceful manner, she had to resort to anti-democratic and unethical means, only to betray the democratic spirit of that movement. Of course, the leaders and followers of the movement failed to withstand the pressure tactics of the Indira Gandhi government. Thus, the TPS leadership had to yield to the pressures and favours of the Prime Minister disgracefully, in terms of surrendering all the TPS’s MPs to Indira Gandhi for few crumbs.

At a time when Indira Gandhi was emerging as the only popular leader in the wake of Bangladesh war in 1971, none could dare, leave alone attempt, taking on her leader ship, from within or without, the congress party. Having established her supremacy even in the electoral battle held around same time, Indira Gandhi became a virtual dictator. Given the changed times, the telangana movement got derailed and leaderless. Although some alternative noises were raised against the leadership betrayal in telangana, Indira Gandhi was never convinced on the issue of statehood for telangana!

Recent movement of parties and politicians

Although the movement has always been a democratic one, as the popular mandate was recorded whenever there was one (as was demonstrated even in the 2004 elections!), the Central government played a dubious role. It offered a couple of unpopular packages in the form of five, six and eight-point formulae and such agreements, but seldom solved the genuine demand of telangana people. As the so-called gentlemen agreement was offered as a condition for Telangana merger to dilute the popular aspirations of the people earlier, there were a few such attempts (Presidential speech, Pranab Mukherjee committee etc.,) to co-opt the telangana politicians into the positions of power either at the Center or in the state thereafter (offering ministerial positions to the TRS leaders!), and thereby weakening the Telangana movement once for all.

However, the movement raised the banner of revolt not only against the Congress governments both in Hyderabad and Delhi but also to seek resignations of TRS ministers from the alliance ministries. This changed course of political relations marked an end of short-lived honeymoon between the Congress and the TRS once for all. Thus, the saga of Telangana struggles continues unabated, and on end! It is immaterial if the movement is led by TRS today or any other party tomorrow, for that matter. Ultimately, democratic component of the Telangana demand might keep the movement alive, notwithstanding the politics of telangana politicians.

Kvsagar2@hotmail.com.

Dear ChinnaReddy please know the facts properly

Dear Telanganites,

There is one more problem we are facing with the opportunistic
educated politicians like Dr, Chinna Reddy. All of u knows how he
changed the tongue for ministerial Gaddi. He was the TRCC chief once,
later for ministerail post, he supported unified Andhra. Other
biggest mistake he was doing by supporting the PothyReddy Padu
issue. He written a wonderful artcile in andhrajyothy.

Please have a look.
http://www.andhrajyothy.com/archives/archive-2007-1-20/editshow.asp?
qry=/2007/jan/20edit3

Here are few questions I would like to ask him.

1) What is the basic share of the Palamooru and Nalgonda in the
Krishna river waters. And what about Gadwal and Wanaparthy regions,
those are very near to the Krishna river. How could u justify
Flurosis problem in Nalgonda without drinking water.

2) Why SLBC tunnel share was reduced from 60,000 cusecs to mere 4000
cusecs. How colud u justify taking the water to 550Km from krishna
river through Telugu Ganga. Giving a water to Chennai is justified.
But How could u justify other projects built in Rayala seema on the
basis of krishna river waters. Why the net project capacity of
Priyadarshini and Jurala was reduced drastically?

3) Dear doctor it doesnt require too much logics mere common sense is
more than approporiate. How could u ignore the basic right of the
krishna river basin people lying with in 50 Km from the river?

4) Every body is saying it is not possible to built a Matthadi (Alugu)
at a height of 880 feets.

I will show u more than 500 projects are existing around the world,
Hovver dam is a typical example for that.

And one more biggest advantage is to produce the electricity by using
the gravity force from such a height.

5)How u will justify changing the river course by constructing a
major canal (like sub river)pothyreddypadu? It is like changing the
ccomplete river course existing for the past few million years.
Do u know the ecological affects due and environmental impact
existing?

6) River krishna in Nallamalla forest is in the borders of MBNR and
Kurnool, and PothyReddy Padu is on the other side of the river bank
i.e. in Kurnool district. What kind of guarantee u will give, whether
they use only surplus water. What kind of mechanism exist to measure
the quantity? who is going to be the monitoring authority?

Dear chinna Reddy CWC (central water commission) is not a regulating
authority. Sharing of river waters is not a central subject.

Go and see the CWC website for their functions and duties. They dont
hold any kind of responsibility. State goverment is responsible to
distribute the water with in the state. Even tribunal doesnt
interfere. So will u go and stop the SPY Reddy and YSR if they lift
the gates prematurely by taking net water, instead of surplus water.

If some body is having Chinna Reddy Mail ID please do forward this
mail, even I am ready to face the discussions with all the facts and
figures.

Once he coommented YSR as a Simon, later he justified that Simon is
not Saithan. But as I know, the fact is Simon supported the General
Dyer in later investigation procedings.(Who killed more than 2000
people in Jallian wala bagh). Irrespective of region and religion all
the laeders of India protested Simon commission calling him as a
devil. If u want the facts go and study any Indian movement history
book. Hence YSR is a Simon alias saithan of the Telangana region.

Regards,

Jai Telangana,

Ramesh, Rome, Italy.

Andhra friends pose funny questions regarding Hyderabad

Dear Telanganites,

Some of our andhra friends pose very funny questions regarding
hyderabad by reading some news in media. We should know how to give a
fit reply to those questions.

Here are few questions and answers.

All of us came to hyderabad and developed it, as it is the capital?
Otherwise we would have settled in guntur, Kurnool, Tirupati etc,..

Let them make clear that being a political capital is not the
criteria for economical development.
Even though New Delhi was made as the capital still Indias economical
capital city is Mumbai. Similarly Kanpur more developed than Lucknow,
Gandhi nagar more developed than Ahmedabad and Baroda, Kochhi more
developed than Thiruvanthapuram if he goes there are so many examples
we will get throughout the world.

Whatever the cities developed after the independent India are already
developed before. Hyderbad has got the inherent capability to develop
as major metropolitain before 1956.

So many people dont know that Once Hyderabad was the land of lakes,
more than 200 lakes around the city providing the fresh drinking
water.
I will give the list of the things before 1956..

1) Well connected underground drainage system designed by Great
Viswesarayya, begumpet airport.
2)Railway system already developed in Nizams period no more railway
lines are added except nadikudu to connect to Guntur.
3)World famous Osmania and Gandhi hospitals
4)Assemble hall, high court, Jubilee hall, even the secretariat,
osmania university, King koti hospital, Niloufer and so many
weredeveloped before 1956.
5) Non profit educational institutions like VV College, Jambagh,
Reddy womens college, Vanitha, Kapadia, Keys, Wesley, St. patrick so
many developed before 1956.
6) Hyderabad was known for its pearls, jewelleries, biryani what
andhraites are added.

So there is no logic in arguing that point,it might be true YSR,
Chandra babu have come to hyderabad but what they are political
leaders. Even every MP and minister will go and reside in delhi that
means delhi belongs Tamil or other people.

We developed industrially hyderabad, we provided so many jobs to
localites?
Let us see this point..
There were so many spin mills, craft industries, paper making mills
before 1956 so many parsis, sindhis and Gujaratis developed their
industries in hyderbad.

To get away from the competition in andhra region few industrialist
came to hyderbad, but where they taken the loans, on what rate they
got the cheap lands, who bears their pollution? all these things are
matter to local people. what about Patancheru, Bollaram who bears
that pollution?

Great Dr. Reddy steals patents from IDPL, similarly we know the story
of satyam (actually his father chetaed local people in medchal and
ran away to coastha).
Where these people got the money? they got the loans from APSFC
(Andhra pradesh state financial corporation).
One more small business pronciple I want to say here..

Businessman wont have sentiments and affections he will choose his
location based on the profit. All the pharma firms are right now
going to Uttaranchal and what about the SEZ in Vizag?

If investment is the question they raise, how much investment they
put here in which. Realestate doesnt considered to be an industry.

Regarding the goverment companies, we will ask why govt has spent
more than 20,000 crores on vizag steel plant in 1978, Hindusthan zinc,
Vizag port, BHPV, kakinada port, Goadavari fertlisers why public
money was spent why they wont be union territories?

Regarding IT eventhough Pune is not a capital city even though IT was
developed.

3)Infrastructure like over bridges, big roads, stadiums are
developed.
There is a central ministry called Urban development they allot the
funds to all the cities based on population and economic importance.
more than lucknow, kanpur has got more funds, even Vizag, Vijayawada
got the funds and they have developed infrastructure.
we are not questioning them?
Gachhibowli stadium got the funds as national games were held, state
govt didnt spend single paisa.
Where state goverment is having the funds?

Over bridges and roads are developed with MCH budget not by the state
goverment, u know where MCH gets the funds, through advertisements
boards, leasing the shops, property tax, octroi and so on.
state govt given just 5 crores to hyderabad, 4 crores to Vizag,
and three crores to Vijayawada.

What about the sentiments and feelings of the other region people?

See in mumbai marathis are in minority, similarly kannadigas in
bangalore so where the problem comes. In 1960 when Gujarath was
seperated from Bombay state they never asked for bomabay even though
they developed it.

Finally one more funny questionthey raise is..

Chandigarh is the unionterritory and capital of Haryana and Punjab
why cant hyderbad?
Chandigarh is in the border of both haryana and Punjab where as
Hyderabad is in middle of telangana.

More over chandigarh was developed as planned city by goverment of
India not like hyderbad it doesnt have previous history of 400 years.

Upcoming projects like International airport, ringroad. All these are
not funded by the state goverment, public and private partnership.
That means GMR(Andhra company) will construct the airport they will
charge flight landing charges,parking charges and so on for twenty
years till they get their profits back later they hand over it too
the goverment. so where is the question of public spending.
Similar case with the outer ring road.

dear Sirs, This andhra media is so slever that they have given the
picture to out side world that they developed hyderbad, the real
story is they built their Jubilee hills, banjara and Kukatpally on
the graveyards of telanganites.

and one more final question by supplying drinking water from singur
more than two lakh hectares are dprived irrigation water,
u know the story of patancheru and Bollaram. and what about the
musi river pollution more than 200 villages are affected who bears
that cost.

We will explain all these things if they dont listen..

only one say we have..

Hyderbad ki addosthe addamuga narukutham.
Still we have the 1948 telangna revolution blood in our veins.

Jai Telangana,
Ramesh, Rome, Italy.

Cheating 2-SRC

Dear Telanganites,

It is the time to expose the crooked politics of Raja Sekhar Reddy and
Congress&Co for the delaying tactics in the formation of Telangana
state. It is required to strongly condemn the acts of the state and
central governments and bring pressure, not to appoint any new SRC.

A few steps initially to be taken in this regard at the state level
like:

1. List of all the MLAs who signed a memorandam appealing for the
second SRC should be prepared and exposed to all the Telanganites.

2.People of their respective constituencys should know that these
leaders are not acting in the interest of Telangana and so should
never be elected in future elections.

3.More SHAVA YATRAS are to be conducted in every constituency and
houses of these leaders are to be surrounded and Gheraod.

4.Dhoom Dhaam Public meetings are to be conducted in every
constituency.

5.Initially BANDH should be observed in Hyderabad and Rangareddy
districts and later in other districts of telangana in support of
early formation of Telangana state

6. As suggested by most of our friends, all types of products and
services of Andhra, including movies have to be boycotted in all our
districts

7.Educating our people is more important about all these issues and
politics of Seema and Andhra leaders, because our people are more
innocent and they still beleive in the cunning politics of Congress
and like minded parties.

8. Realtors of Telangana, who are Anti-Telangana are to be brought to
the roads, because this is the main coterie which is playing a major
role in weakening the movement.

9. Telangana supporing leaders from all parties are to be brought on
to the same dias and more meetings are to be conducted and presure
need to be build up on these leaders to come out with opinions on the
formation of state Telangana and

10. All groups of people from all age groups, all organisations, all
Elite, all castes and religions, all unions are to be brought under
one banner with a single point formula early FORMATION OF TELANGANA.

Regards,
Hari