So, Telangana is finally in. Hopefully, the process to carve
it out on the ground will not be shameful as its legislative part has been.
Democracy was subverted, both in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha while presenting,
discussing and passing the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill.
The ruckus in the Lok Sabha followed its course in the
Rajya Sabha. The live broadcast of the Lok Sabha was blacked out when it came
to passing the Bill but the whole nation saw what happened in Rajya Sabha. The
soul of democracy was killed once again in the Lok Sabha. Its identity was once
again humiliated in the Rajya Sabha.
How can these elected members representing the top-most legislative
body of the country behave so irresponsibly and insensibly while passing a bill
that will affect lives of millions of people spread across a large geographical
area?
But then, our politicians have been like this, more so in
the recent history.
Anyway, India’s
29th state is finally created. On paper, it was accomplished today.
People of Seemandhra should understand that it is irreversible
now. In fact, it has been like this since 2011. Yet a whole region was thrown
into chaos by a political leadership that had earlier given its assent for a
separate Telangana. Those protesting today, they all had supported it in the
past. And they are trying all to keep the fire burning, to exploit the every
possible chance to earn the electoral mileage in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
And all at the cost of common man, his life, his routine
to survive the every passing day!
People of Seemandhra should understand the intent of their
politicians and start looking at a life with a friendly neighbourhood state in
Telangana on their side that is going to share the state capital Hyderabad with Seemandhra
for 10 years.
There is absolutely no merit in disrupting the flow of
life by organizing bandhs and protests in the Seemnadhra districts. Whom will it
affect? The Seemandhra people only.
Obviously, going by the populist sentiment of the masses
over the issue, there would be anti-Telangana feelings but it is not going to
be beyond personal opinionating after a point of time. Yes, politicians can
instigate the mob-sentiment over it and that is what they are trying to do.
If there has to be some grudge, it has to be against the
politicians of the united Andhra Pradesh and the Union Government. Telangana
had to come, but the process and timing has been decisively ill-thought.
Can vandalism in Seemandhra address the creation of Telangana
now? Never. It will affect the Seemandhra people only, putting their lives in
unnecessary peril.
Now that Telangana is in, taking it constructively should
be the way forward with a hope that the process will be free of the shameless
bravado of the Indian Parliament in passing the Telangana Bill.