The cabinet nod to create a new 29th state of Telangana has lead to a bandh, fasts and resignations.
- AFP
* The electricity employees of Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions of Andhra Pradesh will go on indefinite strike from Sunday to protest the central government's decision to carve out separate Telangana state. Read story
* We want Andhra Pradesh to be united: Jaganmohan Reddy. Read story
* Looking to allay apprehensions over the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy has suggested that an agreement could be signed between the people of Seemandhra and the Telangana regions to address all contentious issues. Read report
* A combative YSR Congress Party chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Saturday launched an indefinite strike against Centre's "arbitary" decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh and said it will be challenged in the Supreme Court. Read report
* Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Saturday criticised Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde for his description of protests following the nod for the creation of a separate Telangana state as ‘natural feelings’. Read report
* Normal life remained crippled for the second day in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions where a bandh is being observed to protest the Centre's decision to bifurcate the State. Read report
* Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Officers (APNGOs) and other united-AP supporters have given a 48-hour bandh call, while Jaganmohan Reddy-led YSR Congress has called for 72-hour shutdown in the non-Telangana regions.
* YSR Congress Party chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has gone on an indefinite fast to protest against the Union Cabinet’s nod to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh and create a separate Telangana state. Read full story
* This is the second time that Jagan is undertaking an indefinite fast on the issue. Last month, he went on an indefinite hunger strike in Chanchalguda Jail, where he was lodged as an undertrial in an alleged disproportionate assets case against him, but it was foiled on the fifth day.
* Jagan said his party would challenge the Union Cabinet's decision in the Supreme Court.
* "We are opposing the unilateral manner in which the Centre is functioning. How can it go ahead with the bifurcation process without a resolution in the state Assembly?" Jagan asked.
* The Kadapa MP asked why the Centre shouldn't change its decision "when there is so much happening in the state", when it could revoke the ordinance (aimed at protecting convicted lawmakers) on the intervention of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.
* Thousands of devotees heading for the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara were badly hit as the vehicular traffic came to a halt following the 48-hour strike called by anti-Telangana protesters.Read report
* Protestors demanding 'samaikyandhra' (united Andhra) continued to block state and national highways, disrupting traffic to and from the neighbouring states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Odisha.
* Meanwhile, tension prevailed in Vizianagaram city, where police lobbed teargas shells to disperse agitators who hurled stones at men in uniform today.
* Police fired teargas shells when protesters pelted stones on them in Kothapeta and Clock Tower areas of the city in coastal Andhra.
* Tension prevailed in Vijayanagaram as protestors targeted the properties of state Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana and his relatives. They also held demonstrations in front of the residences of several state ministers and parliamentarians, blaming them for the centre's decision.
* Police have made elaborate security arrangements in view of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy's visit to the temple to make offerings on behalf of the state government. Student and govt employees' leaders have been taken into preventive custody.
* Minister of State for Railways, Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy, today resigned from his post in protest against the Union Cabinet's decision to go ahead with the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. Read here
* Minister of State for Railways Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy resigns from the post over Telangana issue. More details are awaited.
* "We have not seen any profit for Congress while taking this decision. It was a Congress commitment and we have fulfilled it," Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Friday in response to allegations similar to those made by Mamata Banerjee. Read full story.
* West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has described the union cabinet's clearance to creation of Telangana as a separate state as a decision guided by politics and elections. Read full story.
* Pondering hard on the Congress party’s decision for over two months, the government finally bit the Telangana bullet on Thursday with the union cabinet setting the process rolling for the formation of the 29th state of the country. Read full story
* At the emergency meeting with ministers, MPs, MLCs and MLAs from coastal Andhra and Rayalseema to discuss the developments following the Union Cabinet’s nod to formation of Telangana by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, it was decided that the issue would be fought on the floor of the assembly house and that no one would resign.
Read full story
* The ministers of Home, Finance, Law and Water Resources will be part of the 10-member GoM set up to go into the issues arising out of the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, like determination of boundary, sharing of assets and river water, among others.
* Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the GoM will make its recommendations within six weeks with the Telangana Bill likely to be introduced in Parliament in the winter session. Read full GoM story
* YSR Congress chief Jagan Reddy spoke to the media about the Telangana fallout.
Reddy said, "All Seemandhra MPs must resign. I will be sitting in Hyderabad on an indefinite fast from tomorrow. No scientific procedure followed in Telangana formation. Because they have power, they are doing as they wish. I request every party to come together to fight to keep the state united. Request Chandrababu Naidu today to support our protest. What kind of democracy is this where assembly resolution is being ignored. Elections are due in Andhra Pradesh, is there a tactical reason behind the bifurcation."
Read full statement.
- AFP
* The electricity employees of Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions of Andhra Pradesh will go on indefinite strike from Sunday to protest the central government's decision to carve out separate Telangana state. Read story
* We want Andhra Pradesh to be united: Jaganmohan Reddy. Read story
* Looking to allay apprehensions over the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy has suggested that an agreement could be signed between the people of Seemandhra and the Telangana regions to address all contentious issues. Read report
* A combative YSR Congress Party chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Saturday launched an indefinite strike against Centre's "arbitary" decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh and said it will be challenged in the Supreme Court. Read report
* Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Saturday criticised Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde for his description of protests following the nod for the creation of a separate Telangana state as ‘natural feelings’. Read report
* Normal life remained crippled for the second day in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions where a bandh is being observed to protest the Centre's decision to bifurcate the State. Read report
* Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Officers (APNGOs) and other united-AP supporters have given a 48-hour bandh call, while Jaganmohan Reddy-led YSR Congress has called for 72-hour shutdown in the non-Telangana regions.
* YSR Congress Party chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has gone on an indefinite fast to protest against the Union Cabinet’s nod to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh and create a separate Telangana state. Read full story
* This is the second time that Jagan is undertaking an indefinite fast on the issue. Last month, he went on an indefinite hunger strike in Chanchalguda Jail, where he was lodged as an undertrial in an alleged disproportionate assets case against him, but it was foiled on the fifth day.
* Jagan said his party would challenge the Union Cabinet's decision in the Supreme Court.
* "We are opposing the unilateral manner in which the Centre is functioning. How can it go ahead with the bifurcation process without a resolution in the state Assembly?" Jagan asked.
* The Kadapa MP asked why the Centre shouldn't change its decision "when there is so much happening in the state", when it could revoke the ordinance (aimed at protecting convicted lawmakers) on the intervention of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.
* Thousands of devotees heading for the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara were badly hit as the vehicular traffic came to a halt following the 48-hour strike called by anti-Telangana protesters.Read report
* Protestors demanding 'samaikyandhra' (united Andhra) continued to block state and national highways, disrupting traffic to and from the neighbouring states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Odisha.
* Meanwhile, tension prevailed in Vizianagaram city, where police lobbed teargas shells to disperse agitators who hurled stones at men in uniform today.
* Police fired teargas shells when protesters pelted stones on them in Kothapeta and Clock Tower areas of the city in coastal Andhra.
* Tension prevailed in Vijayanagaram as protestors targeted the properties of state Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana and his relatives. They also held demonstrations in front of the residences of several state ministers and parliamentarians, blaming them for the centre's decision.
* Police have made elaborate security arrangements in view of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy's visit to the temple to make offerings on behalf of the state government. Student and govt employees' leaders have been taken into preventive custody.
* Minister of State for Railways, Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy, today resigned from his post in protest against the Union Cabinet's decision to go ahead with the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. Read here
* Minister of State for Railways Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy resigns from the post over Telangana issue. More details are awaited.
* "We have not seen any profit for Congress while taking this decision. It was a Congress commitment and we have fulfilled it," Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Friday in response to allegations similar to those made by Mamata Banerjee. Read full story.
* West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has described the union cabinet's clearance to creation of Telangana as a separate state as a decision guided by politics and elections. Read full story.
* Pondering hard on the Congress party’s decision for over two months, the government finally bit the Telangana bullet on Thursday with the union cabinet setting the process rolling for the formation of the 29th state of the country. Read full story
* At the emergency meeting with ministers, MPs, MLCs and MLAs from coastal Andhra and Rayalseema to discuss the developments following the Union Cabinet’s nod to formation of Telangana by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, it was decided that the issue would be fought on the floor of the assembly house and that no one would resign.
Read full story
* The ministers of Home, Finance, Law and Water Resources will be part of the 10-member GoM set up to go into the issues arising out of the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, like determination of boundary, sharing of assets and river water, among others.
* Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the GoM will make its recommendations within six weeks with the Telangana Bill likely to be introduced in Parliament in the winter session. Read full GoM story
* YSR Congress chief Jagan Reddy spoke to the media about the Telangana fallout.
Reddy said, "All Seemandhra MPs must resign. I will be sitting in Hyderabad on an indefinite fast from tomorrow. No scientific procedure followed in Telangana formation. Because they have power, they are doing as they wish. I request every party to come together to fight to keep the state united. Request Chandrababu Naidu today to support our protest. What kind of democracy is this where assembly resolution is being ignored. Elections are due in Andhra Pradesh, is there a tactical reason behind the bifurcation."
Read full statement.
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