YSRCP seeks all-party meet on T

Hyderabad, July 18, 2013: YSRCP MLAs have written to the Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde demanding to convene an all-party meeting before taking any final decision on the Telangaana issue. The following is the text of the letter.

To

The Union Home Minister,

Ministry of Home Affairs,

North Block,

Central Secretariat,

New Delhi 110 001

Sir,

We write this letter to you, with shock and surprise on Shri Digvijay Singhji’s statement and later the Congress Core Committee’s decision to put forth the decision to Congress Working Committee (CWC) on the issue of the bifurcation of State the way they want.

An All Party meeting was convened by you on December 28, 2012 to discuss whether or not to divide the State of Andhra Pradesh in wake of the recent developments.

Our Party stand was explicitly told by Dr MV Mysoora Reddy and KK Mahender Reddy, who represented YSRCP in the meeting.

We have expressed in the meeting, as you are aware, that Congress Party, which is in power at the Centre and in State, should first spell out its stand and then the Centre should put forth its stand before the people and political parties and then, if the split is inevitable and if there is no other option, then discuss the issue threadbare before taking any decision as to how it should be done.

However, the recent developments on the issue are causing major concern. The statements of Shri Digvijay Singhji, Party in-charge of state affairs, are baffling and the way the Party is treating the issue is highly unfair.

They created a hype of high expectations of a decision in the run-up to the July 12th Congress Core Committee meeting. The Chief Minister, his deputy and PCC President were invited to participate in the Congress Core Committee meeting.

The unilateral style of functioning of the Congress Party was tangible before and after the all important meeting. Now, the Congress Party has opened up a new chapter to the issue in the name of taking the opinion of Congress Working Committee. All this is their party’s internal affair.

 But, Mr. Digvijay Singhji along with other leaders has said that they were through with many rounds of discussions and now it is time to take a decision. Congress Core Committee’s conduct is no different either, keeping out various proposals unilaterally.

Should the State (people) abide by the decision taken by the Congress? Is there no need to take into confidence the opinion of other opposition parties?   Where were the discussions held?  Who were the participants in those discussions?

While Congress leaders are still speaking in many voices, with many contradictions, the UPA Government is maintaining a stoic silence. It did not tell even, until now whether a separate state will be carved out or not. Then how is it fair to decide on the split, unilaterally.

In all fairness, the Government should first spell out their stand and then invite other parties to participate in the debate. From there the process of finding out a viable solution agreeable to all regions should be explored, if the split is inevitable and if there is no other option.

Without going through all this process, if leaders in responsible positions announce that the discussions are over and it is time for a decision, it shows their lack of sincerity and insensitive to the issue and such statements cannot be justified.

 No region should suffer due to any unilateral decisions. Handling the issue in a haphazard and authoritarian manner for political gains is not a good parliamentary practice.

We urge the Congress government and the Party to shun from such nefarious policies and bring in a transparent and practical approach in solving the issue, if the split is inevitable and there exists no other option.

The Centre should first put forth their stand, then call for a meeting of all concerned stake holders and take decision which is acceptable to all parties and see to it that the interests of no region are affected, if the split is inevitable and if there is no other option.

Yours truly