Vasanta, Harsha chant `Jai Andhra'
Express News Service
Hyderabad, December 13
WHILE the people of Telangana, cutting across party lines, are united in
favour of separation, the Andhras seem divided on integration.
Telangana leaders of all parties, except the CPM, are speaking in voice and
in favour of separate Telangana. But, their brethren in Andhra and
Rayalaseema are divided on the division of the State. MLAs from Andhra and
Rayalaseema have resigned in protest against Union Home Minister
Chidambaram's statement. But, other leaders and people
are expressing divergent views on the statehood.
APCOB chairman Vasanta Nageswara Rao, who hails from Krishna district,
is demanding separate Andhra. He resigned as APCOB chairman,
but the resignation is yet to be accepted. Nageswara Rao said that it was
better to separate as brothers rather than face insult from the brothers in
Telangana.
Another Congress leader and MP from Amalapuram, Harsha Kumar, is also
demanding separate Andhra. He is of the opinion that the interests of Malas
will be protected in a separate State and there will be no problem of
categorisation of SCs into four groups.
Speaking to Express today, Vasanta Nageswara Rao said
that he, along with others, were committed to the `Jai Andhra' slogan. He
said that he would launch an agitation next week. He claimed that there
were seveal people in Andhra who were supporting his argument. He demanded
that the Centre announce a speical package for Andhra for building
a capital city and other developments after the State's division. He
also demanded that the Centre bear all the expenditure for
construction of the Polavaram project.
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