The recent bypolls in Telangana may have been a ringing declaration of the people's support to separate statehood, but the CPM will not change its position on the Telangana question.
“Creation of smaller states by breaking up the bigger states will be harmful for the federal set-up. These states will be more dependent on the Centre,'' the party said in its draft political resolution circulated to the extended meeting of the central committee. The party felt that smaller states would be easily exploited by big business and multinational corporations. “If there are backward regions in a state, special measures should be adopted for the socioeconomic development of that area. There can be provision for regional autonomy, if required,” it says.
The party was of the view that the demand for a separate Telangana state received a fillip after the Centre announced its intention to take steps towards a T state in response to the hunger strike by TRS president K Chandrasekhara Rao but backtracked in the face of protests in the other regions of the state. The hasty stand of the Centre led to the revival of demands for separate states in various parts of the country, the Left party said.
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