The paranoia about the Telangana creation in rest of the AP has to be seen in contest.
Morning on TV I have seen attack on some Andhra Hotel. I very much doubt any normal people are involved in that. Most likely people indulging in violence are TRS people. But TV people do not (and will not in future) distinguish these activities as the actions of TRS goons and not of Telangana people. Finding fault with TRS appears to be a very risky business in Hyderabad today.
Attacks of movies (either Movie Halls or Shootings) of popular actors (mainly hailing from Costal Districts) was done by TRS and some times ABVP goons but TV has shown all of them as Telangana activists. They have attacked Jr. NTR and Mahesh Babu to drive home a message that no one is immune to the attacks from T activists.
It is rumored that most of the film producer’s private coaching center owners have paid huge amounts as blackmail money to KCR. Seeing all Software company big shots and top guns lining before KCR and begging him to allow then to work peacefully in Hyderabad is a pathetic site. For any Non Telangana person it appears KCR is calling all the shots in Hyderabad.
The image of Telangana activists in the rest of AP is the same they are seeing on TV. Apart from other issues the hard opposition to the Telangana state from other areas of AP is mainly on account of these violent methods and regular abuses hurled at them by almost every political leader from Telangana. We all heard KCR telling that he will cut the tongues of the Non Telangana people if they ever speak about Hyderabad. No one from Congress or TDP dared to oppose or condemned him for that kind of statements. All the human rights activists and Jholawalas kept quite. None of the “intellectuals” who regularly supported Telangana agitation made any statement on this.
Telangana vadis including MP and MLA’s openly said that L Rajgopal MP who is a resident of Hyderabad should not be brought to the hospital at Hyderabad as he is from Andhra. How does this kind of talk appear to the non telangana people? Many in rest of AP started to ask if Hyderabad is in Pakistan. That time one MLA joked at that time that Rajagopal asked for a hospital in the Hyderabad, capital of AP and not Hyderabad in (Sindh) Pakistan. This had lot of resonance.
This bad image is not something new created by the present agitation of the KCR. His irresponsible verbal attacks on Non Telangana people are notorious for a long time. These attacked contributed to his image among hard core T agitators in Telangana. But common people in Telangana are fed up with him abusing all and sundry so they defeated him and also his friend CBN in the last elections. But these talks also have created lot of anger on him and the Telangana agitators in rest of the Andhra Pradesh.
Congress used this bad image of KCR to attack TDP (an alloy of KCR) in rest of the Andhra during last elections. Y.S. Rajeshekar Reddy openly campaigned in rest of the Andhra Areas that we will need a passport from KCR for going to Hyderabad. The result of that campaign is TDP which supported TRS got wiped out in rest of the AP.
My mother used to tell me their visits to their uncles house in Hyderabad used to be like going to a foreign country and how all the bags are checked by Razakars (may be police/customs because she was some 5 years old at that time and may not know the difference) before they enter Hyderabad province. When she heard what Y S Rajeshekhar Reddy said in that election meeting she asked me if that is going to be the case if we have to visit my sister who married the same uncle’s grandson and now living in Hyderabad. We are dealing with this kind of ideas in non Telangana areas. We can imagine what kind of hatred is now created in some people in Telangana. Will it simply stop with creation of Telangana state?
Most of the people in other areas have their siblings, kids, close relatives, living in Telangana area (mainly Hyderabad City). I very much doubt if they will ever agree to leave their relatives under the mercy of KCR. Unfortunately for the Telangana agitation the rest of the AP only sees it as the creation of the KCR hell bent on kicking all non Telangana people out of Telangana. It is not result of any misinformation campaign by any one but the live TV coverage of TRS leadership day after day saying irresponsible things without any opposition from any Congress and TDP Leaders of Telangana. Even they also regularly cursed Costal looters RayalaSeema Goons as the reason for the creation of the Telangana.
One of the main issues is of course Hyderabad. At present huge number of Telugu people from rest of the areas are living there. Now they are being called as “settlers” (meaning invaders) by every T activists (and press people also). One of the main arguments for the creation of the Telangana is that people from other places (mainly costal districts) are looting government jobs, wealth etc of people of Telangana. If the same is true then logically after the creation of the Telangana the loot has to be stopped by kicking out of all these people. There is no other way. How you are going to give Government jobs to Telangana people unless these invaders are removed from their jobs. Normally there will be an option for the state government employees at the time of the division any state. But will TRS agree giving for option to the costal people I doubt it. Why Telangana people should tolerate these Andhra invaders after the new state is created. It defies logic. Getting rid of the invaders will become a natural extension of a new state demand. Such being the case the paranoia of the non Telangana people is justified. We all have the case of Kashmiri Pundits before us. No one supports them and fights for them even after 20 years. Do we blame costal people if they fear similar fate for their people?
TRS will not have any scope of survival in any future Telangana state unless they continue to create issues and accuse the people in power of doing some horrible things. Siva Sena or MNS type continuation of TRS is going to be there. With political power at stake no political leader will bother if the invaders live or die. There is no way under the law Telangana State (if created) can prevent people from rest of the AP coming and living in Hyderabad. No responsible Government will do such steps. But TRS will be using some MNS type methods to “persuade” them not to come to Hyderabad. Those how are “allowed” to live in Hyderabad like present Movie crowd have to pay hafta to TRS. The outsider issue will be a big one for them in future both for money and power. Alternative is KCR joining Congress. But will he join congress after becoming the father of Telangana State?
The other reason for asking a separate state is irrigation water. The present argument is Costal people are stealing water from Telangana people. It is alleged that Costal people are getting water where as no water is being given to Telangana farmers. One of the famous quotes of KCR is about not giving a single drop of water to Costal people. If Telangana State comes then Nagarjuna Sagar project on Krishna river will be situated in Telangana area. With the stated policy of not giving a single drop of water the rest of Andhra Pradesh people may not agree to keep this project in Telangana hands. With the present situation they will no option if Telangana state is created. This project will be managed by future Telangana State Government. Vast amount of lands in Prakasham and Guntur Districts of costal Andhra are under the irrigation of the canals from that project. With Karnataka asserting itself there will be less and less water in the down stream during any dry years and in every such year, this water will be a big issue. Any Government in Telangana which releases water to Andhra areas will be accused by TRS of selling Telangana interests to the Andhra capitalists. Further in case of any floods I doubt costal people can expect any help from Telangana leaders in holding the water in the upper dam. So the very security and existence of the Costal towns will be at the mercy of TRS. In the case of Godavari there is plenty of water and I think we may not face any problem for water sharing. But flood control may be. Entire Bhadrachalam area is not originally part of the Nizam’s Hyderabad and in any division the same is to be given back to AP. Giving these lands will dilute their claim for greater Godavari water. Will Telangana people agree for that? So they may oppose return of this land.
The general public does not indulge in all these kind of activities. But continuation of the TRS politics in any new Telangana state can not be ruled out. They have Siva Sena and MNS to emulate. The entire movement of Telangana run by TRS is now based on hate and noting else. This will continue even if Telangana is created. Many congress and TDP leaders of Telangana tried to out shine KCR in hate mongering. So do we really blame if rest of the AP people being fearful now.
In respect of High Court orders on police action I had practiced there for about 5 years long back and it feels really bad to see all this.
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