Telangana state formation process
On Dec 9th 2009, 11:30 PM, Mr. P. Chidambaram, Union Minister of Home
Affairs, on behalf of the Government of India announced that a
resolution in the Andhra Pradesh assembly for the creation of a
separate Telangana state will be passed. Mr. Chidambaram also informed
that process for the formation of a separate Telangana state will be
initiated soon. KCR ending his 11 day fast said from his hospital bed
that this a true victory of the people of Telangana. .
On December 10, 2009, Indian government has agreed to start the
process of forming a separate Telangana.[70] Central government asked
Andhra Pradesh state government to pass of a resolution in the
legislative assembly (as per article 3 of Constitution, Parliament
does not require assembly resolution to create a new state. Its mere
formality).
Telangana celebrated the central government decision while
non-Telangana regions of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions
(Andhra region) protested.
Several members of Andhra Pradesh's legislature submitted their
resignations to protest the creation of the new state. As of 11th
December atleast 117 legislators and many Members of Parliament had
resigned in protest of the Government's decision to carve out a new
state of Telangana.. All of the Legislators/MPs' resigned belong to
Andhra (Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema) region.
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