POLITICS OF DIVISION: A STATE CALLED TELANGANA?

Come may 29th the question of whether or not the state of Telangana will be or can be formed will be decided on. A referendum of sorts will take place as the Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) resigned from its 18 assembly and 9 lok sabha seats.

The by-election for these seats are going to indicate as to how strong is the want for statehood is. The Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) gave up all these seats, to protest the lack of support for statehood from ruling congress party in the state and center. As the congress had become hesitant to support the cause despite the issue being a part of the common minimum program between the two during the 2004 state elections in which they were allies.

Now that is as far the politics of the issue goes, now let us look at the practicality of it. The Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) by resigning their seats a year before the actual scheduled elections are not proving anything.

All they have achieved to do is, to reaffirm our faith that politicians really do not think much about the country, state or people. Not only have resigned but also have decided to contest the same seats again. What are they trying to prove???

Election costs run in to crore's and in today's time of rising prices, one is forced to wonder if it is required. Further, gimmicks like the leader of Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) mr K C Rao sleeping in an tribal hamlet, taking bath in a canal etc. Point to nothing but desperation on part of the politicians.

The reasons for statehood may be genuine but the actions to acquire are certainly not. I fear to think what Mr Sardar Patel would say if he saw his work of putting together a united India from 565 princely being undone by his fellow Indians.