Fledgling Telangana State was counting on central assistance as promised under Section 94 of AP Reorganization Act. Clauses 1 and 2 of the Act say - 94. (1) The Central Government shall take appropriate fiscal measures, including offer of tax incentives, to the successor States, to promote industrialisation and economic growth in both the States. (2) The Central Government shall support the programmes for the development of backward areas in the successor States, including expansion of physical and social infrastructure. Quite curiously, centre delivered to Andhra on the promises made in this section but refused the same assistance to Telangana. While many states are alleging partisan behavior on the part of ruling BJP towards States ruled by it and it’s allies, ...

The Circular (No. 12012/05/2014-SR) sent by the joint secretary in union home ministry to Mr Rajeev Sharma, chief secretary to the Telangana government, is as follows: Governor to get reports on law and order in city “In order to ensure that the provisions regarding the special responsibility of the Governor is implemented smoothly vis-a-vis the Government of Telangana, the following amendments to the state business transaction rules are proposed: (1) The Governor shall have power to call for any record or information or decision of the Council of Ministers or any authority relating to the responsibilities envisaged under Section 8 of the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014. The Commissioners of Police and the SP of Ranga Reddy district shall furnish periodical ...

The first bill that the Modi government has lined up in Lok Sabha is the Andhra Pradesh reorganization ordinance that it expects will be passed despite the opposition of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and BJD.The government is counting on the support of Congress, TDP and YSR Congress that it feels will be handy in ensuring that the bill — with its component on the Polavaram project — passes through Parliament.TRS has opposed the ordinance’s clauses that set out transfer of some villages in the Bhadrachalam areas to Andhra Pradesh. The displacement due to the project is a concern to the BJD as well.However, the government seems confident that the ordinance will be converted into an act, as it is confident ...