CM Kiran Kumar Reddy speaking in the AP assembly today quoted Patel to support his view that AP Assembly’s views and resolution should dictate the State bifurcation issue and not Centre’s views. As usual the CM conveniently distorted Patel’s views by quoting selectively just part of it and not the main intention of that speech. Speaking in the Constituent Assembly Debate On 12 October, 1949, Patel outright rejected the suggestion that a State’s consent is required before it’s boundaries are changed. He supported an amendment to existing draft which said State’s consent is required. While this is the fact, CM Kiran read out one part of the speech which sounded as if State’s views matter more than the Centre’s. Here ...

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