Even as a clear attempt is made to take control over Hyderabad through the Governor’s position by the powerful Seemandhra lobby, there seems to be attempts to change the present Governor too, to bring in a ‘good’ one, by the ruling NDA. Soon after assuming power, NDA sounded out quite a few Governors appointed by Congress earlier and started putting up pro-BJP candidates in their places. Attempts reportedly are being made now to transfer Manipur Governor VK Duggal, of Sri Krishna Committee ‘fame’, to Telangana. The NDA government on Sunday transferred Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal, who had a bitter relation with Narendra Modi, to Mizoram. Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Governor BL Joshi, Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt and Nagaland Governor Ashwani Kumar had stepped ...

Well, if you were surprised at the circular issued by Union Home Ministry (MHA) to Telangana State regarding awarding all powers of law & order over Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy to the Governor, you are not alone. You have company in the form of Rajnath Singh, the minister himself under whose name the circular was issued. When TRS MPs met the Minister in Delhi and complained about the circular’s contents, the Minister was puzzled! He is now looking at the file and seem to be asking questions to the officials in his ministry on the motives behind the circular. We know that a strong lobby works in MHA for certain AP bigwigs and the circular seems to be their handiwork. ...

AP CM Chandrababu Naidu wrote to the Centre welcoming the circular sent by the Union home ministry. The full text of the circular can be seen here. However, he is not completely satisfied and wanted more power to the Governor! In the letter, he urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accord more powers to the governor so that he can appoint the police commissioner of the city. “The circular is in the spirit of Section 8 of the AP State Reorganisation Act 2014, but the governor needs more powers. He must have powers to appoint the police commissioner. And the commissioner is to report to the governor,” Naidu said in the letter. Earlier, the Modi Government issued the circular in response ...

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 ...

Even as the Telangana government is going after “unauthorised” properties in Hyderabad, the Centre on Sunday sent a communication to it, proposing amendments to the existing business rules under Section VIII (A) of the AP Reorganisation Act-2014, investing the Governor with powers to deal with law & order in the State capital. Interestingly, the Centre stepped in just a couple of days after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu shot off a missive to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his immediate intervention for the “protection of properties and interests of Seemandhra people living in Hyderabad.” In the communication, sent by Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami to the Telangana government, it was proposed to set up a Common Police Board, ...