Creation of Telangana- the struggle and the road ahead

Dear Brothers and Sisters from all regions of Andhra Pradesh,

Namaskaram! I am looking forward to interacting with all of you on 11th August at the Nava Bharath Yuva Bheri Public Rally in Hyderabad.

During the public meeting at Hyderabad, I was hoping to share my thoughts on the issue of statehood for Telangana as well as on all of your concerns on a roadmap for all the regions of Andhra Pradesh.

However, in the wake of the sequence of events, the Congress Party has done in the last few days what it shied away from doing in the last 9 years- to work overtime on a decision over Telangana. It is an undisputable fact that Congress Party has neither been consistent nor transparent in its conduct over the creation of a Telangana state. Thus, a Party and a Government that has betrayed the people on the issue of Telangana time and again can hardly be trusted on this issue this time around.

You can read the Telugu translation of Shri Modi's letter to the people of Andhra Pradesh

It is equally true that the BJP has been forthcoming and transparent in its support for statehood to Telangana.

The BJP is the only party with the strongest record on the creation of small states. It maybe recalled that it was the NDA Government under the leadership of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee that created three new states of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand (then known as Uttaranchal) and Jharkhand in 2000 thus giving a new ray of hope to the aspirations of the people in these areas.

Friends, the same Congress party that won in 2004 on the promise of Telangana has played cynical games with the aspirations and sentiments of the people for nine long years. Now, at a time when there are only a few months left before the people of this country vote again, the Congress Party is rushing to announce Telangana. This raises serious concerns on the seriousness and intentions of the Congress.

After winning handsomely in Andhra Pradesh under the leadership of Dr. YS Rajashekhara Reddy in 2004 and 2009, the Congress has turned its back on this state since the former Chief Minister died. In December 2009, the then Home Minister Shri P Chidambaram announced the commencement of the process for statehood to Telangana only to be withdrawn hastily. The Congress party then sought to buy time by creating another committee on the question of Telangana. But, it remained indifferent to the collapse in administration, political violence and the unfortunate specter of suicides by youngsters of Telangana. Meanwhile, governance came to a standstill in Andhra Pradesh.

While we welcome any forward movement on the issue of Telangana, we yet again ask how real is the intent of the Congress and the UPA Government this time around.

I would like to pose the following questions to the Congress party leadership and the UPA Government. 

Question 1 - Where is your homework in terms of creating consensus in your own party, within the Government and within all political parties on the issue of Telangana when you have been speaking in so many divergent voices ? 

Question 2 - Unlike capital cities that became shared capitals by virtue of being on the border between two states, Hyderabad becomes a shared capital despite being located well within Telangana. Thus, this does not justify the logic of sharing a capital albeit for a short duration. This leaves scope for operational difficulties. 

Thus, how practical is it for a state to have a capital that does not lie either within its boundaries or along its borders?  

Question 3 - What constructive measures have you taken to prepare the minds of the people of Andhra Pradesh and Rayalseema to welcome this decision on Telangana? What assurances have you provided to them so as to assuage their anxieties and to take them on board? Where is your “political roadmap” to creating this consensus among the people? All we have been hearing is that the issue is a “technical process.” 

Question 4 - What commitments are you prepared to make to the people of Telangana, who have already suffered severe trauma over your many betrayals, that you will not take them for a ride one more time? 

Question 5 - Many youngsters of Telangana have committed suicide. Hyderabad as an investment destination has suffered, the state of Andhra Pradesh has slipped. The state once considered the rice bowl of India has seen agricultural slides making it a state with high farmer suicides. It is indeed ironical that the Congress Party has sought to hide itself behind committees, reports and futile deliberations instead of courageously facing the people of Andhra Pradesh. Neither the Congress President nor the Congress Vice President have set foot into Andhra Pradesh in recent years, despite the fact that Andhra Pradesh sent the highest MPs for the Congress both in 2004 and 2009. Will the Congress leadership not apologize to the people of Andhra Pradesh for treating them like doormats to suit the Congress’ political opportunism?

 

BJP's Principles for a Meaningful Roadmap to all Regions of Andhra Pradesh 

  • We stand by our commitment to statehood for Telangana. We however believe that the Roadmap should be such that it is a win-win solution to all the people of all regions. Statehood for one region should not be viewed as coming at the expense of another region.
  • We believe that this is an Opportunity for us to develop all the other major Cities of Andhra Pradesh across all regions so Vishakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Guntur, Warangal, Karimnagar and Ongole, Anantpur Kurnool and Kadapa etc. all stand to gain.
  • We respect the Constitution that Protects the Rights of all Citizens. The BJP will take every step to protect persons, families, businesses and assets of all the people of Andhra Pradesh living across regions irrespective where their roots may lie.
  • We are committed to reviving the economy of all the regions of Andhra Pradesh. Law and Order, Political Stability and a Dynamic Policy Regime will be our priorities. BJP will ensure that the benefits of River Water will reach all regions and water resources sharing will be fair, just and equitable.
  • We are committed to restoring Trust and Confidence once again of all regions There shall be no more cynical political games and no more betrayals.
  • We are committed to preserving the shared Telugu cultural heritage of all regions that shall in no way be affected by what is merely an administrative boundary. Telugu Culture and Pride shall remain boundary-less.
 

This may be the first time a state formed on Linguistic basis is being proposed to be divided. It is an emotional moment.

Even at this time as the state is being divided, to respect the popular sentiment we bow our heads in respect to martyrs like the late Shri Potti Sreeramulu who sacrificed their lives for the creation of Andhra Pradesh. Inspired by their memory we commit ourselves to work for the progress of all Telugu people in each of these regions.

 

Yours,

 

 

Narendra Modi

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Ka Mahakumbh ka la kut ha ka nongbah ba kyntang jong ka Prayagraj. La pyndep ia ka Mahayajna jong ka jingiatylli. Haba ka jingsngewthuh jong ka ri ka don, haba ka lait na ki jingiateh ha ka rukom pyrkhat kiba rim, ka ring mynsiem laitluid ha ka bor kaba la pynthymmai. La sakhi ia kane ha ka Ekta Ka Mahakumbh (Mahakumbh jong ka jingiatylli) ha Prayagraj naduh ka 13 tarik Kyllalyngkot

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Ha ka 22 tarik Kyllalyngkot, 2024 ha ka Pran Pratishtha jong ka Ram Mandir ha Ayodhya, nga la kren shaphang ka Devbhakti bad Deshbhakti – ka jingaiti sha ka bor ba kyntang bad sha ka ri. Ha ka Mahakumbh ha Prayagraj, ki Blei bad ki riewkhuid, ki longkmie, ki khynnah, ki samla, ki riewtymmen bad ki briew na baroh ki bynta jong ka jingim ki la iawanlang. Ngi la sakhi ia ka jingkhie ka jingsngew jong ka ri. Kane kadei ka Ekta Ka Mahakumbh, ha kaba la pyniasoh ia ki jingsngew jong 140 klur ki briew jong ka ri ha kajuh ka jaka, ha kajuh ka por, na ka bynta kane ka jingialang ba kyntang.

Ha kane ka thain ba kyntang jong ka Prayagraj ha Shringverpur, ka jaka ba kyntang jong ka jingiatylli, ka shongsuk shongsain bad ka jingieid, kaba u Prabhu Shri Ram bad Nishadraj ki iakynduh. Ka jingiakynduh jong ki ka pyni ia ka jingiakynduh ka jingaiti bad ka jingsngew jan ia kiwei. Wat mynta, ka Prayagraj ka ai mynsiem ia ngi da kane kajuh ka jingngeit

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Haduh 45 sngi, nga la sakhi da ki klur ngut ki briew na man ki kyndong kynshrot jong ka ri ki leit sha ka Sangam. Ki jingsngew ba khlain ha kane ka jingiakynduh ka la kiew bha. Man u riewngeit u wan bad kawei ka thong- ban ioh ngam ha ka Sangam. Ka jingiakynduh ba kyntang jong ka Ganga, Yamuna, bad Saraswati ka pyndap ia man u pilkrim da ka mynsiem shitrhem, ka bor bad ka jingngeit skhem.

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Kane ka Mahakumbh ha Prayadraj kadei ka phang jong ka jingpule na ka bynta kito kiba pyntbit ha ka jingpyniaid kam, ka jingpynkhreh kam bad ki riewshemphang ha ka polisi. Ym don ha kano kano ka bynta jong ka pyrthei ka nuksa kaba kum kane.

Ka pyrthei ka peit da ka jingsngewlyngngoh kumno da ki klur ngut ki briew ki ialumlang ha Prayagraj ha ki rud jong ki wah ba iakynduhlang. Kine ki briew kim don kano kano ka jingshah khot sngewbha, kim don jingtip lypa halor lano ban leit. Hynrei da ki klur ngut ki briew ki mih ban leit sha Mahakumbh da la ka jong ka bor bad sngewthuh ia ka jingsuk mynsiem hadien ba ki la dep sum ha kane ka um kaba kyntang.

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Ngam lah ban klet ia kito ki durkhmat ba dap da ka jingkmen ba khraw bad ka jinghun hadien ka jingngam ba kyntang. Ki longkmie, ki riew rangbah, ki para jong ngi kiba don jing duna ha ki dkhot met – baroh ki ioh ka lad ban poi sha ka Sangam.

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ki samla jong ka ri. Ka jingdon jong ki samla ha ka Mahakumbh ka long ka khubor ba ki samla jong ka ri kin long ki dei kiba rah shakhmat ia ka deiriti bad ka dustur ba khraw jong ngi. Ki sngewthuh ia ka jingbahkhlieh jong ki ban pynneh pynsah ia ka bad ki kut jingmut ban rah ia ka shakhmat.

Ka jingdon jong ki briew kiba poi ha Prayagraj na ka bynta kane ka Mahakumbh khlem artatien ka la thaw ia ki rekod ba thymmai. Hynrei nalor kito kiba leit dalade, ki don ruh da ki klur ngut ki briew ki bym lah ban poi sha Prayagraj kiba iasoh ia kane ka kam lyngba ka ki jingsngew jong ki. Ka um ba kyntang ba rah da ki pilkrim kalong ka tyllong jong ka jingsuk mynsiem kaba kyntang ia ki million ngut. Bun kiba leitphai na ka Mahakumbh ki la ioh ka jingpdiang burom ha ki shnong jong ki, bad la pynkup burom da ka imlang sahlang

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ka la buh nongrim ia ki spah snem ban wan.

Ka jingpoi bun ki riewngeit ha Prayagraj kadei kaba ym shym la mutdur. Ki bor pyniaid ki la antad ia ka jingdon kiba wan katkum ki jingshem ha ki por ba la leit jong ka Kumbh.

Ki nongiashim bynta ha kane ka Ekta Ka Mahakumbh ki la jan tam arshah ia baroh ki briew kiba don ha United States.

Lada ki briew kiba pule shaphang ka jingngeit ki peit bniah ia ka jingiashim bynta shitrhem da ki klur ngut ki briew jong ka ri, kin lap ba ka India, ka sngewsarong ia ka pateng jong ka, mynta ka jam shaphrang sha ka bor ba thymmai. Nga ngeit ba kane kadei ka jingsdang jong ka juk ba thymmai, ka ban thoh ia ka lawei jong ka India kaba thymmai

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Da ki hajar snem, ka Mahakumbh ka la pynkhlain ia ka jingsngew jong ka ri. Ha man ka Purnakumbh la sakhi ia ka jingialum lang ki riewkhuid, ki riewshemphang kiba iakren shaphang ka jinglong ka imlang sahlang ha ki por jong ki. Ki jingshem jong ki ki dei kiba ai ka lynti ia ka ri bad ka imlang sahlang. Man ka hynriew snem, ha ka por jong ka Ardhkumbh, la peit biang ia kine ki jingshem. Hadien ki 12 tylli ki Purnakumbh kiba long ha ki 144 snem, ki rukom bym iahap shuh ki dei kiba la ieh noh, bad la pdiang ia ki jingmut kiba kham thymmai, bad ki rukom ba thymmai kiba la wanrah ki iaid shakhmat katkum ka por.

Hadien 144 snem, ha kane ka Mahakumbh, ki riewkhuid jong ngi sa shisien ki la ai ka khubor kaba thymmai na ka bynta ka jingiaid lynti ka India sha ka roi ka par. Kane ka khubor ka long Ka India kaba la Kiew Shaphrang – Viksit Bharat.

Ha kane ka Ekta Ka Mahakumbh, man u pilkrim, la u dei uba riewspah ne duk, la u dei na ki jaka nongkyndong ne ki jaka sor, na India ne nabar ka ri, na ka thain Mihngi ne Sepngi, ka thain shatei ne shathie, la u dei na kano kano ka bynta jong ka imlang sahlang ne kano kano ka rukom pyrkhat, ki la iawan lang. Kane ka dei ka dak jong ka jing thmu Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat kaba la ai ka jingskhem jingmut ia ki klur ngut ki briew. Mynta, ngi dei ban iawan lang ha kane ka juh ka rukom na ka bynta ka kam ban tei ia ka India kaba la kiew shaphrang.

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Nga kynmaw ia ka jingjia ha kaba u khynnah rit, Shri Krishna u la pyni ia ka dur jong baroh kawei ka jingthaw hapoh ka shyntur jong u sha ka kmie jong u ka Yashoda. Kumjuh, ha kane ka Mahakumbh, ki briew jong ka India bad ka pyrthei ki la sakhi ia ka lad kaba heh jong ka bor ba iatylli jong ka India. Mynta ngi dei ban iaid shakhmat da kane ka jingskhem jingmut bad aiti ialade na ka bynta ka jingtei ia ka India kaba la kiew shaphrang.

Ha ki por ba la dep, ki riewkhuid jong ka jingiakhih Bhakti ki la shem bad pynshlur ia ka bor jong ka jingiakut jingmut kaba tylli ha kylleng ka India. Naduh u Swami Vivekananda haduh u Sri Aurobindo, baroh ki riewshemphang kiba khraw ki pynkynmaw ia ngi shaphang ka bor jong ka jingiakut jingmut lang. Wat u Mahatma Gandhi ruh u la sakhi ia kane ha ka por jong ka jingiakhih na ka bynta ka jinglaitluid. Hadien ba la ioh jinglaitluid, lada kaba ka bor jong ka jingiatylli ka dei kaba la ithuh bad pyndonkam ban kyntiew ia ka bha ka miat jong baroh, kan la kylla sha ka bor kaba khlain na ka bynta ka ri kaba dang shu ioh jinglaitluid. Hynrei, ym shym la leh ia kane. Hynrei mynta, ng kmen ban sakhi ia ka rukom ba kane ka bor jong ka jingiatylli ki briew ka iawan lang na ka bynta ka India kaba la kiew shaphrang.

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Naduh ki Veda haduh u Vivekananda, naduh ki jingthoh ba hyndai haduh ki satellite ha kine ki por ba mynta, ki dustur ba khraw jong ka India ki la tei ia kane ka ri. Kum u briew jong kane ka ri, nga duwai ba ngin ioh mynsiem na ki jingkynmaw ia ki longshuwa bad ki riewkhuid. To ai ba kane ka Ekta Ka Mahakumbh kan iarap ia ngi ba ngin jam shakhmat da ki jingkut jingmut ba thymmai. To ngin pynlong ia ka jingtylli kum ka nuksa kaba ialam lynti ia ngi. To ngin trei da ka jingsngewthuh ba ka jingai jingshakri ia ka ri ka dei ka jingai jingshakri ia U Blei.

Ha ka por ialap elekshon jong nga ha Kashi, nga la ong, “Ka Maa Ganga ka la khot ia nga." Kane kam la dei tang ka jingsngew hynrei ka jingkhot na ka bynta ka jingbahkhlieh, na ka bynta ka jingkhuid jong ki wah ba kyntang jong ngi. Haba nga ieng ha ka jaka ba iakynduh ka Ganga, Yamuna, bad Saraswati ha Prayagraj, ka jingkut jingmut jong nga ka la kham khlain. Ka jingkhuid jong ki wah jong ngi ka don ka jingiadei kaba skhem bad ka jingim jong ngi. Ka dei ka jingbahkhlieh jong ngi ban ithuh ia ki wah jong ngi, la ki dei kiba heh ne rit, kum ki kmie kiba ai ka jingim. Kane ka Mahakumbh ka la ai mynsiem ia ngi ban bteng ka jingtrei na ka bynta ka jingkhuid jong ki wah jong ngi.

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Nga tip ba ka jingpynlong ia ka kam kaba heh haduh katne katne kam dei ka kam kaba suk. Nga duwai ia ka Maa Ganga, Maa Yamuna, bad Maa Saraswati ban map ia ngi lada ka la don kano kano ka jing duna ha ka jingngeit jong ngi. Nga iohi ia ki Janata Janardan, ki briew, kum ka dak jong ka jinglong kyntang. Lada ka la don kano kano ka jing duna ha ki jingpyrshang ban ai jingshakri ia ki, nga pan map na ki briew.

Da ki klur ngut ki briew ki la wan sha ka Mahakumbh da ka jingsngew kyntang. Ka jingai jingshakri ia ki ka la dei ka jingbahkhlieh ba la pyndep da kane ka juh ka jinglong kyntang. Kum u dkhot ka Parliament na Uttar Pradesh, nga lah ban ong ba hapoh ka jingialam jong u Yogi Ji, ki bor ba dei peit bad ki briew ki la iatrei lang ban wanrah jingjop ia kane ka Ekta Ka Mahakumbh. La ka dei ka Jylla ne ka Sorkar Pdeng, ym shym la don ki nongsynshar, hynrei baroh ki la long ki sevak. Ki nongtrei na ka bynta ka jingkhuid, ki pulit, ki nongking lieng, ki nongniah kali, ki briew kiba sam mar bam – baroh ki la trei shitom. Ka rukom ha kaba ki briew ka Prayagraj ki la pdiang burom ia ki pilkrim da ka mynsiem kaba kylluid watla ki la hap ban mad ia ki jingeh, ka dei kaba ai mynsiem bha. Nga ai ka jingsngewnguh ia ki bad ki briew jong ka Uttar Pradesh.

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Nga ju ngeit beit ha ka lawei kaba phyrnai ia ka ri jong ngi. Haba nga sakhi ia kane ka Mahakumbh, kane ka jingngeit jong nga ka la kiew bun bun shah.

Ka rukom ha kaba 140 klur ngut ki briew jong ka India ki la pynkylla ia ka Ekta Ka Mahakumbh kaba paw sha kylleng ka pyrthei ka dei kaba itynnad shisha. Da kaba ioh mynsiem na ka jingtrei shitom bad ka jingngeit kaba skhem jong ki briew jong ngi, shen ngan leit sha Shri Somnath, kaba nyngkong na ki 12 tylli ki Jyotirlinga, ban rah ia ki jingseisoh jong kine ki sienjam ba la iatreilang ha ka ri sha U bad duwai na ka bynta baroh ki briew jong ka ri.

Ka Mahakumbh ka dei kaba la dep ha ka Mahashivratri, hynrei kum ka jingtuid kaba shirta jong ka Ganga, ka jingkhlain ka jingngeit, ka jingsngew jong ka ri bad ka jingiatylli ba ka Mahakumbh ka la wanrah kan bteng ban ai mynsiem ia ngi ha kine ki por ban wan.