Constitutional crisis, the only way out to stall division process: YSRCP

Hyderabad, Jan 5 : The amendments and suggestions to the draft Bill need not be carried out by Centre and the division process can be stalled only by creating a constitutional crisis, YSR Congress has said and slammed Kiran Kumar Reddy and N Chandrababu Naidu for helping the division process.

“Though on earlier occasions, suggestions were made about Haridwar while Uttarakhand was axed from Uttar Pradesh and there was a demand to make Bombay as Union Territory while Gujarat was separated from Maharashtra, the voice of the assembly was not taken into consideration.

The same would happen in the State as well and discussion on the Bill, suggestions and amendments need not be considered during the division process and only a constitutional crisis can avert the division,” party senior leader Konatala Ramakrishna told reporters here on Sunday.

Though many states are formed, nowhere was this undemocratic procedure followed and a resolution in the assembly is a must and this essential procedure is not being adhered to which is against the federal spirit.

Earlier, it was told that first a resolution will come up for discussion which will be sent to the parliament which will in turn prepare a draft bill and send it to the assembly but that procedure was not followed. Without passing a resolution, our party will not participate in any discussion, he said.

The draft Bill has many anomalies as it does not mention the aims and objectives and has no mention of financial statement. The revenue division is a contentious issue which is not addressed to and the basis for the division of assets and liabilities are also not mentioned and the Bill is incomplete.

The ratio of population and revenue in Telangana and Seemandhra are very disproportionate, he said adding that while we have given affidavits to the President why did Congress and TDP leaders who are opposing the division do the same thing.

YSR Congress will keep up the fight for a united state and the division is irrational and Chief Minister has to answer as to why he did not table a resolution on a united state as he has promised earlier. It is unfortunate that both Kiran Kumar Reddy and Chandrababu Naidu did not speak a single word in favour of the resolution, he added.

The proposed brainstorming of Kiran Kumar Reddy after January 23 would be futile as very little will be left by then, he said. INN