After the spate of wins in the assembly elections in Punjab, Gujarat, and Himachal Pradesh, the BJP seems to be all set to come back to power in India. Now, they might damage their chances to gain a foothold in Andhra Pradesh if they support the Congress Party's unpopular move to divide the state. It would lead to a fresh movement for the Rayalaseema region to be made a state. This would be looked at as a move by the national parties trying to break the control of the regional parties' in the southern state. The people of Andhra Pradesh believe in Swarna Andhra Pradesh and a Telangana state would become economically unviable without Hyderabad being a part of it. The more prosperous people from the Andhra region would resent the formation of a separate state as major investments made by them would be at high risk if a new Telangana government is formed and imposes restrictions on jobs and investments. Hyderabad being a Union Territory doesn't sound very reasonable either.
The state should continue to invest in the backward areas as well promote efforts to improve education and infrastructure in these areas. Only a combined and united Andhra Pradesh can be successful in the years to come.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
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