BJP senior leader and former Union minister Ch. Vidyasagar Rao on Monday opposed any move by the Centre to delegate powers to the Governor after the formation of Telangana.
Speaking to media persons, Vidyasagar Rao said that the Telangana state and its government would be meaningless if the Governor exercises powers related to the sharing of water and revenues and law and order.
He said that the Telangana government should have absolute administrative control on par with the other 28 states in the country. He said that the meaning of a separate Telangana would be lost if the Centre delegates all powers to the Governor.
Vidyasagar Rao accused the Congress-led UPA government of attempting to steal the actual power from the proposed Telangana state.
He said that a Telangana state was demanded and achieved in order to undo the injustices done to the region in the last several decades, and added that this cannot be done with a "spineless" government in the new state.
He said that Telangana, with 10 districts and Hyderabad as its capital, should have total powers over itself.
The BJP leader also alleged that the Congress was trying to confuse people in the name of the Rayala Telangana proposal by using the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen. (INN)