KCR Presents Vision Telangana

The formation of a Telangana state might take another six months, but Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao is already out with a clear roadmap for the new state.

Participating in a "meet the press" program organised by the Telangana Journalists Forum on Sunday, KCR addressed the media as if he were the first chief minister of Telangana. His talk was full of directions, assurances and promises. "For us, the Telangana state has already been formed," he said, quoting a recent statement of AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh.

With regard to the controversy surrounding his recent statement that Andhra government employees must leave Hyderabad, KCR made it clear that he had never said such a thing. He blamed the media for misinterpreting his statement.

"I only said that that while Seemandhra employees would work for the Andhra government, Telangana employees would work for the Telangana government," he said, "People from across the country have been settled in Telangana for centuries, and I have not asked anyone to leave Hyderabad. Instead, I welcome people who come with investments."

The TRS chief said that his party had no objection if Hyderabad was made the common capital for 10 years. However, he said making Hyderabad as union territory or a permanent joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh was not acceptable. He said that the administration of Hyderabad would be under the control of Telangana Government.

When asked about the protests in Seemandhra region, KCR said that it was for the government to take measures to contain violence. However, he appealed to the people to cooperation in formation of Telangana.

KCR also gave assurance that Wakf properties in the Telangana State would be protected and developed by giving statutory powers to the Wakf Board. He said that there were several properties worth lakh of crores which could benefit the Muslim community if utilised as per the "Mansh-e-Wakf". He also gave an assurance on the overall development of Muslim community.

The TRS chief said that the Telugu film industry would stay in Hyderabad and would be promoted at a large scale. (INN)