The Loksatta Party today suggested that the newly formed governments in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh constitute a joint committee of officials to resolve routine administrative issues before they erupt into major controversies.
In a media statement, Loksatta Party Telangana State Convener Bandaru Ramamohan Rao pointed out that adoption of confrontationist postures by the two Chief Ministers on administrative issues, like scrapping of Power Purchase Agreements by the Andhra Pradesh Government and the release of 10 TMC of water for the Krishna delta by the Telangana Government, were undesirable.
Since such issues are bound to arise in the future, too, in the wake of the bifurcation of united Andhra Pradesh, the formation of an officials' committee to address them was essential, he said. The issues can then be resolved at the lower levels without the Chief Ministers being dragged into the picture.
Rao said that the people had elected the TRS in Telangana and the TDP-BJP combine in Andhra Pradesh to power with great expectations. The governments should then focus on governance instead of frittering away their time and energies on avoidable controversies.
They should initiate measures on a war footing to provide good governance, create employment opportunities for the youth and strive for the development of all regions.
The two States should fight together for greater allocation of funds by the Centre for their development. If, instead, they sling mud at each other and look up to the Center to resolve their disputes, the Telugu people will lose their clout.
Rao said that the two governments should cooperate with each other for the development of the Telugu people by exploiting all the opportunities open to them. Otherwise, other States would gain at the expense of the two warring States, he said. (INN)