A delegation of wives of state ministers and legislators called on Governor E S L Narasimhan at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday, demanding that Andhra Pradesh be kept united.
Led by Dr. Yaksha Sailajanath, wife of Primary Education Minister S Sailajanath, a delegation of more than 20 women (wives of ministers and legislators) submitted a memorandum to the Governor on the implications of the division of Andhra Pradesh.
Talking to reporters later, Dr. Yaksha said that the division of the state would cause gross injustice to the Seemandhra region.
She said that all of the commercial, educational and industrial activity of Andhra Pradesh is concentrated in and around Hyderabad, adding that the city houses all the major hospitals in the state. Hence, people from the Seemandhra region would lose all the employment and educational opportunities if denied a share in Hyderabad, she pointed out.
She feared that people from the Seemandhra region would be treated as outsiders, and be denied jobs and other opportunities.
Dr. Yaksha said that the decision to divide the state was politically motivated, and that therefore, it should not be implemented. She said that the Samaikyandhra agitation would continue till the Centre reverses its decision on Telangana. (INN)