Doing justice to one region does not mean causing injustice to the other regions, says YSRCP's Vijayamma, in a letter to the PM.
YSR Congress Party honorary president Y S Vijayamma, on Wednesday, demanded that the Centre revoke its decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.
In the letter to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Vijayamma said that the ongoing developments in Andhra Pradesh are the results of the policies being followed by the Congress party. She said that the "unilateral" decision taken by the Congress Working Committee (CWC) with the consent of UPA allies has split the state into two. "It has also whipped up regional passions, and created a wide wedge between people of the two regions," she said.
"We express our deep concern over the decision that is bereft of considerations on vital issues like Hyderabad, employment, jobs, industrial sector, IT and the sharing of river waters," Vijayamma said.
She claimed that YSRCP MLAs had resigned on July 25 from the Assembly, anticipating the unilateral decision, which was taken after the CWC meeting and the UPA Coordination Committee meeting held on July 30.
"Doing justice to one region does not mean causing injustice to the other regions. This fundamental principle was ignored by the Congress party, which has priorities in votes and seats. It is not fair on the part of the Centre to keep with it the powers of restructuring any state unless it can take decisions that would be agreeable to concerned parties without injustice to any region," Vijayamma told the PM.
Vijayamma said that three parties - YSRCP, MIM and CPI(M) - were of the following view: "If you cannot do justice, do not bifurcate the state; just maintain status quo."
She disputed the Congress' claim that there was 100% consensus among all political parties on the division issue, adding that elected public representatives from Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra were resigning, and that the two regions are boiling with strikes and dharnas.
She said that only 5 political parties have agreed to the bifurcation - TDP, TRS, Congress, CPI and BJP.
Vijayamma accused the Centre of trying to elicit assent at gun point. "The authoritarian ruling party has scant respect for our feelings, and cares little. It is going ahead as per its will and pleasure, irrespective of others' opinions. Under such a situation, boasting that there is 100% consensus is nothing but misrepresentation.
"YSRCP president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and I have quit from the Lok Sabha and Assembly respectively, on the 10th of August, as our party stands for regional development and brotherhood among people. Our resignations, we hope, will force the government to rethink the issue, and revoke the decision in the larger interest of the people in the state," she said. (INN)