Sailajanath Slams Centre Over Bifurcation Decision

State Minister and Seemandhra Legislators Forum Convener S Sailajanath on Tuesday questioned as to whether the Centre has abolished, or intends to abolish, the law that facilitated the formation of states on a linguistic basis.

Addressing a press conference at the Congress Legislature Party office here, Sailajanath said that Andhra Pradesh was the first state constituted on a linguistic basis.

"When the Centre has decided to divide AP, it must also clarify whether it would abolish the law that led to its formation," he said.

He added that the resolution by the concerned Legislative Assembly was important to bifurcate a state.

However there is no progress on convening the session of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly to debate the bifurcation, Sailajanath stated.

Sailajanath also dismissed the Rayala-Telangana proposal, stating that the idea is not new.

"The formation of Rayala-Telangana is not practically possible. Rayalaseema region is the most backward, and its development is possible only in united AP," he said.

He opined that the division of the state would only incite regional feelings among Telugu people and harm them in the longer run.

Further, he said that the division is not an easy task. (INN)