It's official. Telangana is set to be the 29th state in India. But not everyone welcomes this decision. Not everyone believes that the struggle for what noted historian Ramachandra Guha has termed to be "linguistic autonomy" is good for the state, and especially for the poorer parts of the state.
The proponents of united AP have vehemently opposed this decision, and as a result, several places in Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra remain in a state of near-curfew on Wednesday.
In Rayalaseema and in districts like Kadapa, Chittoor, Vishakapatnam and Krishna in coastal Andhra regions, educational institutions, commercial enterprises, and even APSRTC services remained suspended due to a large-scale bandh that was declared after the Centre announced its intention to bifurcate the state.
It has been reported that the state police has strengthened its security arrangements in all the three regions of the state. In addition to the local police force, nearly 2500 paramilitary officers have been deployed in Andhra and Rayalaseema regions.
Thankfully, there have been no recorded instances of violence in any of the regions so far, although how long the atmosphere of tension and resentment will hold out before turning ugly is yet to be seen. It has been reported that the panchayat elections have been taking palce without much disturbances as well.
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