PC receives Srikrishna panel reports on Telangana
The panel was assigned to examine the situation in Andhra Pradesh related to demand of separate Telangana state, as well as the demand to maintain United Andhra pradesh.
The five member committee was appointed on Feb 3, 2010 by the govt of India, when the Telangana dispute reached the peak of violence. Former Supreme Court Justice BN Srikrishna, headed this committee and had prepared the two volume report over the statehood issue. Chidambaram said that the report will be made public on Jan 6, 2010.
Chidambaram said, “govt will consider this report and initiate talks with political parties. The invitation for political parties are being sent. Soon after the meeting with eight major political parties the report will be made public on Jan 6, 2011."
“After the report made public the media should report the contents factually. I seek full support from the media once the report is made open," he added.
The
other
members
of
Srikrishna
committee
are
Dr
Ranbir
Singh,
Vice-Chancellor
of
the
National
Law
University,
Delhi,
Dr
Abusaleh
Shariff,
Senior
Research
Fellow,
International
Food
Policy
Research
Institute,
Delhi,
Dr
(Ms)
Ravinder
Kaur,
Professor,
Department
of
Humanities
and
Social
Sciences,
Indian
Institute
of
Technology
(IIT),
Delhi,
and
Mr
Vinod
K
Duggal,
former
Union
Home
Secretary,
who
will
be
the
Member-Secretary.
The
Terms
of
Reference
of
the
Committee
comprised:-
(1)
To
examine
the
situation
in
the
State
of
Andhra
Pradesh
with
reference
to
the
demand
for
a
separate
State
of
Telangana
as
well
as
the
demand
for
maintaining
the
present
status
of
a
united
Andhra
Pradesh.
(2)
To
review
the
developments
in
the
State
since
its
formation
and
their
impact
on
the
progress
and
development
of
the
different
regions
of
the
State.
(3)
To
examine
the
impact
of
the
recent
developments
in
the
State
on
the
different
sections
of
the
people
such
as
women,
children,
students,
minorities,
other
backward
classes,
scheduled
castes
and
scheduled
tribes.
(4)
To
identify
the
key
issues
that
must
be
addressed
while
considering
the
matters
mentioned
in
items
(1),
(2)
and
(3)
above.
(5)
To
consult
all
sections
of
the
people,
especially
the
political
parties,
on
the
aforesaid
matters
and
elicit
their
views;
to
seek
from
the
political
parties
and
other
organisations
a
range
of
solutions
that
would
resolve
the
present
difficult
situation
and
promote
the
welfare
of
all
sections
of
the
people;
to
identify
the
optimal
solutions
for
this
purpose;
and
to
recommend
a
plan
of
action
and
a
road
map.
(6)
To
consult
other
organisations
of
civil
society
such
as
industry,
trade,
trade
unions,
farmers"
organisations,
women"s
organisations
and
students"
organisations
on
the
aforesaid
matters
and
elicit
their
views
with
specific
reference
to
the
all
round
development
of
the
different
regions
of
the
State.
(7)To
make
any
other
suggestion
or
recommendation
that
the
Committee
may
deem
appropriate.
Warangal,
Adilabad,
Khammam,
Mahabubnagar,
Nalgonda,
Rangareddy,
Karimnagar,
Nizamabad,
Medak
and
Hyderabad
are
the
ten
regions
come
within
Telangana.
Hence,
Andhra
MPs
from
coastal
and
Rayalseema
region
are
afraid
of
losing
out
on
the
rich
Telangana
areas.
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