Boycott Sri Krishna Commission

The center’s response to our demand for a separate state is a slap in the face Sri Krishna Commission which has been set up to look into the “current situation arising out of a demand for a separate state”. The terms of reference of this Simon Commission of Chidambaram’s, are an insult to the people of Telangana who continue to lay down their lives for a separate state.

The state of AP created as it was against the recommendations of the SRC, is a historic blunder that has destroyed several generations of Telangana people. Para 386 of States Reorganization Commission Report (SRC) said "After taking all these factors into consideration we have come to the conclusions that it will be in the interests of Andhra as well as Telangana area is to constitute into a separate State, which may be known as the Hyderabad State with provision for its unification with Andhra after the general elections likely to be held in or about 1961 if by a two thirds majority the legislature of the residency Hyderabad State expresses itself in favor of such unification." That Andhra Pradesh was formed disregarding these recommendations, is a travesty of fair play and justice. And today, when the whole region resounds with the demand for the Telangana state, there is no locus standi for a new commission to set up to look into this issue.

The motive behind setting up the commission is obvious from the ToR’s and the time frame given for it to come out with a report, vis lure the people of Telangana with false promises to the dungeons of deprivation from which they dared to come out. Let us the people of Telangana give a fitting reply to this insult and boycott this Simon Commission of Chidambaram’s until the Terms of Reference are modified. This is a public call to boycott the Sri Krishna Commission, let no public representative, political party, student organization, academician respond to the commission’s call for public opinion. We the people of Telangana demand that the Terms of Reference of the Commission be changed to these five points

1. Prepare a status report on the development of Telangana in the last 50 years
2. Prepare a status report on the implementation of GO 610
3. Prepare a road map for the bifurcation of the state into Telangana and Seemandhra
4. Work out an equitable mechanism for sharing of water and power
5. Prepare a report on repatriating Seemandhra employees in State Government Service to their region and devise a roadmap for filling in these posts by Telangana people

If Ms Gandhi and her vassals heed this demand of ours its well and good otherwise we the people of Telangana will set up a separate commission with these Terms of Reference and submit the report to the Nation in a months time frame. For under the current ToR’s Sri Krishna Commission, Telangana will be again be sent into exile for the next 50 years.

Jai Telangana
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