The media has been covering the chaos that has descended upon the Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh ever since the Union Cabinet had given the nod for a separate Telangana state. As one is aware, the state consists of three regions viz. Andhra, Telangana and Rayalaseema. While being made a new state several benefits accrue and hence, the people living in the Telangana region are euphoric about the developments, the majority of the 'Andhraites' have an emotional attachment for the retention of an undivided Andhra Pradesh and hence their reactions! This mismatch in thoughts and emotions have brought about the current impasse!
And the devastation that it's causing is there for all to see. To name just a few:-
(a) Several hydel and thermal power stations have stopped functioning completely thanks to the indefinite
strike called by the employees of the power sector. Consequently, following have resulted:-
(i) Complete blackout in many areas.
(ii) Rail traffic has been hit.
(iii) Supply of drinking water has got disrupted in many places.
(iv) The functioning of hospitals have taken a hit. Urgent surgeries and medical management have
been badly affected. Essential life saving drugs and blood in the blood banks are gonna get
spoilt, if not already spoilt.
(v) ATMs at many places have begun to blink, bringing transactions to a standstill.
(b) Inter-state and intra-state movements of essential goods like food grains, vegetables, fruits and
other items that are needed for day-to-day use have ceased due to blockades of arterial roads.
(c) Business transactions have come to an end as shutters have come down on shops and markets.
(d) The threat of a collapse of the southern electric grid that provides power to the southern states of
Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry and Andhra Pradesh, itself, looms large.
The untold suffering that the common man must be undergoing defies explanation. The sequence of events that has brought the situation to this sorry pass is all because of 'vote bank' politics where everyone wants to take the credit and avoid brickbats. The gimmicks and antics that make an impartial observer laugh are:-
(a) Union ministers, hailing from the state, have tendered their resignations. But their resignations
have not been accepted officially(?) and so, they continue to enjoy the fruits of office viz. the
official bungalows, their cars and all other trappings!
(b) Jagan Reddy fasting at Hyderabad and Chandrababu Naidu fasting at New Delhi.
(c) No leader or political party has taken any initiative to bring about the sorry mess to a hasty end. All
seem to be on a 'wait and watch' mode. Maximum benefits need to be achieved, you see and the
plight of the common man be damned!
Tailpiece.
1. To my mind, such a situation would have never risen,
(a) If development over the years had been uniform across the state, without petty politics coming in the
way.
(b) If the bifurcation was inevitable, the people of the state could have been subjected to a tautly
conducted referendum after appraising them of the pros and the cons of such a move.
(c) If discussions between every conceivable group and organisation were encouraged, to collate common
ideas to a lasting solution.
2. Instead, every conceivable stake holder in the issue played his own game to bring about this
pantomime, that's causing a tremendous loss to the exchequer. But who cares? .......Sad!
And the devastation that it's causing is there for all to see. To name just a few:-
(a) Several hydel and thermal power stations have stopped functioning completely thanks to the indefinite
strike called by the employees of the power sector. Consequently, following have resulted:-
(i) Complete blackout in many areas.
(ii) Rail traffic has been hit.
(iii) Supply of drinking water has got disrupted in many places.
(iv) The functioning of hospitals have taken a hit. Urgent surgeries and medical management have
been badly affected. Essential life saving drugs and blood in the blood banks are gonna get
spoilt, if not already spoilt.
(v) ATMs at many places have begun to blink, bringing transactions to a standstill.
(b) Inter-state and intra-state movements of essential goods like food grains, vegetables, fruits and
other items that are needed for day-to-day use have ceased due to blockades of arterial roads.
(c) Business transactions have come to an end as shutters have come down on shops and markets.
(d) The threat of a collapse of the southern electric grid that provides power to the southern states of
Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry and Andhra Pradesh, itself, looms large.
The untold suffering that the common man must be undergoing defies explanation. The sequence of events that has brought the situation to this sorry pass is all because of 'vote bank' politics where everyone wants to take the credit and avoid brickbats. The gimmicks and antics that make an impartial observer laugh are:-
(a) Union ministers, hailing from the state, have tendered their resignations. But their resignations
have not been accepted officially(?) and so, they continue to enjoy the fruits of office viz. the
official bungalows, their cars and all other trappings!
(b) Jagan Reddy fasting at Hyderabad and Chandrababu Naidu fasting at New Delhi.
(c) No leader or political party has taken any initiative to bring about the sorry mess to a hasty end. All
seem to be on a 'wait and watch' mode. Maximum benefits need to be achieved, you see and the
plight of the common man be damned!
Tailpiece.
1. To my mind, such a situation would have never risen,
(a) If development over the years had been uniform across the state, without petty politics coming in the
way.
(b) If the bifurcation was inevitable, the people of the state could have been subjected to a tautly
conducted referendum after appraising them of the pros and the cons of such a move.
(c) If discussions between every conceivable group and organisation were encouraged, to collate common
ideas to a lasting solution.
2. Instead, every conceivable stake holder in the issue played his own game to bring about this
pantomime, that's causing a tremendous loss to the exchequer. But who cares? .......Sad!
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