KCR, Naidu war of words over Polavaram
HYDERABAD: Polavaram Project has once again become a bone of contention between Telangana and Andhra. Telangana chief minister-designate K Chandrasekhar Rao vowed to fight till the last if the Modi government tried to push through an ordinance transferring over 200 villages in Bhadrachalam mandal of Khammam district to Andhra.
His Seemandhra counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu lost no time in hitting back. He accused KCR of trying to foment regional passions. KCR set the ball rolling in Delhi before returning to Hyderabad.
'I have information that the Centre is likely to issue the ordinance. This is unconstitutional. Boundaries of a State should be changed only in accordance with provisions under Article 3. Assemblies of both the states should be consulted,' he said and warned the NDA government to be prepared for resistance from the TRS and his government if it sought to go ahead with the ordinance.
'We have 11 MPs. We can fight in Parliament,' he said and added he would also move the Supreme Court if the government was foolhardy enough to transfer the villages to Andhra.
However, the Union Cabinet, which met later in the evening, didn't take up the issue. Following KCR's remarks, Naidu, while speaking at the inaugural of the party's two-day Mahanadu at Gandipet, said: 'KCR is making Polavaram into a big issue. He is trying to incite passions. We are committed to the development of both the states. We want equal justice. We will come to power in Telangana too.'
News Posted: 28 May, 2014
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