Hyderabad: With the Congress leadership in no mood to go back on its decision to carve out separate Telangana state and party leaders from Seemandhra including the chief minister are not ready to accept anything less than united Andhra Pradesh, the state appears to be heading for President’s rule.
With no let up in public protests in Seemandhra (Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra) over proposed bifurcation, indefinite strike by government employees, transport workers and teachers paralysing Seemandhra and the central and state ministers, MPs and state legislators threatening to resign enmasse, President’s rule is likely to be imposed.
Giving credence to the talk of President’s rule, the central government also conveyed to Andhra Pradesh High Court that it would exercise the option if it feels that the state is unable to handle the situation.
During the hearing on a petition against the strike by government employees, Assistant Solicitor General Ponam Ashok Goud informed the court that the President’s rule in the state can’t be ruled out.
He said if the state failed to control the situation, the central government would take a decision on the basis of the governor’s report. Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has dropped hints that he will resign along with Seemandhra ministers, if the leadership goes ahead with implementation of July 30 decision of Congress Working Committee (CWC).
By speaking out against the leadership’s decision on more than one occasion, Kiran Reddy is likely to become a rallying point for all those opposing the division. Some of his loyalists are even urging him to float a new party.
IANS
