As the formation of separate Telengana State (or Rayala Telengana State) by renaming it as ‘State of Hyderabad’ has almost become imminent, as per the feelers of Congress Core Committee members through media, to the Telugu speaking people around the world, by dividing the present state of Andhra Pradesh into two Parts, now what could be the fate of Andhra and Rayalaseema people living in the Hyderabad capital city, has become a worrying issue for the Andhra and Rayalaseema people living in the Hyderabad city for over six decades. It has become a worrying issue because after formation of separate ste of Telengana, the people who have been identified as Andhra and Rayalaseem origin who are now called by derogatory name as ‘settlers’ would face the wrath of the local leaders and other people who have no liking for Andhra-Rayalaseema people living in Telengana region or in Hyderabad capital city.
Ever since the process for formation of Telengana state has begun a year ago, the Congress Party local leaders in Telengana region along the ‘Telengana Rastra Samithi’ (TRS) leaders rejected any kind of offer of ‘development package’ for the Telengana region, except formation of separate state, and asked the Andhra-Rayalaseema leaders to take any kind of multi-billion packages offered by Union Government to develop their own Andhra-Rayalaseema regions. This aspect is in the very much knowledge of Congress Party leadership at the New Delhi. So, now the line is clear for the issue that all Telengana leaders and people do not want any kind of ‘Monetary Development Packages’ for Telengana region and they have no objection if multi-billion packages are given to the Andhra and Rayalaseema people living in Hyderabad city to go away from Hyderabad city, or to the Andhraa and Rayalaseema regions for forgoing Hyderabad capital city and for forming separate Telengana state.
Through vernacular electronic media news, it is understood by the people of Andhra and Rayalaseema people, that in lieu of forming separate ‘Rayala-Telengana’ (adding two districts from Rayalaseema region to the present Telengana region i.e. 10+2 states) or 10 districts “Telengana” state, and for sacarificing Hyderabad capital city, the Congress Core Committee Members are said to have asked the Andhra-Rayalaseema leaders what kind of ‘compensation’ or ‘solution’ they want, for the Andhra-Rayalaseema people living in Hyderabad city with immovable properties?.
In the wake of above situation and political developments, new proposals are coming from different quarters of the Andhra and Rayalaseema people or ‘settlers’ as derogatorily called by Telengana people, living in Hyderabad capital city. That is if at all the formation of ‘Rayala Telengana’ or ‘Telengana’ state becomes imminent, the Andhra and Rayalaseema people living in Hyderabad city are bringing altogether a new proposal i.e. Rehabilitation and Re-settlement (R & R Package) for Andhra and Rayalaseema people living in Hyderabad city having immovable properties to protect their personal and property rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India. Since bifurcation of the State of Andhra Pradesh into two states is the proposal of Union Government, Union Government must be made accountable for conduction the Rehabilitation and Resettlement programme for the people of Andhra-Rayalaseema origin living in Hyderabad capital city since five or six decades, before formation of Telengana State.
Almost 99% of Andhra and Rayalaseema people living in Hyderabad capital city having immovable properties are considering themselves seriously as and demanding themselves to be recognized as ‘Telengana Affected People’ (TAFs). Hence, demanding for ‘Rehabilitation and Re-settlement’ (R & R package) package from the Union Government, directly considering them as ‘Telengana Affected People’ (TAFs) and demanding for R & R Package on the lines and methods of Compensation awarded to the people affected by the construction of Irrigation Projects. For example: if a big Irrigation project is proposed to be constructed, land would be acquired by the Government upon the request of Requisition department, and notification would be issued and Monetary Compensation would be awarded to the people whose lands/houses would be submerged in the proposed project or in other words whose lands would be effected by the construction of major irrigation projects. In such cases Monetary Compensation Cheques would be awarded to the Project Affected Families (PAFs) as per the Land Acquisition Act, calculating the land values on the existing market rate, even much prior to the beginning of construction of Irrigation Projects. Under the Land Acquisition Act it is for the ‘public purpose’ the land would be acquired. But in the wake of serious political decisions, when some sections of public are seriously affected with such decisions, the ‘Private interests’ of such people must be protected first, by way of offering them Monetary Compensations, in lieu of political such decisions that would affect the Private Interests of the some sections of people.
The most effected TAFs are the Andhra and Rayalaseema middle class and employees living in Hyderabad city, who have constructed middle class houses, considering themselves as people of State of Andhra Pradesh. But now with the alarming political decision taken by the Union Government the Hyderabad TAFs are feeling their lives and properties would be endangered in the hands of agitators or in the new Telengana state, as the new government would make new state laws as Land Laws are subject matter of State, and in the wake of such situation their private interests and property rights would be endangered.
The oral assurances of the local Telengana political leaders before the media, that Andhra and Rayalaseema people living in Hyderabad and other Telengana districts can live safely even after formation of separate Telengana state, is not being trusted by the Andhra-Rayalaseema people. Instead the middle classes are opining that rich political people hailing from Andhra and Rayalaseema living in Hyderabad city can protect themselves by way of hook or crook, but what about the safety to the properties of middle class Andhra and Rayalaseema people living in Hyderabad city, is the big unanswerable question for them. They are of the fear that alrady local real estate people and brokers are lurking to grab the lands and properties of middle class people of Andhra and Rayalaseema living in Hyderabad, once the Telengana State is formed. ‘Nothing would be in the control of new government if once the new state is formed without sorting out the problem of personal safety and security to the properties of the people of Andhra and Rayalaseema people living in Hyderabad capital city’ opined a senior citizen sitting in the Railway station.
Some of them are saying that even if Union Government offered big package to the Andhra and Rayalaseema regions to satisfy the political leaders there and to clear their way for formation of Telengana State, TAFs living in Hyderabad city would never be alleviated of their agony. “If monetary compensation is given by Central Government to us, fixing market value to our properties, out of the proposed Monetary Package, we and our children will leave Hyderabad city and live somewhere else to live peacefully resigning jobs here and buy properties elsewhere and do petty business there” said an old aged lady with full of tears in her eyes in the wake of news that Telengana state is going to be formed. “Let the Union Government buy our properties and transfer them to Telengana people or Telengana government or to whom ever they like, but tell them not to leave us in lurch here” said another retired person in a shivering voice. “If package is offered, that must be given in the form of monetary compensation to the TAFs in Hyderabad city, and not to the Political leaders of the Andhra and Rayalaseema regions or to the new Governments there” said another senior citizen in the similar voice. “So far the UPA government at Delhi never inquired about the opinion, agony and miseries of the Andhra and Rayalaseema people living in Hyderabad city, but moving a head to divide the state for political reason, because the Telengana state demand is not based on the reason of economic backwardness but only on the fact of hatred towards Andhra and Rayalaseema people” angrily said a women employee of a University at Hyderabad. If “R & R Package” is directly given to Andhra and Rayalaseema people living in Hyderabad city, who want to leave the Hyderabad city, that would not be objectionable even to Telengana people here – it is their option to live here or leave this place, but if compensation package is given to them directly, instead of to their political leaders in that region, it would be better” said a University Research Scholar, very impartially.
So, if fortunately the public opinion at Hyderabad capital city is taken into consideration by Mrs.Sonia Gandhi headed UPA-II government, in my opinion, the Telengana State can be easily formed, and also the TAFs would appreciate the ‘R & R Package’ if offered to them by Union Government they would become Direct Beneficiaries and they would again vote to Congress, in the next general elections, even if they move to other places and for having protected their property interests. This can be done immediately by getting passed an executive order and later by passing a new enactment in the Parliament i.e. “R & R Package” to TAFs” for which Telengana people would never raise objection. All such decisions must be taken up on Fast Track basis before next general elections, to capture vote bank and prior to formation of Telengana State. By dchaitanya