As you all know Telangana bill is in Assembly for discussion and but there are more discussions outside the assembly than in the Assembly.
I see this as two partners are splitting from Business or two brothers are getting separated.
I am sure you all agree that these are common scenarios (partners splitting or brother separation) and nothing new.
Before both parties accept the separation, they would like to see following:
How much is total net worth?
What are they getting?
How much is their share worth?
Is it fair or not?
I hope you are with me so far and agree with this. Once they have answers for the above questions, both parties give and take something and come to common grounds and get separated amicably.
Till the common ground is reached, split would not take place.
As a Common Man from Andhra Pradesh, I do not see any difference between the above scenario and separation of Telangana.
Clearly Center is asking Seemandhra people to walk away. I have following questions so that we all can understand better.
In general we all know the following facts:
- Population of Seemandhra is 60% of AP population
- Annual Income of Andhra Pradesh is about Rs.1,20,000 Crores
- Total loans of Andhra Pradesh is about Rs.1,80,000 Crores
Questions:
- What would be the Income of proposed Seemandhra?
- What would be the Assets of proposed Seemandhra?
- What are the Expenses of Seemandhra Region as per 2013-14 budget?
- How much would be the proposed Loan Amount for Seemandhra Region?
- How much is needed for constructing Seemandhra Capital and who is paying for it?
- Where can the new graduates of Seemandhra find jobs after completing their studies?
- How much is needed for connecting roads from Seemandhra Capital to all districts and who is paying for it?
- How much is needed for International Airport in Seemandhra and who is paying for it?
- Telangana Bill proposed that Hyderabad would be common capital for 10 years. What does it mean? Is the income from Hyderabad shared? If yes, how would it be shared?
When two states are splitting, minimum requirement is equal income, equal expenses, equal assets, equal loans, equal jobs, equal college seats, etc as fairly close as possible. I really mean as close as possible. It is not possible to virtual split exactly as per the share. Can anyone justify that both sides are getting fair share as per the population?
Finally is it fair to ask anyone to vote or accept the deal without knowing the above details?
In my opinion, Telangana Bill should include answers for all these questions with Numbers and Statistics so that everyone understands and suggest or comment on this Bill.
I am a common man and I may not be as smart as some other people. Hoping that bifurcation would not start before both sides feel that they are getting fair share.
I will try to get answers to some of these from Intellectuals/Government officials.
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