Apparently feeling insecure amidst the Telangana police, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has called for protection only from Andhra Pradesh police at his residence, camp office and the State Secretariat.
According to sources, more than 2,000 policemen were brought from different parts of Andhra Pradesh, particularly Kurnool district, to guard Naidu and his family members; obviously to prevent the Telangana police from entering the area to serve notices on him in the cash-for-vote case.
What is more, he also asked the AP Director General of Police to look into the possibility of opening AP police stations in Hyderabad for providing protection to Andhra installations.
Naturally, this has irked the Telangana government. Taking serious objection to the deployment of AP police personnel in Hyderabad city, Telangana State Director General of Police Anurag Sharma today warned that he would withdraw police protection to all political leaders of Andhra Pradesh State.
Towards this end, Anurag Sharma called on Governor ESL Narsimhan on Tuesday and complained against the presence of AP police in the State capital.
During his meeting with the Governor, the Telangana State police chief made it clear to Narsimhan that providing security to people’s representatives and maintaining law and order in Hyderabad was the primary duty of the Telangana State police personnel only.
Taking objection to the presence of Andhra police in Hyderabad, the DGP said he would withdraw police protection to AP political leaders, including people’s representatives.
Some legal experts opined that deployment of AP police in Telangana State capital is totally against Section 8 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act.
The deployment of AP police in Telangana and interference in the affairs of Telangana State amounts to gross violation of AP Reorganisation Act, they felt, pointing out that Sec. 8 of the Act clearly stated that police and officials of Andhra Pradesh have no power and jurisdiction in Telangana State. They also said police of one State cannot work in another State as it is totally against the spirit of the Constitution.
