In order to facilitate the resolution of the two Telugu states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana long-pending bifurcation issues, the government of Telangana will make a strong demand before the Centre to persuade Andhra Pradesh to take back the court cases under the AP Recognisation Act. According to sources, the chief minister KCR reviewed the pending bifurcation issues with senior authorities ahead of the Union home ministry’s scheduled meeting in Delhi on Sep 27 to discuss bifurcation issues.
The meeting in New Delhi will be graced by chief secretary Somesh Kumar, finance special chief secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao and senior officials of the departments reportedly. KCR said the AP Govt had been blocking resolution of bifurcation issues by approaching courts. There could be no progress unless AP withdraws the cases. KCR is learnt to have said that there was no point in the Centre conducting such meetings if it first failed to persuade AP ti withdraw the cases.
Rao claimed that the previous TD government in AP from 2014 to 2019 did not cooperate in resolving these issues, instead complicating them further by moving the courts despite the TS offering to hold talks several times.
KCR said, “The YSRC government was taking the same stance as the previous TD government, by refusing to withdraw court cases. He took stock of assets and liabilities, cash reserves of common institutions listed under schedule IX and X of the Act, located in Hyderabad, in which AP was looking for a share.