It’s been a year. A year of agitations, A year of restlessness and more importantly a year filled with losses. Loss of Souls, Money and time over the past year and half, which are irrevocable.
After incurring all these, we are still circling round with same issues and demands of separate Statehood. There is no progress from Government or the leaders, towards that goal except. Over the last year and more, time has increased the strength and unity of the people of Telangana if not anything else.
Last year, Government and Police could stop Assembly Muttadi that was conspired by students with a great armed force. This year, people’s strength has overcome that force from Police and were able to achieve their aim.
It does not seem a likely factor that TDP and Congress leaders would resign to create the vacuum, as the likelihood of re-electing them after the resignation is very slim compared to that of last year. In this heat, people would not vote for them even if they resign for the cause.
Will the Government pass the bill in parliament for separate statehood or do we need to wait for elections of 2014? People have waited for 50+ years for this and they might wait for another 4 years. But at what price? Congress has spent 40+ crores on SKC, which they know from the day one, that the outcome of the committee would not be regarded. Was it worth to spend that kind of common man’s money for the sake to merely pause the agitation for less than a year? How much would they spend and how much people need to loss in another 4 years?
Last year, people of Telangana might have not seen people from Andhra and Rayalaseema with indifference. It was the conception that the agitation for separate statehood is nothing to do with the people of other regions, but everything to do with its leaders. If this agitation continues, I think the indifference and hatred would grow between the common people of three regions.
Lets hope and cross our fingers about passing the bill in Parliament by end of March 2011.
