Hyderabad: The center has focused on the controversies of two Telugu states . Center has called the Governor of two states ESL Narasimhan to Delhi to discuss on the controversies between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Governor who toured Delhi has met Union minister Sujana Chowdary and will be meeting Home Minister Rajnath Singh today
The central government has summoned E.S.L. Narasimhan, the governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, to New Delhi amid a raging row between the two states over the special powers of the governor in the common capital of Hyderabad.
Narasimhan has been summoned couple of days after the Attorney General of India reportedly advised him to monitor the probe into the cash-for-vote scandal by using his special powers under Section 8 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. Andhra Pradesh has been demanding the implementation of Section 8 to ensure protection to people of all regions living in Hyderabad.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had also called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi a few days ago to demand implementation of the section and also a probe into the alleged phone tapping by the Telangana government.
Naidu made the demands after a legislator of his Telugu Desam Party (TDP) was arrested by Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the airing of an audio tape of Naidu’s alleged telephonic conversation with nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson.
TDP’s deputy leader in Telangana Assembly, A Revanth Reddy, was arrested on May 31 while he was offering Rs 50 lakh to Stephenson to induce him to vote for the TDP-BJP candidate in the Telangana Legislative Council Election.
While Andhra has hailed the Attorney General’s reported advice to the governor to exercise his powers, TRS has warned of mass movement against any move to hand over law and order to the governor.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao met the Governor to convey his strong opposition. Arguing that law and order is a state subject, TRS leaders say the situation in Hyderabad is totally peaceful and does not warrant implementation of Section 8.
Bureau Report
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