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Demand for more district
Even as Jangaon, Sircilla, Asifabad and Gadwal citizens, who exerted pressure on the state government for the creation of new districts, savouring their success, the tribal communities in Mulugu and Bhadrachalam, who are also pursuing with similar demand, are all geared up to make their presence felt with their vociferous demand.
Warangal/ Khammam: Even as Jangaon, Sircilla, Asifabad and Gadwal citizens, who exerted pressure on the state government for the creation of new districts, savouring their success, the tribal communities in Mulugu and Bhadrachalam, who are also pursuing with similar demand, are all geared up to make their presence felt with their vociferous demand.
However, the demand for Sammakka-Saralamma district with Mulugu as its headquarters has been a long standing one. But the government proposed Prof Jayashankar district with Bhupalpally, represented by Speaker S Madhusudhana Chary, as its headquarters.
Highlights:
- Agitation for tribal districts intensfies
- Bandh today in Adilabad, Warangal agency areas
“Mulugu, strategically located on Hyderabad- Bhopalapatnam (Chhattisgarh) National Highway 163, is geographically convenient to provide better administration to the backward tribal communities in the region,” Mulugu Zilla Sadhana Committee founder Munjala Bhikshapati said.
Speaking to The Hans India, Telugu Desam former MLA Sitakka said: “Albeit the demand for carving out Mulugu district is justifiable, the government has been ignoring it consciously. If Mulugu is made a new district, it will attract the focus of one and all, thus making it difficult for the ruling party leaders to plunder the natural resources the region endowed with abundantly.”
Why does not the government accept the demand of Mulugu district, she questioned, pointing out to the green signal given to the demand of Sircilla, Jangaon, Asifabad and Gadwal districts.
With the news spreading that KCR gave his nod for the creation of four more districts, Munjala Bhikshapati and two other youths climbed the cell tower in Mulugu on Monday demanding formation of Mulugu district. He accused Minister A Chandulal and MP A Sitaram Naik for not exerting pressure on the government for the creation of Mulugu district.
Police foiled the self-immolation bid by a Congress activist Ahmed Pasha demanding Mulugu district near TRS office, it’s learnt Meanwhile, the leaders of all Opposition parties and all social fora, supporting the cause of the aborigines, extended their solidarity to October 4 bandh call given by the CPI-ML New Democracy.
The party has been campaigning for the creation of Adivasi districts with Mulug/ Eturu Nagaram, Utnoor and Bhadrachalam as their headquarters.
Adivasi Sankshema Parishad (ASP) State coordinator Madivi Nehru said: “The split of Adivasi areas into several districts not only creates identity crisis for aboriginal groups but also pose innumerable problems as they are alienated from the ambit of Integrated Tribal Development Agencies (ITDAs).” Former Congress MLA of Mulugu Podem Veeraiah is also expected to take part in enforcing bandh in six mandals of Mulugu constituency.
Bandh in Utnoor for tribal district
Adilabad: Several Girijan organisations have called for a bandh in the Agency areas of the district comprising 44 mandals demanding Utnoor as tribal district by merging Boath, Asifabad and Khanapur constituencies.
The CPI (ML New Democracy) and Adivasi Rights Protection Sangham are supporting the bandh. The girijan organisations want the government to declare a separate district with Utnoor as the centre if it favours progress of tribals. The 44 mandals have a population of five lakh.
Demand for Narayanpet gains momentum
Narayanpet: Disheartened by not including in the new districts, the Narayanapet Zilla Sadhana Samithi is gearing up for agitation again. “After holding discussions with our local MLA, we will announce our course of action,” said Dr Manohar Goud. He felt the government betrayed them after several assurances.
“Ministers, MLAs promised Narayanpet district in case the fourth district from Mahbubnagar is announced. But surprisingly Gadwal district emerged on the scene,” he lamented. However, he said, he was not against Gadwal district but Narayanpet was a perfect choice for becoming new district in many ways.
On the other hand, all political parties of the Maktal constituency called for 48-hour bandh opposing the merger of Maktal into newly-proposed Gadwal district.
