Andhra Pradesh - Visakhapatnam   

KCR stand on UT status welcomed

VISAKHAPATNAM: Senior Congress leader and APCC executive member S. Gopal has welcomed the suggestion of Telangana Rashtra Samiti president K. Chandrasekhar Rao that Hyderabad could be made a Union Territory if Visakhapatnam was also given the same status.

In an open letter addressed to Mr. Rao on Wednesday, he noted that people of north Andhra belonging to the three districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam which were more backward than some districts of Telangana and Rayaseema, had a feeling that they were exploited either way – even in Andhra Pradesh at present or after separation of Telangana proposed by TRS.

“But we did not demand a separate State so far because we believe in living together. When separation is forced on the State, we wish to express that Uttarandhra be made a UT with Visakhapatnam as headquarters," he said.

Visakhapatnam was cosmopolitan and one of the reasons why the city could be made UT was that 60 to 70 per cent of workers were from Central industries.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

TSR Seva Peetham readies for Mahakumbabhishekam
Abacus children do well in championship
Purandeswari asks officials to hold grama sabha
Lunch-time
Mahasivaratri at Kaluvarai
Free medical camp at Mulagada
‘Historically women were held in high esteem’
Maoists free TDP leader
KCR stand on UT status welcomed
Driving licence test made easy for illiterates
School property sold for not paying PF
APSCHE chief sees rise in employment
Dadi plea for Yeleru water to Anakapalle
Godavari lift scheme to the rescue of city
Teaching methods need regular updating, says V-C
GVMC lacks long-term plan for water supply, says CPI(M)
Form panels to oversee budget, GVMC told
Sanitation workers in GVMC paying IT
In Visakhapatnam Today

Copyright © 2010, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu