President rule imposed in Andhra Pradesh, assent to Telangana Bill

The India Republic, Saturday, 1 March 2014, The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation of imposing central rule in Andhra Pradesh today and also assented to the Bill for carve out Telangana as the 29th state of India.

The assent for the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2014 from the President has paved the way for the creation of India’s 29th state by splitting Andhra Pradesh. The Bill had already got Parliament’s approval on February 20 despite strong opposition from Seemandhra leaders.

Telangana will hae 10 districts including the Hyderabad city while the residuary Andhra Pradesh will consist of 13 districts.

The government had already announced grant of Special Category Status to the residuary state in a bid to address the concerns of the Seemandhra region. Along with that, tax incentives have also been granted as a part of a six-point development package for Andhra Pradesh’s two successor states.

The President agreed to place under suspended animation the Andhra Pradesh Assembly whose term is slated to end on June 2. Following the Union Cabinet’s recommendation yesterday, the President Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation to impose President’s rule in Andhra Pradesh.

After the resignation of Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy who was opposed to the division of the state on February 19, the Governor E S L Narasimhan had recommended President’s rule in Andhra Pradesh.

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