Hyderabad: A Rayalaseema people's conclave, organised by the Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samiti here on Sunday, demanded trifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into three states - Telangana, Andhra and Rayalaseema - in case the central government decided to carve out Telangana state. The day-long meeting, attended by Rayalaseema settlers in Hyderabad, vowed to achieve Rayalaseema state and formed a Rayalaseema joint action committee (RJAC), on the lines of the Telangana JAC, to spearhead the movement for creation of a Rayalaseema state.
The participants, who included intellectuals and employees of central and state governments, took a serious exception to the coining and use of the compound word, Seemandhra, to refer to the two regions of Rayalaseema and Andhra, saying the two were distinct. They said they were not ready to remain as an appendage to a coastal Andhra state and would prefer to have their own state if Telangana was going to be created.
RPS president Byreddy Rajasekhara Reddy, who is also Telugu Desam general secretary, declared that they would take up an 800-kmlong padayatra in the last week of September from a remote village in Kurnool district. The padayatra is expected to take about 40 days to complete and will culminate in a public meeting at Anantapur on November 16 to coincide with the anniversary of the signing of Sri Bagh Pact between Andhra and Rayalaseema leaders on that day in 1937. At the public meeting they would bring to light the injustice that had been done to the Rayalaseema region
01:07 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party general secretary and founder of the Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samiti Byreddi Rajasekhara Reddy reiterated that Rayalaseema too should be formed if the Centre decides to carve out Telangana from the state. Addressing mediapersons here on Wednesday, he demanded that all political parties should spell out their stand on Rayalaseema. He said political parties should make it a point if they write to the Centre seeking formation of...
12:54 PM, Aug 02, 2012
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader and former minister Gade Venkata Reddy from coastal Andhra has thrown his weight behind TDP MLA from Rayalaseema Baireddy Rajasekhara Reddy who created a furore on Saturday by demanding a separate Rayalaseema state in the event of the Centre deciding to carve out Telangana state. Venkata Reddy said there was nothing wrong with the Baireddys remarks as he fully backed the demand for keeping the state...
12:58 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Hyderabad: Heavy rains since Friday have claimed the lives of eleven people in Andhra Pradesh, with some of them dying in wall collapses and others drowning to death. The Met department has said that the situation could persist till Tuesday evening. Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has put all district collectors on alert and asked evacuation teams to be on standby. Rain caused waterlogging in state capital Hyderabad as well...
10:46 AM, Jul 23, 2012
Hyderabad: Students and parents are greeted by hoardings of all colours and political ideologies during the counselling for Osmania Universitys postgraduate courses at Nizam College Grounds. There have been reports of threat against the candidates from Andhra and Rayalseema regions, though, no official complaints from any candidate has been received. The various student associations, with affiliation to different political parties, have set up stalls on the spot to attract freshers...
12:46 PM, Jul 17, 2012
New Delhi: The debate on splitting larger states has once again come to the forefront with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister announcing plans for carving out four new states: Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, Awadh and Paschim Pradesh/Harit Pradesh. There have been long standing demands across India for the formation of new states and the list includes:1. Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir)2. Maru Pradesh (Rajasthan)3. Harit Pradesh/Paschim Pradesh (Uttar Pradesh)4. Awadh (Uttar Pradesh)5. Purvanchal/Bhojpur (Uttar...
09:28 PM, Nov 16, 2011
Kadapa: In the backdrop of Telangana agitation, leaders from four districts of Andhra Pradesh's Rayalseema region on Friday resolved to request the Central government to keep the state united. Rajya Sabha MP and TDP leader MV Mysoora Reddy moved the resolutions at the end of the meeting among the leaders from Kadapa, Kurnool, Chittoor and Anantapur districts in. The meeting also urged Congress leaders from Rayalseema, committed towards a united...
12:52 AM, Oct 15, 2011
Rallies, sit-ins, hunger strikes held in coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema. ...
09:19 PM, Dec 13, 2009
The political crisis in Andhra Pradesh deepened further on Saturday. ...
02:55 PM, Dec 12, 2009
Schools, colleges and other business establishments are closed. ...
11:03 AM, Dec 12, 2009
Andhra Chief Minister K Rosaiah says no decision will be taken in haste. ...
08:24 AM, Dec 11, 2009
