Ahead of the state Assembly session begins December 12 to discuss the draft AP Reorganization Bill-2013, TDP on Sunday sought the intervention of the President Pranab Mukherjee in the bifurcation of state and demanded him to refer the bill to Supreme Court to get judicious solutions on the contentious issues and equal justice for all citizens of the state in the event of the division of the state.
In a seven page letter to Mukherjee, the TDP leader raised the 'misuse of Article 3 in the bifurcation of state, controversy over amendment to article 371(D), status of Hyderabad, distribution of power and water resources between Telangana and residuary state of AP and other issues relating to the development of new capital city, education and infrastructure facilities in seemandhra state and the continuation of welfare schemes and finances in the two states.
Quoting Punchi Commission as saying that 'the union government cannot concede the demands of regional groups or communities for a separate state unless such a proposal is received from the state in which these groups are located,' Naidu said that before exercising article 3, the views of the federal governments should be obtained . The centre forwarded the bill to President with utmost haste. If it is allowed, it would amount to the misuse of power by the centre damaging the federal spirit of the Constitution, he added.
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