Telangana - who next?

Andhra Pradesh is in turmoil. There are agitations galore for Telangana, Symukta Andhra, Make Hyderabad UT etc. The life has been in disarray and uncertainty. News papers are full of conflicting reports and comments of confused leaders. One does not know who or which party would be in favour of what today and how its stand would change tomorrow.

This is perhaps the second time that a major decision has been taken as a result of minor agitation (in the present context). First time it was in 1984 when out of the blue a university was started in Bilaspur, Chattisgarh whth hardly any public clamor for it. Thankfully it is a central university today (so I think).

Ours may be the only country where the state were created on linguistic ground and now we may be the only nation dividing states further on regional basis. The states should be always made for ease and effectiveness of administration.

And who is going to benefit from smaller states. The experience so far goes to prove that only politicians, contractors and govt servants gain the max (Ministries created, Posts created and new contarcts opened). The citizens might gain in some fields but look at Jharkhand. Even in Chattisgarh naxalism is a big problem. Telangana is a region of Andhra where naxals are strong and active. The police fight naxals in Jharkhand and Chattisgarh. If this new state becomes, first problem this young state would face is widespread naxalism because this is the naxal belt of present Andhra.

Will this small state if created would have better opportunity? They have proportional representation in AP Assembly and Parliament. Why did the representatives of this region not fought tooth and nail for development over last 60 years. No one seems to have been on 'fast unto death' on development issue (may be, development is not worth dying for, power is worth doing so). If this matter was not taken up so far, how it would be resolved by making a new state.

When Telangana is made are Bundelkhand, Harit Pradesh, Purvanchal, Maru Pradesh, gorkhaland, Rayalseema, Vidarbha, Bodoland, etc far away? Brace up, soon the country may have 536 (or whatever is the number of districts the country has) states and would compete with erstwhile situation pre 1947. Where will all this lead to?