Mayawati's move to divide UP leaves Congress anxious
Published: Thursday, Nov 17, 2011, 9:45 IST
By Anil Sharma | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA
For many reasons, the Congress has come to the conclusion that the
demand for smaller states emerging from different corners of the
country can be examined by a second states reorganisation commission
only after the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections.
"We have no doubt that BSP leader Mayawati has simply played an
electoral stunt. She also knows that it is not possible to carve out
new states in the short time available before the elections, so any
serious consideration has to wait till the elections are over," said
Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh referred to the regional
difficulties in the process of a four-way division of the state. "When
she talks of a separate Bundelkhand, it involves the regions that fall
within Madhya Pradesh; similarly, in the context of Purvanchal, there
has been demand from the regions that are a part of Bihar. The entire
issue has to be looked at from a national perspective, and a second
SRC is the only option," he added.
The backwardness of Bundelkhand has been a constant issue with
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi who had taken the initiative
for a special development package for this region. The party has also
backed the demand for a separate Bundelkhand.
However, it has been conceded that even an SRC can't be set up before
the UP state assembly elections due to administrative and logistical
issues at such short notice.
"The elections will also give us an opportunity to assess the people's
mood. If the issue gains traction, and there is a palpable impact, the
SRC would become inevitable. Or else, the issue will fizzle out," said
a senior party functionary.
However, even as it appears receptive to the idea of an SRC in the
context of UP and other regions, the Congress is non-committal about
the demand for a separate Telangana. Similarly, it's keeping its
options open on the position it shall be taking when the UP state
assembly takes up this resolution proposed by Mayawati.
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