New Delhi: Under attack over backtracking on
its earlier decision on separate Telangana, the government may
consider setting up a States Reorganisation Commission to go
into demands for creation of new states.
Official sources said such a body, that could become the
second of its kind after Independence, could go into the
entire issue in-depth and give its recommendations.
The move, the sources believe, could take the heat off
the sensitive issue in Andhra Pradesh that has now erupted
into a huge problem in Telangana region.
During the last fortnight, there were protests in the
Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra regions against the December 9
announcement of Home Minister P Chidambaram that steps should
be initiated for creation of a separate Telangana state.
Last night, the government appeared to have put the issue
on the back burner when Chidambaram said the situation in the
state has altered since the December 9 statement and that
there was need for wide-ranging consultations with all
political parties and groups in the state.
The sources said a new SRC would also go into demands for
separate states from areas like Gorkhaland (West Bengal),
Bundelkhand, Harit Pradesh (both Uttar Pradesh) and from North
East that got a fresh lease of life after Chidambaram`s
December 9 announcement.
PTI
