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The report of the Telangana Committee headed by Justice B N Sri Krishna, expected to be made public after the all-party meeting scheduled on the subject on January 6th, is said to have weighed in on the side of arguments calling for a "united" Andhra Pradesh.

While it has offered as many as six options - to ostensibly meet the aspirations of those calling for a separate state and balance competing demands - it has suggested that in the interests of "stable development" in the future, a united Andhra Pradesh is the best way forward.

Sources told The Indian Express that the committee, in its 500-page report, has argued that on the basis of "backwardness" alone, it was difficult to push for a separate Telangana state - the argument used most commonly to make a case for it. In fact, sources said that a detailed examination of socio-economic variables in all regions of the state led the committee to conclude that there is no material basis for treating only the Telangana districts as "backward."

With the TRS and the BJP declaring their intention to not attend the all-party meet called to discuss the report and the TDP insisting upon conditions before they can confirm their presence, a cloud hangs over the fate of the meeting called in Delhi over the findings of the committee.

After the submission of the report, the Home Ministry wound up the committee but the member-secretary, former Home Secretary V K Duggal, will remain in office until the end of the month and also available for any queries that may arise during the course of the all-party deliberations scheduled for Thursday. The committee reportedly has referred to and collected nearly 1.65 lakh documents and has made several field trips to the region and met with different parties.

The Telangana demand raised its head late last year, when a fast called by the TRS leader K Chandrasekhar Rao took a serious turn and after several state parties, especially the opposition TDP and the BJP took a strident line, the Centre intervened to support the claims for a separate state. However, after the announcement was made, a storm in the other two regions of the state created a divide even within the ruling alliance on the matter and the vacillation has continued since. The Telangana demand is an old one discussed during the course of the States Reorganisation Commission Report which laid the linguistic basis for the formation of states. The demand has been surfacing periodically and in 1969 an agitation for a separate state stalled life there, till a Constitution amendment by the Parliament (Article 371-D, through the 32nd amendment in 1973) introduced important provisions for the region, "in the matter of public employment and education".

Rosaiah quits, Kiran Kumar Reddy new Chief Minister for Andhra Pradesh, India Now

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Konijeti Rosaiah on Wednesday stepped down after14-and-a-half months in office citing “advanced age and work pressure” and Speaker of the Assembly Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy was chosen by the AICC leadership to succeed him.

Fifty-year-old Reddy will be sworn in as the 16th Chief Minister by Governor E.S.L Naraimhan at Raj Bhavan at 10 a.m. on Thursday. The Governor earlier accepted Mr. Rosaiah's resignation and requested him to continue in office till the formation of a new government.

On a day of swift developments, Mr. Rosaiah declared his intention to quit at a press conference in the Secretariat from where he drove to the Raj Bhavan and submitted his resignation. Mr. Rosaiah succeeded Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on September 3, 2009 after the latter was killed in a helicopter crash.

The 78-year-old Chief Minister told The Hindu that the strain of office was telling upon his health and he had requested the All India Congress Committee (AICC) leadership during his visit to New Delhi on Tuesday to relieve him “of the burden.”

Twin challenges

Under these circumstances, the AICC leadership favoured putting in place a new Chief Minister who has the energy and stomach for facing the twin challenges of the agitation for a separate Telangana State and the continued defiance by Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy. Another factor that appeared to weigh in favour of a change was the need for the government to be prepared to face the fall-out of the Justice Srikrishna Committee's report on the Andhra-Telangana issue. The report is expected to be submitted before December 31.A team of senior AICC leaders comprising Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A.K. Antony, Law Minister Veerappa Moily and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad flew in here by a special flight from New Delhi as observers for a CLP meeting to choose Mr. Rosaiah's successor.

Resolution passed

The CLP unanimously adopted a one-line resolution, requesting Congress president Sonia Gandhi to select the new leader. It passed another resolution expressing deep appreciation for the services rendered by Mr. Rosaiah as Chief Minister.

Mr. Mukherjee briefed Ms. Gandhi about the CLP proceedings. He later invited Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy to the Lake View Guest House for consultations after which an official announcement was made that Ms. Gandhi had chosen Mr. Reddy as the new CLP leader.

After his return from New Delhi on Tuesday evening, Mr. Rosaiah kept his decision to quit a secret till the last moment. He announced late at night that a CLP meeting was being convened to discuss party affairs. A majority of the 33 Ministers were also in the dark.

“No political reason”

Mr. Rosaiah held that there were no political reasons for his resignation. He said that earlier, as Finance Minister, he had to handle only one department, but upon his elevation as Chief Minister, he had to coordinate the activities of all the departments. “The burden on me became heavy,” he said.

Deputy CM

PTI reports:

Mr. Moily told journalists that Ms. Gandhi had decided that the State would have a Deputy Chief Minister from the Telangana region. The name for the post will be decided later, he said.