Seemandhra union ministers firm on stopping AP's division

The Union Ministers from Seemandhra region on Thursday made it clear that they were still trying to stop bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

Talking to reporters after meeting Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily, the ministers said that they were briefing the Central leaders on the consequences of division of State, especially the concerns of people living in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema region. They claimed that they did not submit any report to the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Telangana seeking packages for the Seemandhra region. They said their role was put under suspicion by a section of media.

Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi said that they asked the Central leaders to avoid State's bifurcation as it would cause great injustice to the people. He said that Moily has assured them that the Centre would proceed on the bifurcation issue only after doing equal justice to all regions.

Union Minister of State JD Seelam said that the Seemandhra ministers have briefed Moily on the concerns of the people that they represent in the Parliament. He said no new proposals have been made to the Centre seeking special package of funds for the Seemandhra. He said over Rs 50,000 crore have been spent for the development of Hyderabad city and it was improper to ask Seemandhra people to disown it due to State's division.