Telangana was created with Parliament doors shut: Modi

Unlike Congress, Vajpayee created 3 States without spreading animosity, says PM

The creation of Telangana found an echo in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticising the way the new State was created.

In his reply to the motion of thanks to the President’s address, the Prime Minister said Telangana was created with the Parliament doors closed, without any discussion and pepper sprays put to use. He blamed the Congress party for the way the Telangana bill was passed in the Parliament and compared it to the creation of three new States done by the NDA government headed by Atal Behari Vajpayee. No such scenes were witnessed then, he said.

Mr. Modi reiterated that his party was not against the creation of Telangana, but the way a separate State was formed. He felt the emotions and the political decisions of the UPA government used to pass the Telangana bill continues to haunt both the newly formed Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States. Hinting at political motives for the creation of Telangana, he said the Congress still did not derive any political benefit despite fulfilling the aspirations of a separate Telangana.