Deccan Chronicle headlines in Telangana textbook
Arguments against state formation have been left out
Hyderabad: "The movement for the formation of Telangana state” is the only chapter added to the new social sciences curriculum for Class 1X in Telangana.
The 14-page chapter presents the context of the formation of TS from the time of Independence, when the then Nizam wanted to create a separate country, till the time the AP Reorganisation Bill was passed in Parliament.
The chapter also includes a section on Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s fast of 2009. The text states that his fast turned into a massive public movement. Another section is dedicated to the formation of the TRS in 2001.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi hasn’t been mentioned in the entire chapter, despite a demand from Congress leaders to incorporate her role. Only the deliberations and decisions of the Congress Core Committee have been described in the impartial text. There is also only a single mention of the Telugu Desam.
The arguments against the formation of the state have been left out. There had been demands from Congress leaders asking the government to incorporate the role of Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi in the formation of Telangana State. But the request hasn't been accepted. Only the deliberations and decisions of the Congress Core Committee have been described in the impartial text.
The chapter, however, details the context of the demand for Telangana and the arguments for the formation of the state. But the arguments against the formation of the state have been left out.
The major arguments for the formation of the state include the dependence on groundwater and rainfall for irrigation, differences in increase in sown area in both regions, differences of growth of education and literacy in the two regions.