: Events post-declaration of Eight-Point Formula #IndiaNEWS #Education Today Hyderabad: This is in continuation to the last article on the Eight-Point Formula focusing on the events post declaration

Events post-declaration of Eight-Point Formula #IndiaNEWS #Education Today
Hyderabad: This is in continuation to the last article on the Eight-Point Formula focusing on the events post declaration of the Formula.
April 16, 1969 Konda Laxman Bapuji demanded the creation of Telangana as a sub-state within Andhra Pradesh.
April 17, 1969 The Warangal Municipal Corporation held a meeting under the leadership of Uma Reddy in which it passed a resolution demanding the immediate creation of Telangana State.
April 20, 1969 The Telangana Regional Committee held meeting for three days from April 19 to 21 at Gandhi Bhavan to discuss the further course of action. No decision could be arrived at because the opinion of the members was divided.
VB Raju asked the members to support the Eight-Point Formula whereas Chokka Rao opposed it. S Jaipal Reddy MLA from Kalvakurthi said the demand for separate state would lead to the disintegration of the country.
Hayagreeva Chari supported the demand for a separate State. Nukala Ram Chandra Reddy opined that the proposal of the PM would not make any body happy in Telangana.
April 22, 1969 (Telangana Deception Day) Telangana Vanchana Dinam observed by the TPS against elected representatives of the Telangana region.
April 24, 1969 Jana Sangh demanded the constitution of second SRC.
After the commencement of the agitation, the first elections were held for the State Legislative Council in which S Venkata Ram Reddy supported by the TPS and Koheda Prabhakar Reddy was the candidate of the ruling party. S Venkata Ram Reddy won the elections and this victory was considered as the reflection of public opinion favouring formation of Telangana State. To celebrate this victory and to congratulate Venkata Ram Reddy, Marri Chenna Reddy for the first time went to the TPS office, located in Barkatpura.
April27, 1969 KV Reddy issued a public statement declaring that formation of Telangana State was the only solution to the problems of Telangana region. In his statement, he discussed the following eight issues related to the problems of Telangana region.
1. The lands in Telangana should not be sold to non-locals without the permission of the TRC.
This rule was not followed as a consequence of which many people from Andhra region bought lands in Telangana and became landlords, whereas the landlords in Telangana became labourers.
2. The GMA stated that
a. The ratio between Andhra and Telangana Ministers should be 60:40.
b. The revenue collected in Telangana should be spent only for the development of Telangana.
3. Should not there be an ordinance or act to make these issues valid so that they can be implemented also the strength in AP assembly was more from Andhra region when compared to Telangana.