Telangana Triggers Nationwide Demands For More States

The decision of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to divide Andhra Pradesh and create Telangana has sparked protests for statehood across the country

 Situtation in Uttar Pradesh

The previous Mayawati Govt. had proposed splitting Uttar Pradesh into -
Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, Awadh Pradesh, and Paschi Pradesh and this was ratified by the Assembly. She reiterated that the BSP was in favour of smaller States

 

Union Minister Ajit Singh of the Rashtriya Lok Dal revived his party’s traditional demand for Harit Pradesh, and asked the people of western Uttar Pradesh to prepare for a movement

BJP leader Uma Bharti pressed for Bundelkhand

Congress MP Jagdambika Pal said eastern Uttar Pradesh deserved to be a separate State

Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday July 31,2013 reiterated her demand of dividing Uttar Pradesh into four parts as she welcomed the creation of Telangana

The Ruling Samajwadi Party(SP)is opposed to any division 

Situation in Assam

The demand for Bodoland has also resurfaced forcefully, with Bodoland Territorial Council chief Hagrama Mohilari announcing a rally in Kokrajhar on August 4,2013

Bodoland is an autonomous Administrative unit constituted under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India covering an area of 8795 Sq. Km

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Also some groups associated with the ruling Congress demanded formation of an autonomous State comprising the twin hill districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao under Article 244 (a) of the Constitution, while anti-Congress groups such as the Hill State Democratic Party (HSDP) wanted creation of a separate State comprising the two hill districts under Article 3. Both groups insisted that if Telangana could be created by the Centre, then people of the two hill districts must also be given statehood

An indefinite curfew was clamped in Diphu, headquarters town of Karbi Anglong Hill district in central Assam, on Wednesday July 31,2013 following widespread violence during an agitation for statehood that left one dead and at least 20 injured. The agitation was spurred by the Centre’s endorsement on Tuesday July 30,2013 of creation of a Telangana State from Andhra Pradesh

All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) members participate in a protest demanding Bodoland during a mass rally on a busy national highway in Barama, in lower Assam

Situtation in West Bengal

In West Bengal, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha(GJM)is fighting for a Gorkhaland state

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters in a rally reviving the demand of separate statehood in Darjeeling on Sunday July 28,2013

GJM chief Bimal Gurung had resigned as chief executive of the Gorkha Territorial Administration on Tuesday.July 30,2013

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ruled out the State’s division and said: “Darjeeling is part and parcel of  West Bengal. There is no question of division.” She slammed the UPA government for “setting the country ablaze when elections were knocking at the door,” for the sake of getting a few more seats