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would raise. 15 Some professionals connected with state administration and TRC
held the view that (i) During the years it was in existence, it was exercising
effective and meaningful control over public expenditure, in respect of items that
fell within its purview by virtue of the statutory provisions (ii) The issues raised
by the Committee may have had a political background, but the Regional
Committee was professional in its analysis and presentation. Some other political
scientists and academics who were conversant with the working of the TRC and
of the time opined differently. Shri K.V.N.Rao, in his book “State Government
and Politics – Andhra Pradesh”, mentioned that “the Regional Committee during
the decade 1955-68 was quite active in its deliberation and assertive in getting
safeguards relating to the schedules implemented. The fact that the Congress
ruled the State and had a majority in the Regional Committee did not make the
office bearers of the Regional Committee and its sub-Committees to play a
passive role. In the discussions of the Regional Committee, party differences
never mattered and all of them were unanimous in presenting the demands of
Telengana or pointing out the lapses of the Government.”
A. Narsimha Reddy 16 , in his article “Congress Parties and Politics”, opined
“The Regional Committee consisting of Telengana MLA‟s nourished grievances
against the administration only after his assuming the chairmanship. Until 1968
the Regional Committee was inactive and later it emerged as an important force.
It provided all the material pertaining to the imbalance in development,
employment and educational opportunities in Telengana region. It created a hue
and cry in regard to Telengana surpluses. And above all, it lent the legitimacy to
the Telengana agitation in the form of regional imbalances.”
K. R. Acharya 17 , in his article on “Telengana and Andhra agitation”
mentioned that: “It was
generally held that the Telengana Regional Committee was not vigilant enough to
protect the interests of the region. It was further alleged that neglect of the
region was due to the attitude of its chairman, who raised the bogey of
15 Vithal, B.P.R. 2010 A State in Periodic Crises-Andhra Pradesh, CESS Monograph 11, Centre for Economic and Social
Studies, Hyderabad, p 44
16 Reddy, Narsimha , 1979, in, Ramireddy, G. et al (ed.) State Government and Politics: Andhra Pradesh, New Delhi,
Sterling Publishers Private Limited, p 237
17 Acharya, K.R. 1979, in, Ramireddy, G et al (ed.), State Government and Politics:Andhra Pradesh, New Delhi, Sterling
Publishers Private Limited, p 510
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