Stop cribbing about issues, Telangana, AP told

Governor ESL Narasimhan chides govts of two States for resorting to legal battles

​Hyderabad: Governor E S L Narasimhan on Wednesday appealed to Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh governments to resolve the asset distribution and other pending issues between them through dialogue.

At a meeting with the representatives of the two States at Raj Bhavan here, the Governor expressed unhappiness at two State governments approaching courts against each other on contentious issues.

Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao, Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy and State Advisor G Vinod attended on behalf of Telangana State. Finance Minister Y Ramakrishnudu, Labour Minister K Achannaidu and Government Chief whip K Srinivasulu attended the meeting from Andhra Pradesh.

Narasimhan asked the representatives of the two States to spell out reasons for approaching courts over river Krishna water sharing between them. He sought to know why the two governments remained locked horns over the division of assets when the AP Reorganisation Act had given ample clarity on those issues.

Telangana State representatives explained the difficulties in resolving water sharing issue following Brijesh Kumar Tribunal verdict and also its intentions in taking over the buildings allotted to AP in the Secretariat for the construction of new state administrative office.

The AP officials brought to the notice of the Governor the pending division of assets owned by the Corporations in the undivided State between two States. Sources said the Governor asked the two governments to stop lodging complaints against each other in the courts and resolve the issues amicably.

Narasimhan told the representatives that he was prepared to mediate between the two States to break the deadlock on contentious issues.