New Delhi/Hyderabad: Life is slowly returning to normal across 13 districts in Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh. The official withdrawal of 66-day long strike by the state government employees has come as a big relief to the Centre, which has already started the process of the creation of Telangana by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh.
First, Cyclone Phailin gave the striking employees a face saver. The strike was temporarily called off due to the cyclone.
Then in a meeting with the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, the government employees association formally agreed to return to work on Thursday.
The 66-day bandh had brought the entire Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra to a total standstill causing a huge inconvenience to the people. All efforts to persuade the employees to return to work had failed.
According to people in Seemandhra all government offices and schools have been reopened after the strike was called off. Government buses are back on the road and commercial establishments have also resumed their operations.
The end of Seemandhra bandh has led to jubilation across Telangana region. They feel that the formation process of the new state will now gain speed.
However, YSR Congress chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has indicated that all is not over. He has convened a public meeting for united Andhra Pradesh on October 26 in Hyderabad.
He has even got the Andhra Pradesh High Court permission to hold the meeting. Jagan, who has positioned himself as the sole saviour of united Andhra is likely to urge the people to continue their opposition to the new state.
Political observers believe that if Jagan does not provoke the people, the Seemandhra protests won't be revived.
But, it is not going to end all the problems. The division of assets and liabilities between Telangana and Andhra is likely to create more tension once the Centre starts negotiations on it.
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