: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy spoke to Telugu Desam chief N. Chandrababu Naidu over phone on Thursday and, among other things, called for early settlement of the bifurcation issues between the two Telugu states.
Revanth Reddy congratulated Naidu over the victory of the the three-party alliance in AP and conveyed his best wishes in the run-up to the formation of the next AP ministry by Naidu on June 12. A media statement issued by the CMO here quoted Revanth Reddy as telling Naidu, “It has been 10 years since the 2014 bifurcation. As per the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, Hyderabad ceased to be the joint capital of TG and AP on June 2 this year after completion of 10 years.
However, several buildings in Hyderabad continue to be under the possession of the AP government. We need to discuss and solve such matters on a priority basis.” Official sources said Revanth Reddy requested Naidu, in specific, to hand over the buildings in Hyderabad to the Telangana government at the earliest.
Several issues such as division of assets of common institutions listed under Schedule IX and X of the Reorganisation Act, mostly located in Hyderabad, the power bill dues etc remain unresolved between TS and AP. The BRS government, which ruled Telangana for 10 years, had adopted a confrontational attitude towards AP AP government and with the BJP-led government at the Centre. Due to this, several bifurcation-related issues remained unresolved.
The Congress government led by Revanth Reddy has s.
