SABITA TO DISCUSS ISSUE WITH CM - Govt decision on SIs recruitment today

The state government will take a decision on Wednesday as to whether to go ahead with the recruitment of SIs or postpone it till the Hyderabad free zone issue is sorted out. Briefing the media after the all-party meeting, home minister Sabita Indra Reddy said that all the leaders were unanimous in their opinion that clause 14 F of the presidential order be amended and Hyderabad be declared as part of zone six and recruitments be postponed till that time.

Reiterating that there were no posts in Hyderabad to be filled under the notification of 2008, the home minister said that there was no need for students to get agitated since it would not harm the interests of the Telangana region people. However,in view of the opposition demand, Sabita said she would discuss the matter with chief minister K Rosaiah again on Wednesday and the government would then take a final decision. Replying to a question on the number of vacancies in Hyderabad,DGP K Aravinda Rao said that the department had identified 348 vacancies at the level of SIs but they would be filled sometime later.TDP leader P Chandrasekhar said he wanted the government to ensure that clause 14 F of the presidential order was deleted within one month and that the chief minister should take initiative in bringing pressure on the Centre in this regard.

J Ranga Reddy (CPM) also demanded that the Centre take note of the resolution passed by the state assembly and amend the constitution deleting the clause from the presidential order.TRS leaders E Rajender and T Harish Rao said that the recruitment should be put on hold till the matter was resolved and that CM should lead an all-party delegation to New Delhi.

BJP leader K Laxman said that his party was also opposed to Hyderabad being treated as free zone and it should ensure that the Centre amends the constitution during the winter session of Parliament.

Congress leader N Uttam Kumar Reddy said that Congress leaders from the Telangana region would soon meet chief minister K Rosiah and submit a memorandum to him demanding repeal of the clause 14 F.
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KCR sets 15-day deadline for state govt


TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday demanded that the Hyderabad free zone issue be settled within the next 15 days and wanted chief minister K Rosaiah to lead an all-party delegation to New Delhi towards this end. The state assembly had passed an unanimous resolution which removed Hyderabad from the free zone and clubbed it with Zone VI.The constitution needs to be amended for the same and the matter is pending with the Centre.

Talking to the media on Tuesday,Rao said that the government should not have announced the decision to recruit SIs although it later put it on hold.Having seen the mood and reaction,it should now stop the process of recruitment till the constitution was amended by the Centre. Lashing at chief minister K Rosaiah,KCR said that though the state assembly had passed the resolution unanimously,the state government has failed to pursue the matter with the Centre and ensure that the constitution was amended.

The TRS chief claimed that during his recent visit to New Delhi,the Union home ministry officials informed him that the Centre was waiting for the opinion of the Union law ministry on amendment to the constitution.
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(source-TOI)