Rejecting the views of many top Congress leaders from Andhra Pradesh led by Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, the Union Cabinet has finally approved the formation of a separate Telangana state by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh.
The GoM will work out a mechanism for both states to function with a common capital as Hyderabad. Andhra Pradesh will get special financial package for its development, as it would lose Hyderabad after 10 years, which is currently the hub of undivided Andhra Pradesh.
Earlier, a huge number of pro-Andhra Pradesh supporters protested outside the 7, Race Course Road to demand the immediately revocation of the decision to bifurcate Andhra. The police had to resort to lathi-charge to disperse the mob.