Hyderabad: The formation of the new state of Telangana has reached a decisive stage with the Group of Ministers constituted for the purpose of preparing the Draft Bill, meeting on Wednesday to finalise it.
It is expected that on the next day, the Union Cabinet in its scheduled meeting will endorse the Bill and send it to the President for follow-up action.
According to sources, the Group of Ministers has decided on the status of Hyderabad as joint capital city to serve both the Telangana and Seemandhra states, by bringing Law and Order within the GHMC area under the Governor of Telangana state for 10 years.
The GHMC is currently spread over 625 sq. km (922 sq. km if 35 gram panchayats are also going to be included), has 24 Assembly constituencies and five Lok Sabha constituencies — Hyderabad, Secunde-rabad, most parts of Malkajgiri and parts of Chevella and Medak.
For this, a new amendment to Article of 371 will be introduced along with the creation of Telangana state. The Union law ministry seems to have given its opinion that a fresh insertion in Article 371, does not require Constitutional Amendment within the meaning of Article 368 (power of Parliament to amend the Constitution) nor does it require “special majority” to get it passed in either house of Parliament.
source: DC
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