Telangana It forum Nov1 (black day) Protest

Telangana IT Forum (TITF) Black day Protest in Hyderabad, 1st November 2008 - at Martyrs Memorial, Gun Park, in front of Assembly, Hyderabad.

Navatelangana PrajaParty Declare self TELANGANA State

The Nava Telangana Party (NTP) Saturday intensified the demand for separate statehood of Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh and declared that the region, which lies on the Deccan plateau, would be a separate state. The announcement comes a day after Andhra Pradesh celebrated its 52nd formation day. NTP president T. Devender Goud announced the self rule at a meeting held at Indira Park here. The move is aimed at mounting pressure on the Congress government, which is yet to take a clear stand on the issue of a separate Telangana state. Goud set free Indian Roller (Pala pitta), which the party has decided to adopt as the Telangana state bird. The former minister, who quit Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in July this year to float the NTP, said he had to declare a separate state as the government was indifferent towards the decades old demand. After the meeting, Goud and his supporters marched towards the state secretariat and tried to replace the board of Andhra Pradesh with that of Telangana at the entrance. The police swung into action to foil their attempts. There was scuffle between policemen and the protestors. The police later arrested Goud and his supporters and shifted them to Chikkadpally police station but the NTP leader continued his protest. The NTP activists also installed Telangana state boards at four borders of the region but the police removed the boards. They staged road blockades on the borders and declared their resolve to replace the word Andhra Pradesh with Telangana on all government sign boards in the region. Goud announced that Telangana state stickers would be pasted in all the villages in the region. He appealed to people to paste the stickers on four and two wheelers. The NTP, Telanagana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and other smaller parties have intensified the movement for separate Telangana as all the major parties except the Congress have declared their support to the demand in view of the ensuing elections. The NTP and TRS Friday observed "betrayal day" on the occasion of Andhra Pradesh formation-day to protest the region's merger with Andhra in 1956. The demand for separate statehood to Telangana comprising 10 districts including Hyderabad, is four decades old. The region had witnessed violent agitation in the 1970s. TRS, which was founded by K. Chandrasekhara Rao after he quit TDP in 2001, revived the movement for a separate Telangana. (IANS)

ASAFHJAHI's Period In TELANGANA

ASAF JAHIS Mir Kamaruddin founded ASAF JAHIS dynasty. He was one of the Ministers of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah and the latter conferred on him the title of Asaf Jah. He negotiated a peace treaty with Nadirshah, the Iranian invader. Mir Kamaruddin got disgusted with the intrigues that prevailed in Delhi. He assumed the title of Nizam-ul-Mulk, conducted himself as an independent prince of Deccan, where he was a Subedar earlier. The Asaf Jahis rule over Golconda started with Auranganbad as its Capital.   The Nizams of Asafjahi dynasty who ruled the Deccan: (1)   Mir Kamaruddin (Nizam-ul-Mulk - Asaf Jah I) (AD 1724-1748) (2)   Nasir Jung (AD 1748-1751) (3)   Muzaffar Jung (AD 1750-1751) (4)   Salabat Jung (AD 1751-1761) (5)   Nizam Ali Khan - Asaf Jah II (AD 1762-1803) (6)  Nizam III Sikandar Jah (AD 1803-1829)(7)   Nizam IV -- Nasir-ud-Daula (AD 1829-1857)(8)   Nizam V -- Afzal-ud-Daula (AD 1857-1869)(9)   Nizam VI -- Mir Mahaboob Ali Khan (AD.1869-1911)(10) Nizam VII -- Mir Osman Ali Khan (AD.1911-1948 September). The Hyderabad was founded in AD 1590 and built by Muhammad Quli, the fifth king of the Qutbshahi dynasty. The rule of the Nizams lasted not only from AD 1724 to 1948 but also concerned a large territory with diverse language groups. The State of Hyderabad extended from Narmada to Trichinapally and from Machilipatnam to Bijapur under Asaf Jah I. During the period of Afzal-ud-Daula (AD 1857-1869), it was estimated to be 95,337 sq.miles, which was more than 450 miles each way. After Nizam I, Asaf Jah, died in AD 1748, there was tussle for power among his son, Nasar Jung, and his grandson Muzaffar Jung. The British supported Nasar Jung whereas Muzaffar Jung got support from the French. These two heirs were subsequently killed by Nawabs of Kurnool and Cuddapah in AD 1750 and AD 1751 respectively. The third son of Nizam I, Salabat Jung became the ruler as Nizam.  Hostilities remained in India between the French and the English in AD 1758 on the outbreak of seven-year war in Europe in AD 1756. As a result, the French lost their power in India and consequently the French also lost their influence at Hyderabad. Nizam Ali Khan (Nizam II) dislodged Salabat Jung and proclaimed himself as Nizam in AD 1762. The Nizam II moved the capital of the Deccan from Aurangabad to Hyderabad in 1763. Nizam's sovereignty had declined considerably in the later part of 18th century and he was compelled to sign six treaties with British.  The British agreed to furnish Nizam Ali Khan with a force when required and pay Rs. 9 lakhs when troops are not required, in return for the Northern Circars in AD 1766. He signed another treaty conferring the Northern Circars to the British and the payment by the British was reduced to Rs.7 lakhs in AD 1768. He also signed another treaty, in which he surrendered the Guntur circar in AD 1788. The Nizam had conspired with Hyder Ali of Mysore and the Peshwa of the Marathas to drive away the British. The British learned about his designs and they marched against the Nizam, who had to sue for peace agreeing to the presence of British army, artillery and cavalry at Hyderabad. The Nizam was compelled to disassociate himself from Hyder Ali through another treaty. He signed another treaty with the British altering the earlier treaties to increase the strength of the English army in Hyderabad in AD 1800. The Nizam had to cede to the company an area comprising the districts of Rayalaseema and Bellary, in lieu of the cost of maintenance of the force. The Nizam lost not only the territory but also reputation and power. The Telugu land was divided into major divisions: one that came to be popularly called Telangana under the feudal rule of the Nizam, accounting approximately one-third of the entire land and the other, broadly designated as Andhra, in British India. The English cantonment, raised on the other side of Hussain Sagar, was named after Nizam III - Sikandar Jah (AD 1803-1829) as Secunderabad. The Afzal Gunj Bridge or the Nayapul, over the river Musi was constructed and established a General Hospital under the rule (AD  1857-1869) of Nizam V, Afzal-ud-Daula.   The modern era of the development of the twin cities began soon after the last flood on the river Musi in AD 1908. The flood had shattered the lives of many people living in Hyderabad. Mr. M.Vishweshwarayya, the great engineer of Mysore, was specially appointed as adviser to the Nizam's Government to suggest measures for flood control and improvement of the city. Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar were constructed as result of his suggestion in AD 1917. These two dams not only controlled the floods, but also supplied drinking water to the city. Another important step taken for the development of the city was the formation of the City Improvement Board in AD 1912, which paid greater attention to the construction of roads, markets, housing sites and shopping centers in the city. The Nizam VII, Osman Ali Khan, moved to Kingkothi, the northern suburb of the city in AD 1914, which helped in the development of its surroundings. Several public utility services were commissioned in AD 1922, which include electricity (AD 1923), rail connection to Bangalore (AD1928), and bus service (AD 1932). The bus routes radiated from the capital to all the district headquarters in AD 1936. The Madras-Karachi Air Service was linked with Hyderabad with Hakimpet as landing facility in AD 1935. Under the rule of Nizam VII, many building were constructed. They include Legislative Assembly, Hyderabad and Secunderabad railway stations, the High Court, City College, the Asafia Library, the Unani Hospital, and the Osmania University. The Nizam VII, The Osman Ali Khan, can be called as the maker of modern Hyderabad. The buildings constructed during his reign are impressive and represent a rich variety of architecture. Examples are the magnificent Osmania University, the sprawling Osmania General Hospital in the Mughal style, the lofty High Court in Indo-Saracenic style, the stately well-proportioned Legislative Assembly building in Saracenic-Rajasthani style. The Falaknuma, built by Nawab Viquar-ul-Umra, a Paigha Noble in AD.1892 has become a landmark like Charminar.

TELANGANA FREEDOM STRUGGLE

FREEEDOM STRUGGLE IN TELANGANA The role of the Telangana in the Freedom Struggle was significant and they had always been in the forefront along with the rest of the country. The first rebellion for Independence in 1857 did not affect the state of affairs in the south, though ripples were felt in the State of Hyderabad.But British suppressed the rebellions led by Rohilla and Arab soldiers and the Gonds in the Adilabad district under the leadership of Ramji Gond in 1860. There were occasional rebellions of the peasants here and there, brought out by their dissatisfaction to the forefront. Agriculture became the mainstay of the people, as the cottage industries dwindled due to the deliberate policy of the Government to encourage British industries at the expense of the indigenous ones. The construction of dams across the Godavari and the Krishna in 1852 and 1855 respectively resulted in increasing agricultural production. The emergence of the strong, educated, and confident but dissatisfied middle class seeking equality with the white ruler was seen in the beginning of the twentieth century. In 1920, when Mahatma Gandhi started non-co-operation movement, it had an immediate response in Telangana. Many lawyers gave up their lucrative practice and many students gave up their studies. In November 1921, the Congress gave permission to the Provincial Committee to start Civil Disobedience, if the conditions laid down by Mahatma Gandhi were fulfilled. The next episode was the Forest Satyagraha of the ryots. The peasants had to pay heavy tax for permission to graze their cattle in forests. When the crops failed, they decided to send their cattle into the forests. They took the cattle forcibly, confined them in cattle-pounds and refused to free them unless the fee was paid. There was a clash between the cattle owners and the armed police. Gandhiji called off the Non Co-operation Movement due to some untoward incidents.  In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started his salt-campaign. Telangana region became the venue of memorable deeds of many a young man and woman. The thirties saw the emergence of leftist organizations, which gave a fillip to the progressive trends. The arrest of the leaders in 1942 provoked the masses. The message of the National Congress inspired the people, and they brought the functioning of the Government to a stand still for a few days. Many young students and workers faced the bullets cheerfully.

BATUKAMMA

bathukamma

bathukamma is telangna people most celebrated festival

Jai telangana ! Jai jai Telangana !!

Poru thelangana veera baatalo... Amara Veerulanu, Porata Yodhulanu...... Veera telangana Viplava jyothulanu...... smarinchukuntu SEP 17 "TELANGANA VIMOCHANA DINOTHSAVAM"............. ee Paalaka Prabuthvalu Endhuku Adhikaarikanga jarupavu..? Nedu prathi okka telangana Prajala Akkanksha mukkoti Telangana ......Yodhula Veera vanithala ......Aakanksha "TELANGANA"Rashtram.. ee TELANGANA Verpaatu Vadham ee Naatidhi Kaadhu 1956 nundi raguluthoone vunnadhi,endharo vudhyama kaarulu kanugarugu aipothunnaru....thera martugai dhruvathaaraluga miguluthunnaru............. kani TELNGANA Raashtram Eratu kaavadam Ledhu ! kaaranam : "PRAJALA LO CHAITHANYAM LEKA POVADAME" Anukune Rojulu...Poyai Nedu prathi okka Rythu,koolee, Beedha -bikki, pedha,dhanika,Rajakeeya,Vudhyoga,Vidhyarthi,Mahila,Shramika,karmika,RAJAKEEYA... Andharu Jai TELANGANA Ani NIna Disthunnaru  Itivali Pari Naamalu theesukunnatlaithae............... T.R.S ennikallo Vifalamavadam Adhi Prajalanu Andhuku Thaggattuga Sannidham Cheyadaka povadame.......... kaani  T.R.S Party Vudhyama,Medhavi Lokam Salahalu theesukuni Aacharanalo Vaifalyam chendhadame.... Kaabatti Ika Mundhu Anni party lanu ekam chesi Poruku Sanniddham Kaavali, T.D.P : Nedu thelugu desham lo Vupanayakudu DEVENDER GOUD Party nundi bayatiki raavadam tho party adhi naayakathvaniki naayakula lo vunna asamthrupthi ,asahanam vunnayani sprushtangna ardhamai vaari manobhaavalanu Ardham Chesukuni T.D.P core commitee lo Charnchidam Dhaanilo Smaikhyandhra ninadham thera marugu Aipoindhi.............. B.J.P : Bharatheeya janatha party Eppati Nundo....Jai Telangana Ani jai kotti Nedu TELANGANA SAMKALPA Yathra nu nirvahinchadam jarugu thundhio aa party thaamu kendhram lo Adhikaaram loki raagane TELANGANA nu Prakatisthamani .......thelchi cheppinchi THALLI THELANGANA: telangana poru Batalu Aikhya Vuudhyam nirva HionchlaniPrakatinchindhi NAVA TELANGANA: Devendhar Goud CHAITHNAYA YATHRA Nu Vijaya vamthanga nirva Histhunnadu.........Pajalu Bramma rathm paduthunnaru Vaaru Kooda Aikhya Vudhaym tho Mundhuku Saaguthamani prakatincharu PRAJARAYAM: CHiranjeevi inka Telangana vishayam lo sprusthanga theliacheppa ledhu vaaru kooda parjala mano abhi ieshtalau anugunga nirnayam theesukunte .... varini prajalu aadharisthau lekunte adho gathi paali kaavadm kaayam C.P.I: JAI TELANGANA ANI NINADHINCHNDHI IKA Migilinadhi CONGRESS,C.P.M,LOK SATTHA Ayya meeku Telangan prajala aakanshya ,Aathma Gouravaau, Amara veerula Aathma Goshalu,telangana Prajala kashtalu.vaariki andhra valla nashtalu pattava....? mukhyanga C.P.I, Lok sattha vaaru saiddhanthika party lani cheppukuntaru mari meeru prajalau vaari mano bhaavalu gouravinchara? meeru goura vinchakunte meevi Mummatiki  vyakthi gatha,Andhra Preethi Ani sprushtangan ani arham avuthunnadhi........ CONGRESS mosaalaku pettindhi peruga marosaari prajalu agourva parichi, avamana parichindhi...ika ee party ki punadhulu kooda prajalu migalacharu mari inka B.S.P lanti national party lu ithara Telangana Sangalu anni kooda 'IKHYA KARYA CHARANA" adhvaruyyam lo...mundhuki saagi prajalu mosa pooritha partyla charithanu vivarinchi TELANGANA poru baatalo mamekam kaavali Poratala puriti Gadda TELANGANA nu Saadiddham jai TELANGANA !                         jai  jai TELANGNA !!

Sammakka Saarakka Medaram Jatara – Tribal Pride

India’s Largest Tribal Fair Draws Millions.

It is a sea of humanity at the four-day Sammakka Sarakka Jatra, India’s largest tribal fair here, with millions of people gathered from many parts of India to worship their tribal deities.

Attired in their best costumes and dancing to folk tunes and drum beats, the tribes people began gathering for the fair from Wednesday at Medaramm, a tiny village amid thick forests, about 110 km from Warangal city.

The tribals have arrived from different parts of Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring states like Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa to worship two legendary tribal women - Sammakka and Sarakka.

The event, held once in two years, is also termed the tribal Kumbh Mela as the scenes here are similar to the religious mega-fairs held on the banks of the Ganges and the Narmada. The crowd during the four-day fair is expected to reach eight million.

According to officials, two million people are already at the fair, which began with the tribal priests bringing goddess Sarakka - also known as Saralamma - after prayers at Kanneboinapalli village, eight km from Medaram.

The devotees walk behind in the path trod by Sarakka in the belief it will bring happiness and prosperity to them.

Joint Collector K. Srinivasa Raju and other government officials accompanied the priests as per custom. It took nearly an hour for them to reach the main altar at Medaram village.

Late in the evening the deity was seated on ‘gadde’ (pedestal), as tens of thousands of devotees vied with each other to touch the pedestal, swaying deliriously to music.

Earlier, thousands took a holy dip in the Jampanna Vagu, a rivulet, before offering obeisance to the deity. Many women believe a bath in the rivulet will get them good husbands.

As the unmarried girls took the dip, priests blessed them. ‘Shiva sathis’ (wives of Lord Shiva) applied turmeric all over the bodies of the girls and sprinkled vermilion on them.

The police had a tough time controlling the crowds, as pilgrims walked for over 12 km to reach Medaram. Vehicles on Hanamkonda-Pasra Road were stranded for over 10 km.

The narrow roads and lack of basic amenities added to the woes of the pilgrims. Though the district administration arranged 36,000 makeshift toilets, they were not enough.

The pilgrims also complained of drinking water shortage.

The crowds are expected to reach their peak Thursday evening when Sammakka, mother of Sarakka, will be brought to the altar from Chilkalagutta and placed on the ‘gadde’.

The deities will remain there till Saturday evening, when the tribal priests take them back to the villages.

It is believed that the goddesses visit the tribals during the ‘jatra’. The devotees, many high on liquor, weigh themselves against jaggery and offer it to the deities. They also sacrifice goats and chicken.

Traders do brisk business as devotees buy massive jaggery blocks, thousands of goats and chicken, vermilion caskets and bottles of liquor.

Legend has it that about 1,000 years ago, a group of Koya tribals passing through the region found a little girl playing with a tigress. The head of the tribe adopted and named her Sammakka. She married the headman of a neighbouring village and Sarakka was born to them.

Sammakka stood up against the Kakatiyas - who ruled Andhra from Warangal between 1000 and 1380 AD - when they tried to collect taxes from Koyas despite a severe drought. The rulers killed many tribals and Sammakka fought against them to avenge the killings.

During the fighting, Samakka and her daughter Sarakka were injured. She told the Koyas that as long as they remembered her, she would protect them. She cursed the Kakatiya dynasty that they would perish and disappeared into the forest.

Koyas searched for their queen but found only her bangles and the pugmarks of a tigress. Later, Muslim invaders destroyed the Kakatiya dynasty. Since then the tribals have been holding the fair in memory of the two women, whom they revere as goddesses.

source: News Post India

Sea of humanity at Medaram Jatara

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MEDARAM (WARANGAL): It was a sea of humanity as over 25 lakh people swarmed the ‘gaddelu’ or platforms at the jatara site to have a glimpse of Sammakka goddess on Thursday even as lakhs of women and young girls swathed in turmeric danced in a trance.

The deity of Sammakka was brought from the Chilkalgutta hillock in the deep forest area by the tribal priests in the evening and placed by the side of Sarakka on the gaddelu as the devotees jostled with one another to pay reverence to the goddess.

While the deities of Sammakka’s husband Pagididda Raju was brought from Poonugondla of Kothaguda mandal, Sarakka’s husband Govindarajulu was brought from Kondai of Eturunagaram mandal amid drum beats and placed along side the goddesses.

Superintendent of police Soumya Mishra fired three rounds in the air to signal the arrival of Sammakka from the forest area. With Sammakka and Sarakka deities mounted on the platforms, devotees’ joy knew no bounds as they swayed to the folk songs and raucous drum beats. The pilgrim rush which was around 20 lakh on Wednesday reached its peak with almost 40-45 lakh congregating at the jatara site on Thursday evening.

Millions of devotees, who waited in serpentine queues for the arrival of Sammakka, sang hymns in praise of the deities even as shrieks of ‘Sammakka-Sarakka thalli… mammalanu kapadu thalli (save us mother)’ reverberated the area. Even as the literate and illiterate, young and old and men and women made a beeline to the gaddelu, young girls ran after ‘Shiva Sathis’ and ‘Devara Lakshmis’ to seek their blessings.

According to reports, 12 persons, including four policemen, were injured at mela on Thursday. Nearly 100 people were affected due to diarrhoea. Collector K Damayanthi, joint collector K S Srinivasa Raju and the SP monitored the arrangements and allayed the pilgrims’ fears saying sufficient health camps have been set up to take care of patients.

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Medaram Jatara off to a grand start 

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MEDARAM (WARANGAL): All roads led to the remote Medaram village in the dense forests of Tadvai mandal of Warangal district on Wednesday as the Samakka-Sarakka jatara got off to a grand start. However, tragedy struck the jatara when an old man and a girl died while another youth reportedly drowned in Jampannavagu rivulet abutting the jatara site. A massive crowd of 15-20 lakhs attended the festival on the first day as the devotees made a dash to the ‘gadde’ or platform where the deity of Sarakka was placed late in the evening. Sarakka was brought from the forest in a colourful procession from Kannepalli village, 8 km from here, by the tribal priests. On Thursday evening Sarakka’s mother Sammakka will be brought from Chilakalagutta hillock and placed on the ‘gadde’ at the jatara site. Police had a tough time in regulating the free flow of traffic as vehicles were stranded for a stretch of 10 km on the Pasra-Tadvai road leading to Medaram, while unconfirmed reports said the traffic jams extended to nearly 20 km. Though collector K Damayanthi and district SP Soumya Mishra are personally supervising the arrangements, devotees complained about lack of drinking water and other facilities. Pilgrims from Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh states pitched tents and temporary sheds in the nearby fields at the jatara site. With no sanitation facilities in place, the place reeked of stench even as the ‘possessed’ devotees, high on liquor, danced in gay abandon. Surprisingly, endowments minister J Ratnakar Rao claimed in Hyderabad that the government has made fool-proof arrangements for the jatara though the opposition parties cried foul over the slack work done by the officials for the event. Meanwhile, sources said a 60-year-old man died because of heavy boozing, while a three-year-old girl died of high fever late on Tuesday evening in the village.

G.O. 610 & TELANGANA: History is Repeating Itself

The ongoing debate about the much publicised G.O. 610 has made one thing clear, i.e. the history is repeating itself. This order issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in December 1985 and required to be implemented by March 1986 is yet to be implemented. It has created a situation similar to the one created 34 years ago by G.O.36 of January 1969. If one recalls as to what had happened then, it should not be difficult to visualise as to what would happen now. The G.O. 610 will not be implemented - it is as simple as that.

The 1969 Fiasco:

In an attempt to sort out the issues that had contributed to the Separate Telangana Movement of 1968-69, the State Government of the time issued an order that has come to be known as G.O. 36 of January 1969. It was aimed at repatriating about twenty five thousand non-Mulki (non local) employees illegally appointed in the Telangana region, to their respective places and appointing local candidates in the resultant vacancies. But, the non-Mulkies appointed in the Telangana region challenged not only G.O.36 but also the very validity of what were known as Mulki Rules. After a prolonged litigation, the Supreme Court of India upheld the constitutional validity of Mulki Rules and facilitated implementation of G.O. 36. The political elite of Andhra and the non-Mulki employees appointed in Telangana, however, did not digest it. The result was a violent movement for a separate Andhra state. The leaders of that movement demanded either scrapping of the judgement of Supreme Court of India validating Mulki Rules, and also other safeguards, or bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into Andhra and Telangana states. It should be recalled that, among others, Chandrababu Naidu and Venkaiah Naidu were in the forefront of that movement. The Government of India of the time yielded to the pressure of political might and money power of the majority region and nullified, by an act of parliament, the judgement of Supreme Court of India, besides scrapping several safeguards given to the people of Telangana as a precondition for the formation of Andhra Pradesh. Consequently, all irregular appointments were regularised, depriving local candidates of their rightful claims over those jobs.

The Present Scenario:

After nullifying the Mulki Rules, the so called Six-point formula - a diluted form of safeguards - was foisted on the people. Even this formula has been, and continues to be, violated with impunity, robbing the people of Telangana of whatever little was left in the name of safeguards. It was estimated that between 1973 and 1985 around fifty nine thousand non locals were recruited in the Telangana region. As a result, the people of the region became once again restive and the government was compelled to issue G.O. 610 to rectify the situation. The sum and substance of G.O.610 was to repatriate all non local candidates illegally appointed in the Telangana region to their native zones and appoint local candidates in the resultant vacancies. The entire process was to be completed by the end of March 1986.

But, no one remembered even the existence of this order, until the revival of demand for a separate state of Telangana gathered momentum in 1996. The State Government which was in slumber for so long a time then woke up and started making promises of implementing this G.O. About three years ago, a one-man commission was appointed to work out the modalities. Even before the commission completed its work, this task was entrusted to a house committee of the state legislature. It is nearly two years since this house committee was appointed, but it is yet to complete its work. It has so far given only an interim report.

It should to be noted that the number of employees recruited between 1973 and 1985, violating the statutory requirements, was estimated to be around fifty nine thousand. There could be difference of opinion about the figure. Whatever the number, it was as in December 1985. Since then, neither the G.O. has been implemented nor making illegal appointments stopped. Therefore, the first thing to be done in this regard is to work out the number of these appointments made from 1973 till now, spanning a period of nearly two decades. According to several unofficial, but reliable, surveys the figure has already crossed two Lakhs. The house committee of the state legislature has not yet done anything tangible to arrive at the number of illegal appointments made in several departments at various levels i.e. district, zone, and region. It has not, so far, looked in to the appointments made in the state level offices and organisations to ascertain whether equitable employment opportunities were provided to the people of this region. It is yet to look in to the complaints regarding the appointments made on the strength of bogus certificates of nativity. It has, as of now, identified only a few hundred positions, mostly in the capital city and a couple of small departments. The bulk of the work is yet to be done. The interim report of the house committee is, therefore, like the tip of an iceberg. Even this interim report has not been implemented so far. On the contrary, unnecessary legal cobwebs and procedural wrangles are being created. Meanwhile, the tenure of present legislative assembly itself is coming to an end. With this scenario, can any one expect that this order is going to be implemented? It is evident that what had happened to G.O.36 of 1969 is bound to happen to G.O. 610 of 1985 as well - history will repeat itsel