The Section 8 of the Act gives powers to the Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on maintaining law and order in Hyderabad, the common capital of the two States for 10 years starting June 2, 2014.
Under the current circumstances in Hyderabad, it was necessary to invoke Section 8 to empower the Governor to protect the residents of common capital and vital installations located in the city, Director General of Police J V Ramudu said.
Ramudu was talking to reporters after attending a meeting of Onshore Security Coordination Committee organised by oil companies at a hotel here.
On the cases filed against Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in connection with the alleged phone tapping episode, the DGP said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) is looking into all aspects and it was early to say anything about the outcome.
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