Kishenji has said Hyderabad is an integral part of Telengana region and the city should be made the capital of the new state when it comes into being. "Hyderabad is a part of Telengana and will stay so. There is no question of disassociating Hyderabad from Telengana," Kishenji, who hails from Telengana, which has a substantial Naxal presence, told PTI over phone from an undisclosed location last evening. Asked why there was so much controversy over Hyderabad, Kishenji said, "It is because of some retired and existing bureaucrats who own huge chunks of land in the Greater Hyderabad region." "Nearly 40,000 acres of land, a large portion of which is occupied by vineyards, are in the hands of some retired and present bureaucrats," Kishenji said. He expressed support for creation of Telangana and accused the Congress of "depriving" people of the region of their legitimate rights by "backtracking" from its move to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh. Battling the backlash against creation of Telangana, the ruling Congress in
Andhra Pradesh yesterday appeared to backpedal the move with Chief Minister K Rosaiah expressing his inability to take the first step--that of moving a state Assembly resolution.
