Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s request to the Central Government seeking steps to recover money from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh for utilising the assets belonging to Telangana has caught the officials by surprise.
They have a reason as the Chief Minister’s request to the Union Home Minister Amit Shah comes against the backdrop of Section 5 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 which says Greater Hyderabad Muncipal Corporation (GHMC) will be the common capital for the two Telugu States for a period not exceeding ten years. Andhra Pradesh Government headed by Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has no doubt handed over the possession of portion of Secretariat allocated to it to the Telangana Government paving the way for the construction of the new complex.
