Naxal movement prompted Telangana decision

Many people in Andhra Pradesh feel that the Centre had acted in haste while giving in to the demand for a separate Telangana. While the deterroiating health of K Chandrashekhar Rao and also the intense protest by the students was one of the main reasons, another worry was the emergence of the Naxal movement in parts of Telengana.

Sources in the Intelligence Bureau told rediff.com that they had tipped off the Centre regarding the re-emergence of the Naxal movement especially in the Warangal belt which is part of the Telangana region. State IB officials picked up intercepts which suggested that the naxals in the Warangal belt, who were pushed to a corner by the Grey Hounds,  were looking to revive their movement. They saw the protest for a separate Telangana as a good opportunity to regroup and stage a come back. Sources also pointed out that they were looking to take advantage of the unrest in the region and re-establish themselves. Some of the naxals had even started to develop ties with the agitators and were even ready to help them espouse a violent cause.

IB officials say that if the Naxals had managed to take advantage of the situation, then it would be a big problem for the area. The Naxals from the Vijayawada region, which is under the coastal belt too would have joined in only with an intention of re-establishing themselves. Had the Naxals re-established themselves, it would have become a problem for the state and in the midst of such a mass movement it would have been even more difficult to curb them.

Sources say that this was a major factor that promoted the union government to take a quick decision and announce that it would start the process for Telangana since it did not want Naxals taking advantage of the movement.