Hyderabad is part of Zone VI: CM

Clarifying   Government’s stand  on  Hyderabad, Chief  Minster Roasaih  said on Monday that  Hyderabad  is a part of  Zone  VI  and  not  a  free zone. The  CM  called for an all-party  meeting on Free zone  issue   at   4 p.m. today as the Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review its October 2009 judgment declaring that Hyderabad was not a part of Telangana but a free zone in so far as recruitments and postings in government are concerned.

Responding  to CM’s answer,  Nagam  Janardhan  Reddy, a senior leader of Telugu  Desam  Party said ``let  us pass a resolution in the Assembly about the free  zone issue and forward it to the Centre for its consideration.’’

``As all the parties are of the view that Hyderabad  is not a free zone  why cal for an all-party meeting on this issue,’’ he added.

Replying to Nagam’s statement Chief Minister said ``as there some legal litigations in the Free zone issue, I called for an all-party meeting. If the House wants to adopt a resolution without any meeting and forward it to the Centre then I have no objection.’’

Meanwhile Minister  for  Higher Education, Sridhar  Babu said `` the government is committed  in implementing GO 610.’’   

As reported  earlier  the State  government filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the Hight Court judgment on free zone issue. Setting aside the High Court judgment, the Supreme Court declared Hyderabad a free zone.