Now that the bifurcation episode is a thing of the past, what are the benefits to AP because of it? In united AP, Naxalism was mainly in the Telangana area with minimal impact in AP and Rayalaseema. Now, AP does not stand as much of a threat from Naxalism as does Telangana. Similarly, Hyderabad may be gone, but so is the problem of minority appeasement and the nuisance associated with the old city, a hotbed of communalism and sedition. And finally, Andhras have their own region permanently where they do not have to bring about development for ungrateful people. Their cultural purity will now be retained.
Against this backdrop, the news of 6 TRS junior politicos being kidnapped by the Maoists should serve as a warning to the TDP government. If Chandrababu goes ahead with bauxite mining in agency areas and forcible acquisition of lands across AP as he did in Amaravathi, then it will once again breed unrest and Naxalism in the State. Thereby, we will lose one of the benefits which accrued to the state as a result of bifurcation. Taking steps inimical to the indigenous populations and the rural communities is one f the major reasons for the rise in Naxalism.