Law and Order in and around Hyderabad under AP Reorganisaiton Act

As per Section 8 (1) of A.P Reorganisation Act, “On and from the appointed day, for the purposes of administration of the common capital area, the Governor shall have special responsibility for the security of life, liberty and property of all those who reside in such area”. 

Business Transaction Rules (BTR) have not been amended by the Government of Telangana. Union Ministry of Home Affairs vide letter dated June 4, 2014 has written to Government of Telangana to furnish its comments on BTRs. Government of Telangana submitted its comments vide its letter dated 5-07-2014. 

The State Government of Telangana overall did not agree with the proposal to amend to the State Business Transactions Rules. The Comments of the State Government are summarised as under:- 

1. The Government of Telangana will furnish periodical reports on Law & Order to the Governor through Council of Ministers. 

2. An Officer will be designated in the O/o DGP to deal with hate crimes and crimes related to extortion or any other specified crime and internal security and security of vital installations. 

3. The common Capital area is an integral part of Telangana State. There cannot be any joint force in the Common Capital area as Law & Order is a State subject and the Police Officers of another State cannot have any jurisdiction. 

This was stated by Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary in a written reply to Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy in the Rajya Sabha