Andhra State-India’s first linguistic State-was inaugurated by Mr Nehru this morning. The inauguration marks the fulfilment of the will of 20 million Telugu-speaking -people of Madras State to have a State of their very own.
Mr Nehru declared that the brand new State had been established lawfully and by constitutional strategies to fulfil the long-cherished dream of Andhras. It was now the responsibility of the individuals of Andhra Desh to construct up their State in the absolute best method.
Andhra could have a five-man Cupboard headed by Mr Prakasam. Mr N. Sanjeeva Reddy, chief of the Andhra Congress Legislature Celebration, would be the Deputy Chief Minister.
The opposite Ministers are Mr Ok. Koti Reddi, Mr T. Viswanatham and Mr D. Sanjivayya.
The Ministry was sworn in at Raj Bhavan at the moment by the Governor, Mr C. M. Trivedi.
Earlier, at a powerful ceremony on the Andhra Meeting Chamber, Mr Trivedi was sworn in as Governor by the Chief Justice, Mr Rajamannar.
The next communique was issued from Raj Bhavan: The Governor acquired Mr T. Prakasam and invited him to type a Ministry. Mr Prakasam accepted the invitation and the Governor has appointed him to be Chief Minister. On the recommendation of Mr Prakasam, the Governor has appointed the next gents to be Ministers: Mr N. Sanjeeva Reddy, Mr Koti Reddi, Mr T. Viswanatham and Mr D. Sanjivayya.
It’s proposed to nominate two extra Ministers within the close to future.
On the recommendation of the Chief Minister, the Governor has designated Mr Sanjeeva Reddy as Deputy Chief Minister. T
he metropolis wore carnival look and from early hours individuals have been seen making for Cole’s Memorial playground to see Mr Nehru inaugurate the brand new State.
Over 100,000 individuals braved the warmth to take heed to Mr Nehru’s speech.
After the swearing in ceremony of Ministers Mr Nehru drove in an open automobile by means of the embellished streets the place scores of arches bore affectionate greetings to him in Telugu. With him within the automobile have been the Trivedis. They arrived at 8-45 on the playground. Mr Nehru was acquired by the Chief Minister of Andhra who launched different Ministers.
Dr Radhakrishnan, Vice-President, Dr Katju, Mr V. V. Giri, Mr Ok. C. Reddy, Union Ministers, Mr Rajagopalachari, Mr Hanumanthayya and Mr B. Ramakrishna Rao. Chief Ministers of Madras, Mysore and Hyderabad, respectively, have been seated on the platform from which Mr Nehru addressed the gathering.
Mr Prakasam, who was again in energy at the moment after an interval of six years, was loudly cheered, as he slowly mounted the podium.
The historic perform started with an invocation tune in Telugu by Miss T Suryakumari.
The Chief Justice subsequent offered to the huge gathering Mr Trivedi, whom, he mentioned, “ the President of India had been happy to nominate as Governor of Andhra and who was sworn in by me.’’
Mr Trivedi subsequent learn out a message from the President. The Governor introduced the personnel of the Cupboard and offered Mr Prakasam, Mr Sanjeeva Reddy and different Ministers to the gathering.
Mr Prakasam translated the President’s message in Telugu after which requested the Prime Minister to inaugurate the State
NEHRU’S SPEECH
In his inaugural speech Mr Nehru mentioned that the progress of Andhra and of India have been inter-twined and the one couldn’t develop with out the opposite.
He requested Andhras to not assume when it comes to their State alone however of the nation as a complete.
“ It is best to dedicate yourselves to the service of the nation and your new State,” he declared.
Over 100,000 of individuals cheered the Prime Minister repeatedly. Mr Nehru spoke in Hindustani which is broadly understood in these components.
“ We’re gathered right here on an auspicious event which marks the start of the brand new State of Andhra,” Mr Nehru mentioned. “ To you, Andhras, who additionally belong to India. I’ve come right here to supply my good needs.
NO CONTROVERSY
Mr Nehru mentioned that for a very long time there had been an issue over the strategy of formation of an Andhra State and no resolution may very well be arrived at. However all of the whereas the individuals of Andhra had been dreaming for a State of their very own. At the moment that dream had develop into a actuality. Due to this fact, at the moment was an auspicious day and a day of historic significance for the entire of Andhradesh.
He recalled the extended debate on the Andhra State Invoice in Parliament and mentioned that the brand new State had been shaped by regulation and by constitutional strategies. Now that their dream had develop into a actuality, it was the bounden responsibility of the individuals of Andhra to not get excited however to construct up the brand new State in the absolute best method.
Mr Nehru recounted the wonderful heritage of Andhras and their historic function as empire builders The nation had seen the rise and fall of a number of empires. In Andhradesa, nice empires have been constructed up and ruined. Andhra State was at the moment being shaped below totally different situations and in a brand new form and a brand new means. ‘ Don’t forget that Andhra State is part and parcel of the mom nation,” he advised Andhras.
GREAT NEIGHBOURS
The Prime Minister mentioned there have been large territories past the borders of Andhra like Madras, Mysore and Orissa. Additional north, there have been the States of Bengal, Bombay, Bihar, Punjab and Kashmir. All these States have been Half and parcel of Bharat and Andhra State was now becoming a member of the ranks of her brother and sister States in India. Each citizen, in whichever a part of India he lived, was a citizen of the nice Republic of India.
“ I’m a Kashmiri, I’m at Della. Now I’ve come to Andhra. I’ve as a lot proper right here as any Andhra.” That spirit of oneness ought to prevail if the nation was to prosper, he declared.
Andhras mustn’t assume that by the formation of the brand new State they have been chopping away from the remainder of India, Mr Nehru mentioned. However, they need to assume they have been coming nearer and nearer to the individuals in different States. They need to get collectively and make the nation large. Each act of theirs ought to go to make the nation sturdy and united.
Exterior the nation, whether or not m America or in England, the individuals of India have been identified solely because the , residents of the Indian Republic and ‘ not as Andhras or Tamils. Due to this fact, Mr Nehru mentioned, it was the first responsibility of everybody to safeguard the status and protect the noble traditions of the nation.
BROADER OUTLOOK
He requested the individuals to neglect slender communal and caste variations additionally. If these variations have been perpetuated, they might result in disruption of the nation. Excessive or low, wealthy or poor, they have been all residents of India they usually have been all equals and they need to not encourage sectarianism.
Mr Nehru in contrast India to an enormous mansion of which every State was a room. There have been many rooms within the mansion occupied by Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Parsis. All of them needed to reside collectively and be pleasant with each other If the nation was to prosper, all States ought to co-operate with each other and march ahead.
The Prime Minister mentioned he was joyful that every one controversy over the formation of the State had ended. He needed Andhras to for- I get previous quarrels. Little question it was a sorry factor to interrupt up an enormous and affluent State like Madras. Someday it had, nonetheless, to be I Andhra and Tamil Nadu would really like and work collectively because the frequent residents of Bharat.
Mr Nehru needed the Andhras to open a brand new chapter of their historical past and focus their consideration on eradication of poverty. Their new State was like a new child babe and the individuals needed to carry it like a babe. He appealed to the individuals of Andhra, women and men, to Take part a standard endeavour to make their State affluent by arduous work.
Mr Nehru counseled the bhoodan and shramdan motion of Acharya Vinoba Bhave. Although zamindaris and Jagirdaris had been abolished, a lot but remained to be carried out within the matter of land reform.
By shifting from place to put, Acharya Vinoba had collected lakhs of acres for distribution to the landless poor. If individuals in Andhra and elsewhere helped the motion to higher success, the financial construction of the nation may very well be simply and peacefully modified.
The Prime Minister referred to the observance of Gandhi Jayanti tomorrow and appealed to the individuals to comply with Gandhiji’s ideas.
The huge gathering responded to Mr Nehru’s name to shout Jai Hind.
The Vice-President, Dr Radhakrishnan, in a short speech in Telugu mentioned that after 40 years of wrestle the efforts of Telugus had borne fruit. Swaraj. he declared, ought to imply to them love of others and repair to 1’s personal fellowmen and never love of energy. He deprecated communal variations in Andhra and exhorted the Telugu individuals to make their State a mannequin one.
Mr M. Satyanarayans of the Dakshina Bharat Hindusthani Prachar Sabha translated Mr Nehru’s speech into Telugu.