NEW DELHI, March 1 (PTI): The bill to carve out Telangana on Saturday received the assent of President Pranab Mukherjee who also signed the proclamation to impose central rule in Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2014, which got Parliament’s approval on February 20 despite strong opposition from Seemandhra leaders, got the Presidential assent, paving the way for creation of the country’s 29th state by splitting Andhra Pradesh. The President also signed the proclamation to impose President’s rule in Andhra Pradesh following the Union Cabinet’s recommendation yesterday. The decision to impose the President’s Rule in Andhra Pradesh was necessitated by N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s resignation as the chief minister on February 19 as he was opposed to division of the state to carve out Telangana.
