Hyderabad: TDP leaders from Telangana region
on Saturday alleged that TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao had a "hidden
agenda" behind their "expulsion" from Telangana Political
Joint Action Committee (JAC).
"It is perplexing why the JAC has expelled us from its
fold. But we have no regrets and shall continue our fight for
a separate Telangana state on our own," TDP Telangana Forum
convenor Nagam Janardhana Reddy said, reacting to JAC convenor
M Kodandaram's statement that they were expelling TDP from the
JAC due to variety of reasons.
Nagam said the JAC has now been reduced to nothing with
only the TRS left in it. "Kodandaram presides while KCR
decides the JAC agenda. The people's and employees'
organisations which are still sailing with the JAC should be
wary of KCR's devious hidden agenda," the TDP leader
cautioned.
He said the TDP never violated the decisions taken by the
JAC when all parties were part of it. "We are still committed
to our decision to resign from our posts and create a
constitutional crisis for securing statehood for Telangana. We
shall chalk out a plan to intensify the agitation for
Telangana on our own," he said.
"We have already prepared a memorandum to be presented to
the Srikrishna Committee that is looking into the statehood
issue. We will clearly spell out our stand in the memorandum,"
the TDP leader said.
Finding fault with the JAC leadership, Nagam questioned
as to why neither Chandrasekhar Rao nor Kodandaram said
anything when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced in Rajya
Sabha that Telangana state would be created only if there was
a consensus.
"As a Union Minister, Chandrasekhar Rao did nothing for
the people of Telangana. He or his party never cared for the
welfare of people of the region," Nagam said.
Replying to a question, Nagam said the TDP would discuss
the issue of fielding its candidates in the by-polls in 12
Assembly constituencies in Telangana and come out with a
decision.
Earlier, the TDP legislators and senior leaders from
Telangana met in the TDP Legislature Party office here this
afternoon to discuss the JAC convenor's announcement on
expelling them from its fold.
The JAC convenor announced late last night that they were
expelling the TDP for not honouring the JAC's decision on
resignations and also in protest against the attack on a group
of lawyers by TDP workers recently.
Telangana supporters disrupt Sibal's meeting
Students of Hyderabad Central
University today tried to disrupt the meeting of vice
chancellors of central universities here, chaired by Union HRD
Minister Kapil Sibal.
Students raised slogans against the Congress party and
demanded the formation of Telangana state.
However, police prevented them from entering into the
Tagore International House where the meeting was taking place.
In the meantime, police and the university officials
took the Union minister out of the meeting hall safely.
Additional forces were called in to control the
situation.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 17:51