The Telugu Desam Telangana forum on Monday warned that if Telangana is not achieved through peaceful means violence cannot be ruled out. The forum also admitted that there was injustice to Telangana region in water sharing even during the TD rule.
The forum convenor, Dr Nagam Janardhan Reddy, said this would be the last war for a separate Telangana. “Those who sacrificed their seats for Telangana should be re-elected in the bypolls. The PCC chief, Mr D. Srinivas should reconsider his decision to contest from Nizamabad,” he remarked.
Dr Reddy said that the present Telangana agitation was going on in a democratic and peaceful manner and if a separate state is not carved out there would be violence, they said.
“We have told this to the Srikrishna committee. In the 1969 Telangana agitations, several youth were killed by police bullets. But in the present agitation, youth are committing suicide. Subsequently, violence cannot be ruled out if T-state is not formed,” he said.
In another startling admission, Dr Janardhan Reddy admitted that Telangana suffered injustice even during the TD rule in allocation of river waters. “We will present a strong case before Srikrishna panel again on the need for separate Telangana,” he added.
The TD leaders denied that they had backed out on the resignation issue saying they would still stick to it. “There will be an impact only if everyone resigns. The TD MLAs are ready to quit even today if others join. The TRS resignation had led to only bypolls,” he said.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
TRS eyed union with Congress
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief, Mr K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s admission that at one time an idea was mooted by some party leaders to merge the TRS with the Congress in lieu of Telangana created ripples in political circles.
The TRS chief told a TV channel that the issue was discussed in the party and there were divergent views.
“If it is mooted again, I cannot take the decision alone. I have to consult other party leaders and workers. I did tell the UPA chairperson Mrs Sonia Gandhi that I would work with her. But Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy’s opposition to Telangana nullified all these things,” he said.
He added that many party leaders disapproved of the merger saying the party should undo the wrongs done to the region. “We had diametrically opposite views,” he said.
The TRS chief’s statement unnerved some party men. “There is no need for merger of the TRS with the Congress. The TRS has established its identity and it is the only party which has become a symbol of Telangana struggle. Such statements create confusion and will be advantageous to the Congress,” a senior TRS leader said.
Meanwhile, preparations are on for the TRS foundation day celebrations on April 28. Mr Rao is reportedly planning to announce a road map to keep up the Telangana tempo till the Srikrishna panel submits its report by the year end.
Sources in the party said Mr Rao would undertake a whirlwind tour of Telangana districts for bypolls. Mr Rao is planning to launch a fullscale attack on the CPI(M) and the Praja Rajyam.
The TRS chief told a TV channel that the issue was discussed in the party and there were divergent views.
“If it is mooted again, I cannot take the decision alone. I have to consult other party leaders and workers. I did tell the UPA chairperson Mrs Sonia Gandhi that I would work with her. But Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy’s opposition to Telangana nullified all these things,” he said.
He added that many party leaders disapproved of the merger saying the party should undo the wrongs done to the region. “We had diametrically opposite views,” he said.
The TRS chief’s statement unnerved some party men. “There is no need for merger of the TRS with the Congress. The TRS has established its identity and it is the only party which has become a symbol of Telangana struggle. Such statements create confusion and will be advantageous to the Congress,” a senior TRS leader said.
Meanwhile, preparations are on for the TRS foundation day celebrations on April 28. Mr Rao is reportedly planning to announce a road map to keep up the Telangana tempo till the Srikrishna panel submits its report by the year end.
Sources in the party said Mr Rao would undertake a whirlwind tour of Telangana districts for bypolls. Mr Rao is planning to launch a fullscale attack on the CPI(M) and the Praja Rajyam.
