A group of students from the Osmania University here, who had been in the forefront of the recent pro-Telangana agitation, met the members of the Srikrishna Committee on Tuesday.
The students, part of the OU Joint Action Committee (JAC), put forward their demand for statehood to Telangana before the members of the Centre-appointed panel.
“We will be happy if separate statehood is achieved through Srikrishna Committee. Of course, we will continue our democratic and peaceful fight till the goal is achieved,” Manavata Roy, a students’ leader, told reporters after meeting with the panel.
The father of a youth who committed suicide for separate Telangana accompanied the team of students. “The panel members asked us why my son Srikantachary committed suicide. I told them he wanted to give a push to the Telangana agitation by sacrificing his life,” Venkatachary said.
A group fighting for united Andhra Pradesh also met the committee members who are on a three-day visit to the city since Monday.
Telangana Gazetted Officers Association, who claim that they are being discriminated against in promotions, too met the members of the committee.
The five-member panel, headed by Justice B.N. Srikrishna, was formed in February after months of agitation for a separate Telangana state.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Chidambaram meets T panel secretary
The home minister, Mr P.Chidambaram, on Thursday met V.K. Duggal, member secretary of the newly set up five-member Telangana committee to discuss the terms of reference of the panel.
The committee will hold wide-ranging consultations with all political parties and groups in Andhra Pradesh on the issue of a separate Telangana state.
Home ministry officials said the talks centred around the committee's brief that will be made public soon.
"It (brief) is being drafted and would be finalised in consultation with former Supreme Court judge Justice B.N. Srikrishna who is the chairman of the committee," said a ministry official.
Duggal is expected to leave for Mumbai later in the day to meet Justice Srikrishna and apprise him of his talks with Chidambaram and union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai.
The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), spearheading the agitation for a separate state, said it would wait for the terms of reference of the committee before giving its views
The committee will hold wide-ranging consultations with all political parties and groups in Andhra Pradesh on the issue of a separate Telangana state.
Home ministry officials said the talks centred around the committee's brief that will be made public soon.
"It (brief) is being drafted and would be finalised in consultation with former Supreme Court judge Justice B.N. Srikrishna who is the chairman of the committee," said a ministry official.
Duggal is expected to leave for Mumbai later in the day to meet Justice Srikrishna and apprise him of his talks with Chidambaram and union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai.
The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), spearheading the agitation for a separate state, said it would wait for the terms of reference of the committee before giving its views
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Human-chain demanding separate Telangana
JAC to wait for terms of reference of Telangana committee
The Telangana Joint Action Committee, spearheading the agitation for a separate state, on Wednesday said it would wait for the terms of reference of the Telangana committee announced by the Centre before giving its views.
“We would like to know the terms of reference of the and the time-frame of the committee,” JAC Convener C. Kodandaram told reporters here.
The JAC would meet later in the day to discuss the issue, he said.
Senior Telugu Desam MLA N. Janardhan Reddy, who represents the main opposition party in the JAC, also said his party would respond only after the terms of reference of the committee are announced.
“We want to know the terms of reference of the committee before giving our reaction. What we want is Telangana state in a time-frame. If this committee is for it, then we will welcome it,” he said.
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) too said it would wait for terms of reference of the committee to be announced.
“We are waiting for terms of reference of the committee to know if it is in furtherance to the December 9 statement made by Home Minister P. Chidambaram. (If it is so), then we can look forward to it. If it is a step back to explore whether to give Telangana or not then we will not be happy with it,” K T Rama Rao, TRS MLA and party president K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s son, told PTI.
“We would like to know the terms of reference of the and the time-frame of the committee,” JAC Convener C. Kodandaram told reporters here.
The JAC would meet later in the day to discuss the issue, he said.
Senior Telugu Desam MLA N. Janardhan Reddy, who represents the main opposition party in the JAC, also said his party would respond only after the terms of reference of the committee are announced.
“We want to know the terms of reference of the committee before giving our reaction. What we want is Telangana state in a time-frame. If this committee is for it, then we will welcome it,” he said.
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) too said it would wait for terms of reference of the committee to be announced.
“We are waiting for terms of reference of the committee to know if it is in furtherance to the December 9 statement made by Home Minister P. Chidambaram. (If it is so), then we can look forward to it. If it is a step back to explore whether to give Telangana or not then we will not be happy with it,” K T Rama Rao, TRS MLA and party president K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s son, told PTI.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Telangana committee this week: Chidambaram
The Centre on Monday said the Committee on Telangana will be announced this week and there will be no delay in the whole process related to the mechanism.
“We are in the earliest part of the week. I said last week that early this week (the Committee will be announced). Wait for the committee to be announced,” he told a press conference here.
“Committee and the mechanism are synonymous,” Mr. Chidambaram said when asked about the mechanism.
The Home Minister said the government was presently working on drafting the Terms and Reference of the Committee and would announce it. “Terms and reference can’t be kept secret. When we draft it, we will announce and circulate it,” he said.
Last week, Mr.Chidambaram had said the Committee to examine the demand for separate Telangana would be announced this week.
About the law and order situation in the Telangana region, he said there was no major incident of violence, though there were protests in different parts.
“In some places there were fasts, in some places there were local bandhs. But there is no major incident of violence,” he said adding, “Once again I appeal to the students not to take to the streets or commit suicide.”
Mr. Chidambaram said it was the responsibility of parents, teachers and peers to impress upon the students that such steps were completely unwarranted. “We will set up a mechanism that will consult all sections of opinion. Therefore, there is no need for anyone to take any extreme step. On January 5, we said we will set up a mechanism. We are sticking to that. There is no delay,” he said.
“We are in the earliest part of the week. I said last week that early this week (the Committee will be announced). Wait for the committee to be announced,” he told a press conference here.
“Committee and the mechanism are synonymous,” Mr. Chidambaram said when asked about the mechanism.
The Home Minister said the government was presently working on drafting the Terms and Reference of the Committee and would announce it. “Terms and reference can’t be kept secret. When we draft it, we will announce and circulate it,” he said.
Last week, Mr.Chidambaram had said the Committee to examine the demand for separate Telangana would be announced this week.
About the law and order situation in the Telangana region, he said there was no major incident of violence, though there were protests in different parts.
“In some places there were fasts, in some places there were local bandhs. But there is no major incident of violence,” he said adding, “Once again I appeal to the students not to take to the streets or commit suicide.”
Mr. Chidambaram said it was the responsibility of parents, teachers and peers to impress upon the students that such steps were completely unwarranted. “We will set up a mechanism that will consult all sections of opinion. Therefore, there is no need for anyone to take any extreme step. On January 5, we said we will set up a mechanism. We are sticking to that. There is no delay,” he said.
