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MPs, MLAs from Telangana resign; violence during bandh
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Dec 24 (PTI) Members of Indian
Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
from Telangana cutting across party lines Thursday resigned
their seats in protest against the Indian Government's
decision to put the issue of the separate state on the
backburner as the region shut down following a 48-hour bandh
call.
Eleven Congress party members of the Lok Sabha (Lower
House of Indian Parliament) met in the national capital New
Delhi Thursday morning and decided to submit their resignation
to party president Sonia Gandhi in protest against the
Centre's decision Wednesday night on the issue.
They urged her to expedite the process of formation of
the separate state.
At a meeting in Andhra Bhavan here, the MPs also
decided to meet Indian Minister S Jaipal Reddy, who is also an
MP from Telangana region, and convey their decision.
A senior MP Madhu Yashki said they would also like
Reddy to be part of their struggle, an indication that they
would like him to resign.
Chidambaram's statement Wednesday said there was need
for wide ranging discussions on the Telangana issue as the
situation in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh has altered
since his December 9 statement.
The ruling party MPs felt that the word consultations
in Home Minister P Chidambaram's statement Wednesday has
created a perception among the people of Telangana that the
issue of formation of separate state may take a longer time.
"There is some dilution of Chidambaram's statement of
December 9 (in which he had talked about initiating the
process of formation of Telangana).
"We as MPs of the Telangana region will convey the
sentiments of the people of Telangana to Gandhi and urge the
high command to expedite the process of formation of Telangana
by moving a bill in Parliament," one of the MPs G Vivekanand
said after the meeting in Andhra Bhavan in New Delhi.
He said their goal was to achieve the formation of a
separate state. They said they would also urge the party
members of Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) to
follow suit.
Vivekanand said the formation of Telangana should be
done in a "reasonable time".
In Hyderabad, eight Telangana Rashtra Samiti MLAs put
in their papers after their party chief President K
Chandrasekhar Rao resigned in protest against the Centre's
alleged betrayal on the Telangana issue.
Rao, who is a Lok Sabha member from Mahabubnagar, sent
his resignation letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker late Wednesday
night while the party's eight MLAs have also quit their posts.
"The party's MLAs have also resigned over the Centre's
betrayal on the Telangana statehood demand," senior TRS
legislator T Harish Rao said.
Ten Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLAs also decided to
resign and extendeded support to the two-day bandh called in
the region.
At a party meeting, 10 TDP MLAs belonging to
Telangana decided to submit their resignations to Speaker N
Kiran Kumar Reddy.
Former Andhra Pradesh Minister and TDP legislator N
Janardhan Reddy told reporters that the Congress party has
"betrayed" the Telangana people by diluting its earlier
promise of granting statehood to the backward region.
Meanwhile, normal life was paralysed across Telangana
region due to the bandh with violence breaking out at some
places.
The shutdown call had an immediate impact as students
and other Telangana supporters came on to the streets and
resorted to stone pelting on buses and shops in Hyderabad and
other Telangana districts.
Violence broke out in Hyderabad, Warangal and other
places in the region within hours of the Centre's announcement
as police resorted to baton-charge to disperse angry crowds
of protesters.
In the state capital, several petrol pumps were
shutdown soon after TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao and
other Telangana leaders gave the bandh call. Long queues were
witnessed at the few petrol stations that remained open.
The Centre, meanwhile, deciced to rush about 1,150
additional para-military forces to Andhra Pradesh in view of
the situation in the state.
Ten companies of the Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF) are being airlifted from New Delhi, Jalandhar and
Chandigarh to be sent to Hyderabad, a senior Home Ministry
official said.
With this deployment, the total strength of the force
will increase from 28 companies to 38 (about 4,000 men) in the
state. PTI TEAM
ANU
Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
from Telangana cutting across party lines Thursday resigned
their seats in protest against the Indian Government's
decision to put the issue of the separate state on the
backburner as the region shut down following a 48-hour bandh
call.
Eleven Congress party members of the Lok Sabha (Lower
House of Indian Parliament) met in the national capital New
Delhi Thursday morning and decided to submit their resignation
to party president Sonia Gandhi in protest against the
Centre's decision Wednesday night on the issue.
They urged her to expedite the process of formation of
the separate state.
At a meeting in Andhra Bhavan here, the MPs also
decided to meet Indian Minister S Jaipal Reddy, who is also an
MP from Telangana region, and convey their decision.
A senior MP Madhu Yashki said they would also like
Reddy to be part of their struggle, an indication that they
would like him to resign.
Chidambaram's statement Wednesday said there was need
for wide ranging discussions on the Telangana issue as the
situation in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh has altered
since his December 9 statement.
The ruling party MPs felt that the word consultations
in Home Minister P Chidambaram's statement Wednesday has
created a perception among the people of Telangana that the
issue of formation of separate state may take a longer time.
"There is some dilution of Chidambaram's statement of
December 9 (in which he had talked about initiating the
process of formation of Telangana).
"We as MPs of the Telangana region will convey the
sentiments of the people of Telangana to Gandhi and urge the
high command to expedite the process of formation of Telangana
by moving a bill in Parliament," one of the MPs G Vivekanand
said after the meeting in Andhra Bhavan in New Delhi.
He said their goal was to achieve the formation of a
separate state. They said they would also urge the party
members of Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) to
follow suit.
Vivekanand said the formation of Telangana should be
done in a "reasonable time".
In Hyderabad, eight Telangana Rashtra Samiti MLAs put
in their papers after their party chief President K
Chandrasekhar Rao resigned in protest against the Centre's
alleged betrayal on the Telangana issue.
Rao, who is a Lok Sabha member from Mahabubnagar, sent
his resignation letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker late Wednesday
night while the party's eight MLAs have also quit their posts.
"The party's MLAs have also resigned over the Centre's
betrayal on the Telangana statehood demand," senior TRS
legislator T Harish Rao said.
Ten Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLAs also decided to
resign and extendeded support to the two-day bandh called in
the region.
At a party meeting, 10 TDP MLAs belonging to
Telangana decided to submit their resignations to Speaker N
Kiran Kumar Reddy.
Former Andhra Pradesh Minister and TDP legislator N
Janardhan Reddy told reporters that the Congress party has
"betrayed" the Telangana people by diluting its earlier
promise of granting statehood to the backward region.
Meanwhile, normal life was paralysed across Telangana
region due to the bandh with violence breaking out at some
places.
The shutdown call had an immediate impact as students
and other Telangana supporters came on to the streets and
resorted to stone pelting on buses and shops in Hyderabad and
other Telangana districts.
Violence broke out in Hyderabad, Warangal and other
places in the region within hours of the Centre's announcement
as police resorted to baton-charge to disperse angry crowds
of protesters.
In the state capital, several petrol pumps were
shutdown soon after TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao and
other Telangana leaders gave the bandh call. Long queues were
witnessed at the few petrol stations that remained open.
The Centre, meanwhile, deciced to rush about 1,150
additional para-military forces to Andhra Pradesh in view of
the situation in the state.
Ten companies of the Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF) are being airlifted from New Delhi, Jalandhar and
Chandigarh to be sent to Hyderabad, a senior Home Ministry
official said.
With this deployment, the total strength of the force
will increase from 28 companies to 38 (about 4,000 men) in the
state. PTI TEAM
ANU
