Telangana protagonists step up campaign, KCR leaves for Delhi

Hyderabad, Jan 3 (PTI) Ahead of the all-party meeting
convened by the Indian government in Delhi on Tuesday,
Telangana protagonists on Sunday stepped up their campaign
demanding that Indian Parliament pass a legislation for the
creation of the separate state and fix a time-frame for the
purpose.

A massive rally of students mobilised here from all 10
districts of Telangana region in southern India, permission
for which was granted by the High Court on Saturday, sent out
a clear message that there was no need for adopting a
resolution in Andhra Pradesh assembly favouring creation of
Telangana.
The rally at Osmania University, the nerve centre of
Telangana agitation, addressed by Telangana activists and
naxalite sympathisers including poet Varavara Rao, decided to
observe a rail and road blockade on January 5 to prevent buses
and trains coming from Andhra and Rayalaseema areas.
This is to counter a similar bandh announced by
activists, who are campaigning for a united Andhra Pradesh, in
coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, and would coincide
with the talks the Centre has convened with eight recognized
political parties of the state.
The speakers at the meeting here also asked leaders like
N Chandrababu Naidu of Telegu Desam Party and Praja Rajyam
Party's Chiranjeevi to come out with their stand and not
vacillate or make U-turns on the issue of creation of
Telangana.
Some of the speakers even warned that Gandhi Bhawan,
state Congress headquarters and NTR Bhawan, TDP head office,
in Hyderabad would be razed to the ground if Telangana is not
achieved. (MORE) PTI SJR
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