The leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party will sit on a three-day Deeksha (fast) from Monday demanding that the Centre introduce a Bill in Parliament for formation of Telangana State.
Talking to reporters here, BJP State president G Kishan Reddy said that the several senior leaders would participate in the Deeksha to be held at Jantar Mantar. Senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley among others are expected to address the gathering at the fast venue over the three-day period.
Kishan Reddy accused the Congress party of cheating the people on the Telangana statehood issue. He said that the ruling party has been delaying the decision on Telangana on pretext or the other. He said that the BJP has already announced that it would support the Telangana Bill, when introduced in Parliament. The three-day fast is aimed at mounting pressure on the Centre to introduce the Bill in Parliament.
–Agencies