New Delhi, March 08: Eight Congress MPs from Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh today staged a dharna inside Parliament Complex in support of their demand for creation of a separate state.
The MPs, including G Vivek and Madhu Yaskhi Goud, staged the protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue and raised slogans in support of a separate Telangana state. “We are sitting here in support of the demand of our people, who want a separate state,” Mr. Goud told reporters here.
He said the MPs had decided to raise their demand outside the Parliament to ensure that the functioning of Parliament is not affected. The issue was raised even on the first day of the ongoing Budget session when the MPs had entered the House holding placards in support of their demand.
–Agencies