Hyderabad,December 27: Stepping up its campaign, a grouping of political parties from Telangana today set an ultimatum to the Centre asking it to announce a timeframe by Monday for formation of the separate state, failing which an indefinite bandh would be enforced from December 29.
Sporadic violence by pro-Telangana activists in the region targeted TDP as they set on fire the party’s office in Karimnagar district and burnt effigies of TDP leaders in Warangal, Nalgonda and Adilabad districts.
“We will wait till Monday evening for the Centre’s announcement, failing which there will be an indefinite bandh in the entire region from Tuesday,” Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao said after a meeting of Joint Action Committee (JAC).
The JAC has decided to organise protests in all the villages of Telangana within a stipulated time.
Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from Karimnagar and Medak districts of the region even as the bandh call given by JAC was withdrawn.
Demonstrators set on fire TDP office in Vemulavada town in Karimnagar district, attacked a government office office in Ramgundam mandal while students carried out a mock funeral procession of TDP leaders in Warangal.
TDP responded by enforcing a bandh in Mahabubnagar district condemning the attack on its leaders, including Politburo member Nagam Janardhan Reddy, by students and pro-Telangana activists in Osmania University campus here on Thursday. In an yet another to mount pressure on Telangana statehood issue, Andhra Pradesh ministers hailing from the region, who had sent in their resignation letter to party chief Sonia Gandhi, will meet her political secretary Ahmed Patel in Delhi on Monday and seek a clear timeframe for creation of the separate state.
They have also sought an appointment from prime minister Manmohan Singh also, according to one of the 13 ministers.
“We will meet Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel, defence minister AK Antony and other senior AICC leaders and seek a clear statement on the formation of Telangana state,” he said.
Meanwhile, Congress MPs, MLAs and MLCs from Telangana region, who too have put in their papers on the statehood issue, have urged main opposition TDP to reconsider its stand and join the Joint Action Committee spearheading the agitation for a separate Telangana state.
Former home minister K Jana Reddy said the Congress would play the key role in JAC. He, however, denied that a “deadline” has been set by them for the Centre on the creation of Telangana state.
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The Telangana Political Joint Action Committee (JAC) has issued an ultimatum to the Centre asking it to announce a clear cut time-frame for formation of a separate state by Monday evening, failing which an indefinite bandh would be called from December 29.We will wait till Monday evening for the Centre’s announcement failing which there will be an indefinite bandh in the entire region from Tuesday,” Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao said.
The JAC has decided to organise protests in all the villages in the region pressing its demand for creation of a separate state within a stipulated time. Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from Karimnagar and Medak districts of the region even as the bandh call given by JAC was withdrawn.
A group of demonstrators set fire to TDP office in Vemulavada town and attacked an office of the irrigation project officer in Ramgundam mandal.
Raising slogans ‘Jai Telangana’ hundreds of students and others held demonstrations and blocked roads. Students also carried out a mock funeral procession of TDP leaders in Warangal even as some of them continued with their fasts near Kakatiya University.
Similarly, pro-Telangana groups, including student organisations, resorted to hunger strikes at Osmania University and several other areas of Hyderabad city in support of a separate Telangana state.
Meanwhile, Telugu Desam Party gave a bandh call in Mahabubnagar district condemning the attack on its leaders, including politburo member Nagam Janardhan Reddy, who was roughed up by students and pro-Telangana activists at the Osmania University campus here on Thursday.
TDP workers resorted to road blockades at Gadwal and other areas of the district. “A bandh call has been given by TDP in Mahabubnagar district condemning the attack on their leaders. The situation is peaceful so far,” a senior police officer told PTI