Hyderabad, September 05: Describing the movement for Telangana state as a ‘now or never battle’, Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao called upon the managements and staff of private educational institutions to support the general strike starting from September 13.
Addressing a meeting of Telangana Recognised School Managements Association at Telangana Bhavan here on Sunday, Chandrasekhar Rao said the participation of private institutions would further strengthen the Telangana movement. He said the employees’ associations of all public institutions have already announced their participation in the general strike and the private institutions must emulate them. KCR said there were about 20,000 private educational institutions in the Telangana region and the general strike would gain intensity if they too join the movement.
KCR alleged that the people from Andhra region were dominating the private education sector in Telangana, especially in Hyderabad. Due to lack of funding and discrimination, the local institutions are being deprived the opportunity to grow. He said the injustices to private education sector could be undone only if the managements and staff join the movement and achieve Telangana.
The TRS President described the Telangana movement as ‘now or never’ battle. “If people from the region fail to make the Centre grant statehood for Telangana now, then no such movement will arise in future,” he said. KCR was critical of disunity among the leaders of different political parties over Telangana. “Separate Telangana can be achieved only and only if all of us are united,” he said.
——Agencies