New Delhi, August 12: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday clarified that he was could not withdraw cases registered against students during the widespread agitations over the separate Telangana issue, since the matter rested with the state government.
Mr Chidambaram however assured a delegation of Congress Members of Parliament from Telangana region who had met him on Thursday that he would write to the state government on the issue.
The delegation of Telangana MPs, Gutta Sukhender Reddy, Manda Jagannadham, Ponnam Prabhakar, G Vivek and S Rajaiah also urged Mr Chidambaram to declare those persons who had fought for the liberation of the Telangana region from the Nizam’s rule as freedom fighters and grant them pensions.
Talking to media persons later, Mr Sukhendar Reddy and Mr Jagannadham said that the Union Home Minister gave them a patient hearing.
They revealed that Mr Chidambaram assured them of his help in the withdrawal of cases registered against the students during height of the Telangana agitations in December 2009.
–INN