Hyderabad, Dec 29: : Rallies, hunger strikes and demonstrations continued in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh on Monday with the Joint Action Committee deciding to step up its protests to mount pressure on the Centre for a separate state.
The all-party JAC, including TDP and a number of other outfits, had called for protest rallies across the region on Monday and Tuesday, followed by a bandh on December 30. The JAC held a marathon meeting on Sunday following which the decision to intensify the agitation was taken.
The Telangana Police Officer’s (Rtd) Association has expressed its solidarity with the agitation. Former state DGP P Ramulu said the ‘Telangana spirit’ has spread to village and grassroots levels.
–PTI