Hyderabad, September 18: The stalemate over the demand for 42 per cent share in law officers’ posts for Telangana region among others continued as the talks between the Andhra Pradesh government and agitating lawyers remained inconclusive tonight.
The lawyers, who came forward for talks with the Cabinet sub-committee looking into appointment of law officers with the mediation of Congress MPs G Vivekanand and Madhu Goud Yashki, placed three main demands before the government.
The demands were immediate replacement of the state Advocate General with a person from Telangana; implementation of the 42 per cent quota for the region in the appointment of law officers in High Court and withdrawal of criminal cases filed against the agitating lawyers.
State Information Minister and member of the Cabinet sub-committee J Geeta Reddy, who conducted the talks with the lawyers, promised to refer the demands to Chief Minister K Rosaiah.
Talking to mediapersons at the end of the meeting with Geeta Reddy, Telangana Lawyers Joint Action Committee convenor M Rajender Reddy said they would continue their agitation till the demands were conceded.
“We hope to get a positive response from the government,” he said.
Rajender Reddy disputed the Cabinet sub-committee’s claim that lawyers from Telangana region got a lion’s share of law officers’ posts in the High Court.
“At least 46 posts of government pleaders and standing counsel were given to lawyers from Andhra-Rayalaseema regions with addresses in Hyderabad. That can’t be included in the Telangana quota,” Rajender Reddy said.
Meanwhile, Madhu Yashki told PTI that they were hopeful of a positive outcome from the talks with the Chief Minister.
“We want to end the lawyers’ agitation and also the fast-unto-death by three advocates. We are very serious about it,” he said.
The Lawyers in East Godavari District today formed human chain as a protest against way of agitation adopted by lawyers belonging to Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh High court for the last four days.
–PTI