New Delhi, February 22: Pro-Telangana protestors, in Delhi to press for the speedy creation of a separate state, marched towards Parliament on Monday.
Hundreds of lawyers, students and others sympathetic to the Telangana cause voiced their demands at Jantar Mantar in the heart of the capital and then rushed towards Gate No 5 of the Parliament – violating prohibitory orders – and clashed with the police personnel posted there.
As per reports, some of them even managed to get through the security cordon and were forcibly pushed out by the security personnel.
Holding placards with messages such as ‘Lathi, goli khayenge, Telanagana le jaayenge’ and shouting “Jai Telangana”, protestors demanded that the Centre initiate prompt action for the formation of a separate Telangana state and introduce the Telangana state formation bill in the Parliament.
Reports said nearly 30 protesters have been detained by the police.
The protest was timed to coincide with the opening day of the Budget Session.
“We want Telangana”, “We need a separate state”, “Let Centre bring a bill in Parliament immediately”, read other placards.
Besides lawyers from various bar associations in all 10 districts of the Telangana region, students also formed a sizeable chunk of the protestors.
The Delhi Police had called in more troops in view of the protests.
–IANS