Hyderabad, April 09: After a lull, the Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) is all set to unveil a new action programme to ensure that the momentum of the T agitation is not lost.
Among the proposals under the consideration of the TJAC, which will meet soon, is the social boycott of all elected representatives who have not yet resigned in demonstration of their support for the Telangana cause.
On the other hand, the main constituents of the TJAC, the TRS and the BJP, are eyeing electoral gains from the T issue in 2014 polls, should the centre decide to keep the issue in abeyance till then, and hence are keen on sustaining the movement.
With no clarity emerging on whether the Centre would take a decision on Telangana later this month, as it has been given to understand, or put it on the back burner till next elections, the TRS and the BJP want the movement to continue to reap short-term as well as long-term political benefits.
However, the idea of using T issue for electoral gains doesn’t seem to go down well with the NGOs and the Employees’ JAC who want an early decision on Telangana. However, they are also cooling their heels for now for lack of a clear direction to proceed.
Meanwhile, the TJAC is under fire from some quarters for failing to capitalise on the success of its February million march, which helped push the movement to a new high. The leadership has not been able to consolidate the gains of the Million March, the detractors of the TJAC allege. TPF president Gadar recently came out against the TJAC for its failure to intensify the movement. The sudden slow down of the movement has given enough scope for the anti-Telangana forces to regroup themselves and work against the Telangana cause, he said and wondered what prevented the TJAC from intensifying the movement after the million march.
Meanwhile, JAC chairman Kodandaram told Express that the committee would finalise its action plan by holding an extended steering committee meeting in the next few days. He dismissed as baseless the allegation that the TJAC has been taking it easy in taking the movement forward.
–Agencies