Pro and anti-Telanagana state protests plague Andhra again
18 Jan 2013 7:30 AM IST
Protests for and against Telangana state resumed in Andhra Pradesh with various groups taking to streets in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam.
Students of Osmania University and activists of Telangana Jagruthi, the cultural arm of Telangana Rashtra Samithi tried to disrupt a meeting of Seemandhra leaders in Hyderabad. Police arrested the protestors, who alleged that the meeting was a conspiracy to stall formation of Telangana state.
Some protestors also tried to lay siege to the house of state minister Viswaroop. They also pelted stones on another minister Danam Nagender, who hails from Hyderabad but wants separate statehood to Hyderabad. The minister himself caught one of the protestors and handed him over to police.
Students opposing Seemandhra meeting also tried to take out a rally from Osmania University but police stopped them from coming out of the campus. Seemandhra leaders made it clear that any move to divide the state would be unacceptable.
Leaders and activists of Telangana JAC staged a silent protest at Telangana Martyrs' Memorial near state assembly building. Leaders of various constituents of JAC demanded the central government announce formation of Telangana state by 28 Jan.
TOP OFFICIALS SUMMONED TO DELHI
Amid intensified efforts by the central government to resolve the Telangana issue, the Andhra Pradesh chief secretary and police chief have been summoned to New Delhi. Chief Secretary Minni Mathew and Director General of Police V. Dinesh Reddy will meet Home Secretary R.K. Singh. The development has raised hopes among pro-Telangana groups that the central government would soon announce statehood to Telangana region.
Students of Osmania University and activists of Telangana Jagruthi, the cultural arm of Telangana Rashtra Samithi tried to disrupt a meeting of Seemandhra leaders in Hyderabad. Police arrested the protestors, who alleged that the meeting was a conspiracy to stall formation of Telangana state.
Some protestors also tried to lay siege to the house of state minister Viswaroop. They also pelted stones on another minister Danam Nagender, who hails from Hyderabad but wants separate statehood to Hyderabad. The minister himself caught one of the protestors and handed him over to police.
Students opposing Seemandhra meeting also tried to take out a rally from Osmania University but police stopped them from coming out of the campus. Seemandhra leaders made it clear that any move to divide the state would be unacceptable.
Leaders and activists of Telangana JAC staged a silent protest at Telangana Martyrs' Memorial near state assembly building. Leaders of various constituents of JAC demanded the central government announce formation of Telangana state by 28 Jan.
TOP OFFICIALS SUMMONED TO DELHI
Amid intensified efforts by the central government to resolve the Telangana issue, the Andhra Pradesh chief secretary and police chief have been summoned to New Delhi. Chief Secretary Minni Mathew and Director General of Police V. Dinesh Reddy will meet Home Secretary R.K. Singh. The development has raised hopes among pro-Telangana groups that the central government would soon announce statehood to Telangana region.
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