HYDERABAD: Telangana Rashtra Samiti president K. Chandrasekhara Rao has announced that he will start his fast-unto-death, demanding a separate State, near the Martyrs' Memorial at Siddipet on November 29.
At a press conference here on Monday, he said it was now or never and a fight to the finish. "Be prepared for either my funeral procession or a victory rally," he said, adding that the TRS would not be held responsible for any eventuality, incidents of violence, bloodshed or any development. The demand of a separate State apart, the immediate objective of an agitation by the party was to see that lands that were encroached upon by Realtors in and around Hyderabad, were returned to the poor, he said.
SANGAREDDY: Foundation stone was laid for the construction a dais at Siddipet, where TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao is scheduled to go on fast unto death.
. People from across the region will surround the TRS president making it difficult even for the police to approach him.
Advised to go to people instead of going on fast-unto-death
HYDERABAD: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhara Rao on Friday met former Minister Palvai Goverdhan Reddy seeking support for his indefinite fast from November 29 at Siddipet.
Mr. Rao said he called on Mr. Goverdhan Reddy to greet him on his birthday at the latter's residence. Sources said the two leaders discussed about the fast unto death planned by Mr. Rao.
'Hasty decision'It is understood that Mr. Goverdhan Reddy told Mr. Chandrasekhara Rao that he had announced the indefinite fast in haste. He is said to have advised him to go to the people instead of launching the fast-unto-death, which could lead to law and order problem. He also expressed fears that there was every chance of anti-social elements and Maoists taking advantage of the situation.
Meanwhile, Civil Supplies Minister Jupally Krishna Rao, Higher Education Minister D. Sridhar Babu and former Minister Md. Ali Shabbir at a press conference faulted Mr. Rao's 'Jago Bhago' campaign. They said there were several reasons for backwardness of regions.
Controversial remarksMr. Krishna Rao said the Congress had always strived hard to develop the backward regions, including Telangana. He lamented that some TRS leaders were issuing controversial statements that hurt the sentiments of people of other regions.
Mr. Shabbir said Congress party would protect the interests of non-Telangana people in Greater Hyderabad limits.
SANGAREDDY: One week ahead of the proposed fast-unto-death by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao at Siddipet, the police are taking the town into their control.
Nizamabad range DIG R.K. Meena and district Superintendent of Police M. Kanta Rao are already camping at Siddipet and personally supervising the arrangements for security.
Check-posts have been set up in more than 10 roads which are connecting the town with other areas and police were deployed.
Though none has been taken into custody, police are keeping an eye on the movement of important leaders. Thirty intelligence officials are on the field. Additional force is being deployed in the area.
TRS legislator T. Harish Rao on Sunday announced that rallies would be taken up across the district to prepare the public for the agitation from Monday. The party is also planning boycott of classes, taking out of rallies in support of Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao's agitationfor separate Telangana State.
Taxi owners and others instructed not to rent their vehicles to the TRS rank and file
KARIMNAGAR: In the wake of the proposed fast-unto-death programme of TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao in neighbouring Siddipet town of Medak district, the Karimnagar district police have invoked prohibitory orders under Section 30 of the AP Police Act.
Karimnagar DSP Srinivas Rao said that the prohibitory orders would be implemented till December 31 in the district. He said that there would be prohibition on rallies, rasta rokos, dharnas, public meetings in the town. If anyone wants to stage dharnas or meetings, they should take permission from the DSP, the press note stated. Besides, there would be prohibitory orders under Section 144 too in the district.
In the meantime, the district police are making elaborate security arrangements to avoid any untoward incident in the district during the agitational programme. Police pickets were deployed at all vital installations and are keeping a close surveillance of the movement of TRS leaders in the district. The police instructed private taxi owners and others not to rent their vehicles to the TRS rank and file.
| Police machinery all geared up to foil attempts by TRS activists to cross Adilabad district |
"Taunting by estranged TRS MLA from Mancherial made KCR go for last-ditch-battle"
Alienation of the MLA may have negative impact on efforts to mobilise support from Mancherial
ADILABAD: Party politics relating to Adilabad district is deemed to be responsible for Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrashekhar Rao adopting the 'struggle' method to get a separate State carved out. Yet, the contribution of this district in terms of sending supporters to the party president's November 29 fast-unto-death at Siddipet is expected to be among the lowest considering the present state of the party in the district.
The general opinion here is that 'taunting' in the recent past by G. Arvind Reddy, the estranged Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) legislator from Mancherial, has made Mr. K. Chandrashekhara Rao get into the last-ditch-battle mode.
The alienation of the MLA is also likely to have a negative impact on the efforts to mobilise support for the party president from Mancherial constituency.
Mobilising the party activists to Siddipet on the D-day will now be left to Sirpur legislator K. Sammaiah and Chennur MLA Nallala Odelu.
Besides, the party also expects its leaders like Srihari Rao at Nirmal and Bhainsa to gather workers and supporters.
"Barring some pockets in the district, the response of party workers also seems to be rather lukewarm. We have yet to get clear orders on the issue," revealed a party leader from Adilabad town, talking about the November 29 event.
Meanwhile, the police machinery is all geared up to foil attempts by TRS activists to cross the district on November 28 or 29 with a view to reaching the important town in Medak district.
All exit routes from Mancherial, Khanapur, Nirmal and Basar will be effectively manned by police on these days.
The police have initiated surveillance of important TRS personalities who will be involved in the efforts to activate the party workers.
"The intention is to prevent untoward events and the methodology will be that of basic policing," observes a police officer while explaining the efforts that the police department is likely to make in the coming few days to prevent unlawful activities.
HYDERABAD: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao has given a call for closure of educational institutions in Telangana districts on Thursday to protest against the binding over of party workers ahead of his proposed indefinite hunger strike at Siddipet from Sunday.
Addressing the executive committee of the party here, Mr. Rao appealed to students to boycott classes voluntarily as part of the bandh.
He demand the government to stop binding over of TRS workers as to foil his hunger strike. He also asked MPs and MLAs of the Congress and the TDP from Telangana region to announce their stand on separate Telangana like senior Congress leader G. Venkatswamy who recently expressed his support to the agitation.
The TRS chief came down heavily on some TV channels which lampooned him and warned of Mumbai and Pune type attacks on them if they did not stop.
HYDERABAD: The Joint Action Committee of Telangana Employees, Teachers and Workers at its meeting here on Wednesday, with K. Swamy Goud in the chair, resolved to support the fast to be undertaken by Telangana Rashtra Samiti president K. Chandrasekhar Rao on November 29.
The meeting decided to organise meetings from November 26 to 29 at division and mandal level to prepare the employees for a struggle against the 'free zone', to take out a rally on November 30 and to organise a 'pen-down' strike on December 1.
At its meeting the Telangana NGOs Central Union resolved to resort to direct action by the employees any day after December 15. It appealed to the Government to offer 61 per cent fitment in the Pay Revision Commission scales and decided to hold discussions with the JAC leaders in the first week of December.
The union decided to take up a united struggle against 'free zone' after holding consultations with other employees' organisations, according to G. Deviprasad, general secretary.
26 November 2009
bandh complete
ADILABAD: The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS)-called bandh of educational institutions on Thursday was complete in Kagaznagar, Mandamarri, Bellampally and Mancherial towns while only a few institutions remained closed in other centres including the district head quarters. In Nirmal and Bhainsa area also a large number of schools and colleges were reportedly closed during the day. -Staff Reporter
