second phase of telangana issue after january 28th
The Centre is planning to conduct another round of talks with all political parties of the state on the issue of separate Telangana after January 28.
Sources said the meeting was aimed at giving assurance that the process of consultation for forming the state was on and would continue.
There was also a plan to hold a meeting of employees, intellectuals and peoples’ organisations in February but this was given up because of the increased tensions in both the regions.
The joint action committee of Telangana has already announced that it would wait till January 28 to submit en masse resignations by all elected public representatives.
“Negotiations and consultations would be there in the process of formation of Telangana,” said Mr Madhu Yashki Goud, MP from Nizamabad. “We are not against talks.”
The Congress high command is working with a three-pronged strategy to sort out the issue.
For one, it is not willing to accept any ‘deadlines’. It would also take stern action on party representatives who press for their resignations. At the same time, it would continue dialogue with all the stakeholders.
Telangana MPs are likely to meet the Union home minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Friday as he is holding a consultation process with different political parties in AP over the Telangana issue.
telangana students rallies in andhra cities
The Telangana Universities Students Joint Action Committee and the Telangana Youth Force on Wednesday resolved to hold ‘Telangana self-respect rallies’ in Vijayawada, Guntur, Visakhapatnam and Kurnool and sought permission from the government for the purpose.
“Students from 14 universities in Telangana will take part in these rallies. We appeal to the state government to permit the rallies,” said Mr Madishetty Ajay, TUSJAC leader. “We will meet the home minister, Ms Sabitha Indra Reddy, on Thursday and submit a representation.”
The JAC asked all the elected representatives of the Telangana region from the Parliament level to gram panchayats to resign by January 28 or face “social and political” boycott. It resolved to intensify the agitation for Telangana statehood if the Centre fails to make a clear statement on the issue by January 28.
osmania students clash with police on suicide of venugopal reddy
Police and students fought pitched battles at the Osmania University on Wednesday as violence erupted during the funeral procession of K. Venugopal Reddy, a student who committed suicide on Tuesday pained at the delay in the formation of Telangana.
telangana news- osmania university students may loose a year
The 40,000-odd students of Osmania University are on the verge of losing this academic year, thanks to the protracted Telangana agitation.
Semester exams have been postponed in the university for the fifth time, following the alleged suicide of MCA student K. Venugopal Reddy on the campus.
To make matters worse, student unions have said they will not allow exams to be held until the Centre announces a time-frame for the formation of a separate state.
OU had postponed the exams four times because of the Telangana agitation.
Telangana latest news- Student's suicide in OU puts Telangana on the boil again
Student's suicide in OU puts Telangana on the boil again
Telangana is on the boil once again after the suspected suicide of an MCA student on the Osmania University campus.Hundreds of angry OU students called for a bandh on Wednesday and demanded the resignations of all elected representatives from the region in order to give momentum to the separate state movement.
By Tuesday night, the OU students placed the body of their mate outside Arts College and vowed not to allow it to be taken from there until all the MPs and MLAs quit their posts.
