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Telangana protesters lay siege to ministers, MPs' houses
Saturday January 08, 2011 06:54:08 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: Protests
continued in Telangana for the third consecutive day Friday with
protesters laying siege to the houses of state ministers, MPs and
state legislators of ruling Congress and Telugu Desam Party (TDP)
to demand their resignations.
Leaders and activists of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and other
constituents of Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) staged
road blockades in different parts of Telangana protesting the
police "excesses" on students at Osmania University in Hyderabad.
The protesters sat on the roads, disrupting vehicular traffic for
several hours. Such protests were reported from Khammam, Warangal,
Medak, Nalgonda, Karimnagar, Nizamabd, Mahabubnagar and Adilabad
districts.
They demanded withdrawal of police and paramilitary forces from
Osmnia University and lifting of curbs on media covering Telangana
protests.
On a call given by Osmania University Joint Action Committee (OUJAC),
students laid siege to the residences of ministers. They also
staged protests outside the houses of MPs and state legislators
belonging to both the ruling Congress and the main opposition TDP.
Police arrested scores of protesters in various towns in the
region. The protests also led to tension in some areas as police
used force to control the crowds.
Protesters laid siege to the house of minister Basvaraj Saraiah in
Warangal. Another minister Sudershan Reddy's house in Nizamabad
was attacked.
There was also a huge protest outside the residence of MP Ponnam
Prabhakar in Karimnagar.
The protesters wanted all ministers, MPs and legislators from the
region to resign to mount pressure on the central government to
table a bill in parliament during the budget session.
The protests were continuing in Telangana since Thursday when
Srikrishna committee's report was made public.
The panel strongly favoured keeping Andhra Pradesh united but
suggested constitutional measures to ensure development of
Telangana.
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