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Rebel TDP
legislators begin fast for unity on Telangana
Sunday July 03, 2011 02:49:40 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad:
Four rebel legislators of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) from the
Telangana region Sunday began a two-day fast for unity among
parties and leaders fighting for a separate Telangana state.
A day before MPs, state ministers and legislators of the Congress
party and legislators of TDP are scheduled to submit their
resignations, TDP legislators launched their hunger strike at
Indira Park here.
Led by senior leader N. Janardhan Reddy, who was suspended from
TDP in May, the legislators called upon all Telangana leaders to
keep aside their party flags and agenda to unitedly fight for a
separate state. They also plan to send their resignations to
assembly speaker N. Manohar from the hunger strike camp later in
the day.
The other legislators on fast are Harishwar Reddy, Venugopala
Chary and Jogu Ramanna.
Prominent figure of the Telangana movement Konda Laxman Bapuji
inaugurated the hunger strike camp as leaders cutting across party
lines gathered there to express their solidarity.
They included Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) chairman M.
Kodandaram, Telangana Praja Front leader Gaddar, Congress leaders
Yadav Reddy, K.R. Amos and revolutionary singer Vimalakka.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has also extended its support to
the fast by TDP legislators.
Janardhan Reddy, a former state minister, was suspended from TDP
after he criticized party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu for not
taking a clear stand in support of Telangana.
He along with other legislators have been carrying on the movement
for a separate state without the party flag.
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