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Tension at Telangana student's funeral procession
Sunday March 25, 2012 05:13:25 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: The
suicide of a student for separate statehood to Telangana has
brought the issue back into focus with a shutdown being observed
Sunday in Warangal district amid tension and some groups calling
for a two-day protest.
Tension prevailed in Warangal town Sunday during the funeral
procession of MBA student Bhojya Naik, who immolated himself
Saturday to protest the delay in carving out Telangana state.
Hundreds attended the funeral procession during which the
protesters attacked the houses of Congress leaders and an office
of the party. They also stoned the statue of former prime minister
Rajiv Gandhi.
Students attacked the houses of Information Technology Minister
Ponnala Lakshmaiah, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader E. Dayakar Rao
and government chief whip G. Venkatramna Reddy. Three people were
injured in the stone pelting. Police baton charged the protesters.
Earlier, the protesters also attacked Dayakar Rao's brother
Pradeep Rao when he visited the house of Bhojya Naik to console
his parents.
Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) chairman M. Kodandaram,
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) legislators and others
participated in the funeral procession.
A shutdown is being observed in Warangal district on a call given
by pro-Telangana groups.
JAC, comprising TRS and other groups, has called for burning the
effigies of Congress party and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in all 10
districts of the region Monday. It also urged people to hold
candle light rallies Tuesday.
JAC leaders said the suicide should be an eye-opener to all MPs
from the region and they should pressurise the central government
to table a bill during the current session of parliament for
formation of Telangana state.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has condoled the
death of Bhojya Naik and conveyed his sympathies to his family
members. The chief minister said suicides were not a solution to
the problems and hoped that the central government would take an
appropriate decision on the issue. He advised the students not to
become emotional and take their lives.
Congress MPs from Telangana, Rajaiah and Balram Naik, alleged that
leaders from Andhra and Rayalaseema were responsible for suicides.
Telangana groups claim that over 600 people, mostly students, have
committed suicide for the cause of Telangana during the last two
years.
The latest incident came close on the heels of by-elections to six
assembly seats in the region.
Proving that the Telangana sentiment is still strong, all five
legislators who had resigned on Telangana issue were re-elected.
TRS bagged four seats while one independent was re-elected.
The sixth seat was won by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The
Congress and TDP drew blank.
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