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Protests in Telangana mar Andhra Pradesh
formation day
Thursday November 01, 2012 06:54:49 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: Hoisting of
black flags and protests in Telangana marred the Andhra Pradesh
formation day Thursday.
Telangana protagonists hoisted black flags on government office
buildings and took out rallies to observe what they called the
"day of betrayal" on a call given by Joint Action Committee (JAC),
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and other groups fighting for
separate statehood to the region.
Tension prevailed at Osmania University campus here as students
trying to take out a rally clashed with police. The protestors
pelted stones when they were stopped by police at the university
gate. Police retaliated with firing of tear gas shells.
Ministers from Telangana stayed away from the official functions
in their home districts. At the main official function in
Hyderabad, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy unfurled the
national flag and took the salute amid unprecedented security.
In the nine other districts of the region, the district collectors
hoisted the national tricolour at official functions. There was
tension in districts like Warangal and Karimnagar as the pro-Telangana
activists were arrested by the police when they tried to disrupt
the celebrations. TRS leaders and legislators were among those
arrested.
The activists also barged into government buildings and hoisted
black flags to register their protest. Telangana employees of the
state secretariat also wore black badges.
Leaders of various Telangana groups, wearing black badges and
holding black flags, gathered at Gun Park in front of the state
assembly building here as a mark of protest. They included JAC
convenor M. Kodandaram, who was earlier placed under house arrest.
The JAC leader termed his house arrest "undemocratic" and accused
the government of resorting to oppressive measures to prevent
Telangana people from staging protests.
Police also arrested Telangana legislator N. Janardhana Reddy when
he was on his way to meet Kodandaram at his residence. Protesting
his arrest, he staged a sit-in at Kachiguda police station.
Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other groups met
him at the police station to extend their support.
At Telangana Bhavan, the TRS headquarters, party leader N.
Narasimha Reddy hoisted the black flag.
A thick security cover was thrown around NTR Stadium where the
main official function was held to mark the occasion. The chief
minister addressed the gathering from behind a bullet-proof
lectern.
The pro-Telangana groups have been observing the formation day as
betrayal day to register their protest. They alleged that the
assurances given to the Telangana region at the time of formation
of Andhra Pradesh were never fulfilled.
Telangana, a part of the erstwhile Hyderabad state, was merged
with then Andhra State Nov 1, 1956, to form Andhra Pradesh despite
reservations from a section of people in Telangana.
Demands have been made for separate statehood to Telangana for
last four decades. The backward region is currently witnessing a
movement for separate statehood.
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