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Hundreds gather for Telangana protest in Hyderabad
Sunday January 27, 2013 07:14:58 PM,
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Hyderabad: A day
before the central government's own deadline to announce a
decision on Telangana issue ends, hundreds of people demanding a
separate state gathered Sunday after police granted permission to
the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) to hold demonstration
in the city.
Amid drum beats and slogans of 'Jai Telangana', people in large
numbers gathered at Indira Park in the heart of the city for
two-day protest 'Samara deeksha'.
JAC convenor M. Kodandaram described the permission for the rally
as a victory of Telangana people. He demanded that the central
government announce a decision for formation of Telangana state.
Protestors belonging to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS),
Communist Party of India (CPI), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and
other political and non-political organisations and students were
reaching Indira Park to stage their demonstation.
After arrests of Telangana leaders and activists, police granted
permission for the gathering with certain conditions. JAC can
stage protests at Indira Park till Monday evening and the
organisers have been directed to ensure peace.
The permission came after legislative council member and eminent
academician Chukkah Ramaiah, revolutionary balladeer Gadar and
others held talks with state Home Minister Sabita Indra Reddy and
Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma.
Ramaiah said Telangana supporters in large numbers would
participate in the protest. He also demanded release of all
leaders and activists arrested in Hyderabad and other parts of
Telangana.
Police had earlier refused permission for 36-hour protest called
by the JAC to press the demand that the central government make an
announcement on Telangana by Monday. With police finally giving
them permission, the JAC, TRS and BJP leaders who had launched the
protest at various places in the city reached Indira Park.
However, BJP state president Kishan Reddy and other leaders were
arrested by police when they took out a rally from the party
office to Indira Park. Earlier, dozens of JAC leaders were
arrested at JAC office and near the state assembly for defying the
police ban.
TRS legislators launched a protest at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi
in the assembly premises when the police stopped them from
marching to the protest venue.
Party leader E. Rajender alleged that police arrested thousands of
Telangana activists across the region to foil the protest. The
sub-regional party termed the police action "undemocratic and
repressive". Meanwhile, dozens of students were also arrested when
they tried to march towards Raj Bhavan to lay siege to it.
Police stopped the students at Khairatabad crossroads as they were
heading towards the official residence of the governor.
Activists of Telangana Malamahandu were also arrested when they
tried to stage a protest at the chief minister's camp office at
Begumpet.
Osmania University was rocked by violent protest as students tried
to take out a rally and lay siege to Raj Bhavan to demand Governor
E.S.L. Narasimhan's resignation.
Police sealed the main gate at the university campus and used
teargas shells to prevent students from coming out. Tension
prevailed on the campus as the police and paramilitary forces
swung into action to disperse students pelting stones at them.
Student leaders alleged that a few students were injured in police
baton charge.
Police stopped students who were trying to take out a bike rally
to Raj Bhavan, 10 km from the campus. There was heated argument
between student leaders and police officers.
Osmania University has witnessed many violent demonstrations for
separate state during last three years.
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