Former minister and senior Congress leader JC Diwakar Reddy on Thursday reiterated that he was in favour of United Andhra Pradesh. However, he said he would abide the decision of Congress High Command on the issue of separate Telangana.
Talking to reporters, Diwakar Reddy said that the proposal of Rayal Telangana did not come either from the Centre or the High Command. However, he said the proposal could be discussed if officially proposed. He suggested that the state having both Tungabhadra and Krishna rivers would prosper and without these two major rivers, no state could be imagined.
Diwakar Reddy appealed that the Congress leaders must wait for the decision of the Congress High Command on the issue and abide by it. (INN)
2011/7/17 8:41:36 Telangana Telugu Desam Forum members would meet on Monday to discuss future course of action plan on Telangana state.
According to sources, workers from gram level to district level from 119 constituencies in Telangana region will be attending the meeting.
The meeting would discuss strategy to be adopted on acceptance of resignation submitted by elected representatives.
The meeting would also take steps for taking forward the statehood agitation by creating awareness among people.
The meeting would likely to discuss mounting pressure on Telangana Congress leaders towards accepting their resignations.
The meeting would also discuss success of Bus yatra taken up in Telangana region by Forum members.
The party would also focus on strengthening party at grass root level in Telangana region by making its stand clear that the party is not against separation of state.(INN)
2012/4/13 3:55:26 Former member of Rajya Sabha K Kesava Rao on Friday said that no one could obstruct the Telangana leaders' visit to New Delhi for the Telangana statehood demand.
Talking to media persons at Pachayat Raj Minister K Jana Reddy's residence, Kesava Rao said that the Telangana leaders were not so weak that they could be threatened by other leaders over their visit to the national capital. “We are ready to go to New Delhi anytime to discuss with the High Command over the Telangana issue and no one can threaten us over our visit,” he said.
“We have already made it clear to the high command that except for Telangana we won't agree for anything else. The Telangana leaders are neither ready to accept any financial packages nor councils for the development of backward regions. We don’t even want any posts,” he said.
Senior leader and MLC K R Amos said the Telangana Ministers and leaders have decided to go to New Delhi despite Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy's appeal to them to participate in the Prajapatham programme in the State. He said that the leaders from Telangana would sit together on April 24 to discuss New Delhi's visit and plan a future strategy to achieve statehood for the Telangana region.
Amos said that Ministers and leaders did not turn up for the meetings at Jana Reddy residence due to their busy occupation with their engagements. (INN)
2011/11/22 16:24:59 The steering committee of the Telangana Political Joint Action Committee would meet on Wednesday to discuss the future strategy to be adopted to achieve statehood for the Telangana region.
Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, Telangana Political Joint Action Committee Prof M Kodandaram said that the steering committee would discuss the action plan for the next phase of statehood agitation. It would also discuss the strategies to be adopted by the Telangana MPs and MLAs in the winter session of Parliament and state legislative assembly.
The steering committee, which would meet on Wednesday at 11 am at Vasavi Kalyana Mandapam in Khairtabad, will also discuss the proposed Telangana yatra by freedom fighter Konda Laxman Bapuji.
Kodandaram appreciated the Telangana MPs, across party lines, for raising the issue of Telangana in the Parliament on Tuesday. He said that all the elected representatives of the region should work unitedly to achieve the statehood for the region. He also asked the UPA Government to honour the promise of starting the process for formation of Telangana made in December 2009. (INN)
2011/11/27 15:17:44 The legislators and top leaders of Telangana Rashtra Samithi will meet on November 30 to discuss the political situation in the State.
According to party sources, the party’s MLAs would meet on Nov 30 at the Telangana Bhavan to discuss the strategy to be adopted during the ensuing session of the State Legislative Assembly starting from Dec 1. The meeting will be chaired by TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao.
The TRS MLAs are also likely to discuss No Confidence Motion proposed to be introduced by the Telugu Desam Party in the assembly session. (INN)
TRS Executive Panel to discuss support for Nagams fast
2011/6/26 9:59:54 The Telangana Rashtra Samithi will convene an Executive Committee meeting on June 28 to discuss the strategy to be adopted on the separate Telangana statehood issue, besides the question whether to extend support to the hunger fast announced by suspended Telugu Desam Party leader Nagam Janardhan Reddy.
According to sources, the TRS Executive Committee will discuss the future course of action plan to be adopted on Telangana agitation, including whether to decide to seek the resignations of all leaders from the region to mount pressure on the Centre. The Executive Committee meeting would be chaired by party president K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Sources say that KCR is likely to discuss latest political situation in the state with senior party leaders and the important question of extending support to the hunger fast announced by Mr Janardhan Reddy. The suspended TDP MLA has announced that he would fast on July 3 and 4 to push forward the separate Telangana demand.
KCR would also shift the focus of the party leaders on strengthening the TRS in the village, gram, mandal and district level in the Telangana region.
According to sources, the Executive Committee would also discuss whether to seek the support of like-minded parties, the BJP, CPI, BSP, in its fight for the separate state.
The meeting would also discuss the forthcoming plenary of the YSR Congress Party. Indications are that the YSR Congress Party would announce its stand on Telangana state after its maiden plenary.(INN)
2011/6/7 9:44:54 The Telangana Rashtra Samithi Executive Committee will meet on June 10 at 2 PM to study the recent statements issued by senior by Congress leaders including Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and Congress In-Charge Of State Affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad and to discuss the future course of action to be adopted on Telangana.
The meeting, to be held at the Telangana Bhavan, will also review Telangana Political Joint Action Committee programmes.
The meeting will also take in the recent political developments including the resignation of Endowments Minister Jupally Krishna Rao and suspension of Telugu Desam Telangana Leader Nagam Janardhan Reddy.
The meeting will also discuss the partys strategy to be adopted over the forthcoming Local Body elections.
TRS Chief K Chandrasekhar Rao and senior party leaders will attend the meeting.
The meeting assumes importance in the wake of Congress MPs and Ministers issuing warnings that they would submit resignations from their posts if the Centre does not make a favourable announcement on Telangana by July 1.
2011/1/7 1:11:34 The die hard follower of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and former minister Konda Surekha has thrown a challenge to Telangana Congress MLA and MPs asking them to resign from their posts if they are really sincere about Telangana cause.
She said, If, still we want to retain our posts and as well as demand for separate state it would be a big joke of the year. We have to sacrifice our posts for Telangana cause. I am ready to resign to my MLA post. Are you all people in Congress ready to resign now? Unless, we tender our resignation letters, its not possible to achieve statehood for Telangana. I once again ask you all to resign and pressurize the party high command in favor of Telangana state.
She might have sincerely advised the Congress leaders, but, being in the Jagans camp others see her action as a Jagans hand in Surekhas glows. However, all the Telangana Congress leaders, MLAs and Ministers had a meeting at Nizam club to discuss their future course of action regarding the T issue. Some of them suggested sending a committee to New Delhi to give their representation to Sonia Gandhi in this regard. But, its learnt that majority of them have opposed the idea.
Telangana Congress leaders differ on heading to New Delhi
2011/7/18 4:32:51 Following the Congress In-Charge of State Affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad call to Telangana leaders, the 20-member Steering Committee of Telangana Congress leaders on Monday convened an emergency meeting at MP Jagannadhams residence to discuss on the statehood issue.
The steering committee met under convenors K Kesava Rao and K Jana Reddy discussed threadbare over Ghulam Nabi Azads call to New Delhi to begin the consultation process.
The Telangana Congress leaders opined that they would consider heading for New Delhi if Azad withdraw his comments made in China.
It may be recalled that Azad said that unanimous resolution of Assembly was mandatory for the formation of Telangana state. Azad said the formation of Telangana and its related issue cannot move an inch without the State Assembly passing a unanimous resolution.
There is no necessity to go for New Delhi for discussions on Telangana, a few leaders said.
However, a few of steering committee members opined that they would meet other Core committee members except Azad to discuss on Telangana issue.
They said they are ready to meet Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and Core committee member and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
With Telangana Congress leaders not responding to Azads call, the Congress high command is in a shock and thinking on other options.
With Seemandhra leaders in New Delhi holding discussions, the high command wants to convene a meeting with Telangana Congress leaders to find a solution to the controversial statehood issue.(INN)
2011/10/27 7:50:43 Congress MLAs from the Telangana region would meet on Friday to discuss and finalise the future course of action to achieve statehood for the region.
Talking to reporters after meeting Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy at Assembly premises here on Thursday, Aliar MLA Bhikshamaiah said that the meeting would be held at Central Hall Court in Lakdi-ka-pul on Friday. He said the conference would discuss strategy to be adopted to take forward the statehood agitation forward and ways to mount pressure on the Congress High Command.
Bhikshamaiah said that the meeting would also be attended by those who resigned for cause of statehood including Komatreddy Venkat Reddy and Jupalli Krishna Rao. He also denied the rumours of Telangana leaders have differences with the members of Telangana Steering Committee.
In the wake of employees calling off 42 days general strike, the MLAs are likely to discuss the ways of continuing the agitation in collaboration with other pro-Telangana parties and leaders. (INN)
2011/8/20 3:25:19 Telangana Congress MP G Vivek on Saturday criticized the ministers from Telangana regions for their participation in the cabinet meeting and attending to official duties.
Participating as chief guest at the Meet-the-Press being organized under the aegis of Telangana Working Journalists Union at Haca Bhavan, G Vivek said the ministers have sent a wrong message to Telangana people by attending to their duties and their participation was leading to resentment among people in the region. He said the Telangana people were feeling that the leaders have cheated them once again on the Telangana statehood.
Vivek said the steering committee would discuss the ministers attending Cabinet meetings and future course to be adopted towards on Telangana state formation. He said that the Congress high command would take a favourable decision on Telangana state. The party would suffer major loss in the region if it takes any un-favourable decision on the statehood issue, he said.
He said that the steering committee would also discuss the ongoing general strike and would make its stand clear after the meeting. (INN)
2011/12/9 15:40:28 TNGOs leader Swami Goud has said Telangana employees are ready to start general strike again if the political parties in TJAC asks them to do so. Today he has participated in the 'Telangana Jagarana' program conducted by TJAC at Indira Park in Hyderabad. Speaking on the occasion, "Telangana employees are always ready to agitate for Telangana cause. But, it is political parties which have no firm determination in this regard."
He warned the State Government not to indulge in anti Telangana games. Goud demands the center to immediately introduce the Telangana bill in the current parliament sessions.
The Congress leaders from Telangana region will meet on Friday to chalk out future course of action to be adopted to achieve statehood for the Telangana region.
The Telangana Congress leaders will convene a meeting at Pacnhayat Raj Minister K Jana Reddy's residence at 4 pm on Friday to discuss the strategy to be adopted for formation of Telangana state. According to sources, besides discussing the Telangana issue, the Congress leaders would also discuss the party's debacle in the recently held by-lections. They are likely to finalise a strategy to mount pressure on the Congress High Command to announce a favourable decision on Telangana in order to strengthen the party's base in the region.
The meeting by Congress leaders from the region assumes importance with Telangana Political Joint Action Committee setting April 24 as deadline for the Congress and TDP to make their stand clear on the statehood issue. Earlier, JAC chairman Prof M Kodandaram called upon JAC leaders to launch rallies and dharnas across the Telangana region to mount pressure on the Congress and TDP to make them clear their stand on Telangana. (INN)
Ponnam meets Rayapati seeking support for Telangana
2012/3/4 6:19:48 Two Congress MPs on Sunday tried to prove that Telangana issue could be resolved through dialogue.
Karimnagar MP Ponnam Prabhakar called upon Guntur MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao at latter's residence to discuss the Telangana issue. Later, talking to reporters Ponnam said that the MPs from Seemandhra region, who are opposing statehood for Telangana, should introspect and find out the reasons that led more than 700 students to commit suicide for the cause. He appealed Rayapati to support the Telangana demand and invited other MPs from the Seemandhra region for a dialogue on the issue.
Ponnam also demanded that the Central Government honour its promise of bifurcating the State. He said that the MPs from the Telangana region would meet in the next two days to revive the efforts to convince the Congress High Command for giving statehood for the region.
The Guntur MP too said that all Congress MPs were part of a family and therefore, they could sit and discuss any issue including Telangana. He maintained that he was in favour of a united Andhra Pradesh. However, he said that the MPs have left the final decision to Congress High Command. He said the MPs would abide whatever decision the Centre takes on the issue. (INN)
2011/6/30 9:42:39 Reiterating that Telugu Desam Party leaders from Telangana are not behind than their Congress and Telangana Rashtra Samithi counterparts in agitating for the separate statehood demand, TDP Telangana Forum convener Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Thursday stated that the party leaders are ready to sacrifice their posts for the cause of Telangana state.
Talking to media persons at NTR Trust Bhavan after emerging out of well attended meeting of party leaders from Telangana, Mr Dayakar Rao said that TDP high command has given the nod for them to resign from their elected posts to push for the separate statehood demand.
As part of TDPs intensified agitations for Telangana, massive public meetings would be organized across the region before July 15. These public meetings would also take the partys struggle to the grassroots level, Mr Dayakar Rao said.
He said the party would stage agitations in front of Mandal kendras on July 20 demanding withdrawal of central paramilitary forces from the region and start agitations in all constituencies on August 1 demanding introduction of Telangana Bill in Parliament.
Mr Dayakar Rao disclosed that MPs, MLAs and MLCs from the region would meet on July 5 at Telugu Desam Legislature Party Office and discuss on the 12 projects being constructed illegally on Krishna river by Maharashtra government, including the Babli project.
He said that the meeting would also submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister with evidence stating they are being constructed illegally, in violation of the Krishna Tribunal Award.
If illegal dams are constructed on River Krishna, Telangana would become a desert soon, Mr Dayakar Rao said.
The July 5 meeting would also discuss on deletion of Clause 14 F from the Presidential Orders of 1975, the senior TDP leader revealed.(INN)
2011/9/26 8:02:08 Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy is likely to visit the national capital on Wednesday to discuss the Telangana issue with the Congress High Command.
According to sources, in-charge of APCC affairs and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday evening rang up the Chief Minister to enquire about the latest situation that has arisen due to the employees' general strike in the State. Both the leaders are learnt to have discussed the impact and possible solutions. However, Azad has reportedly asked the Chief Minister to come to New Delhi on Wednesday to discuss the issue.
Meanwhile, PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana too received a call from Azad and he too is believed to have been summoned to New Delhi. Sources say that the Congress High Command has worked out a strategy to resolve the Telangana crisis and both the leaders were being called to New Delhi to discuss and finalise the same. (INN)
'T' Cong MPs to meet on Wednesday on statehood issue
2012/4/17 8:57:58 Hyderabad, April 17 (INN): Telangana Congress MPs Forum convener Ponnam Prabhakar on Tuesday stated that the MPs from the Telangana region would meet in Hyderabad on Wednesday to chalk out future course of action to be adopted to achieve separate Telangana state.
Talking to media persons after meeting Congress observer Vayalar Ravi at Gandhi Bhavan, Ponnam Prabhakar said that after the meeting, the MPs would brief Vayalar Ravi over the importance of taking a decision on separate Telangana in order to save the party in the region. He said that the MPs would discuss on honouring the promises given to Telangana people over the separate statehood issue and take steps towards mounting pressure on the High Command to take a favourable decision on bifurcation of state.
Apart from this, he said that the MPs would also discuss the latest situation in the Telangana including the suicides of students, party debacle in the recent by-elections and setting of deadline by Telangana Political Joint Action committee to make their stand clear on the issue.
He said that the MPs would make it clear to Vayalar Ravi that the favourable decision on Telangana would enhance the party's winning chances in the ensuing by-elections.
Errabelli challenges KCR for debate on 'T' traitors
2011/11/23 12:14:17 Telugu Desam Telangana Forum convener Erraballi Dayakar Rao challenged Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao for an open debate on 'Traitors of Telangana'.
Accusing the TRS chief of exploiting the Telangana agitation for his selfish gains, Errabelli said that the TDP leaders were ready to discuss and unmask the real 'traitors of Telangana'. He was addressing a press conference at the Telugu Desam Legislature Party office here on Wednesday. He alleged that KCR has mortgaged the interests of Telangana people and sold the agitation for Polavaram tenders costing Rs 4,500 crore.
Errabelli alleged that KCR had struck a secret deal with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and that is the reason why he was not raised his voice against her at any point of time in the last three months. Reminding that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi was founded in the house of freedom fighter Konda Lakshmam Bapuji, he said that KCR is not supporting Bapuji's agitation.
The TDP leader announced that his party would support the Telangana Bill, if introduced in the Parliament. He also informed that they would soon meet Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar and press for acceptance of their resignations. (INN)
Govt. fails to discuss public issues in session: BJP
2012/3/29 7:18:05 BJP Floor Leader E Laxminarayana on Thursday blamed the government for not taking up any pressing issues for discussion in the budget session of the Assembly.
Talking to media persons at Assembly Media Point, he said that though there were many public issues including drought, power, Telangana, farmers and corruption, it failed to discuss them. “There is no meaning of running the House if the government forces the Speaker to adjourn it abruptly without discussing people’s issues,” he said.
Laxminarayana said that the people would lose their confidence on legislative bodies if they fail to discuss their problems. He alleged that the governance in the State came to a standstill due to the arrogant attitude of the government. He said that the BJP would intensify its agitation against the government on people’s problems. (INN)
Water disputes can be solved through dialogue: Vivek
2011/7/17 8:36:38 Telangana Congress MP G Vivek on Sunday stated that Telangana Congress leaders would meet at Vanga Ananthareddy Function Hall in Karmanghat on Monday to discuss future course of action plan on Telangana.
Talking to media persons at his residence, G Vivek said the meeting would be attended by leaders from gram level to district level to discuss on steps to be taken for mounting pressure on Centre over the T state.
He said that the Telangana leaders are not agitating eyeing on the Chief Ministers post and submitted resignation for the Telangana state to protect the self-respect of region people.
Condemning the former Congress minister J C Diwakar Reddy statement of proposing power sharing formula between Seemandhra and Telangana, he said this type of statements would provoke people and described his statement as unwarranted.
He also ruled out Diwakar Reddys statement that wars will take place for sharing of river waters in the event of division of state.
He said that water disputes can be solved through dialogue after the formation of separate state.
Condemning the Minor Irrigation Minister T G Venkatesh statement that Andhra army to be established for protecting Seemandhra people, MP Komatireddy Rajagopal said that Venkatesh statement would invite the wrath of Telangana people and warned of serious consequences.(INN)
National level Round Table meet on T in Delhi: Konda Bapuji
2011/6/25 3:10:40 Prominent socialist politician from Telangana Konda Lakshman Bapuji on Saturday stated that National level leaders would attend a round-table conference to be organized in New Delhi on July 4 to discuss the contentious separate Telangana statehood demand.
Prominent among the attendees would be by AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav.
The round table conference would discuss the way forward on the separate Telangana demand. The conference would pass two key resolutions, the first one pertaining to the introduction of the Telangana Bill in Parliament and the second one would be in opposition to the controversial eighth chapter of the Justice Srikrishna Committees report, Mr Lakshman Bapuji told media persons here.
He was speaking at the Martyrs Memorial at Gun Park after paying tributes.
All parties have been invited to attend the conference, he said. The conference would be held under the aegis of United Telangana Forum and would discuss ways, means and the future course of action on pushing the separate Telangana statehood demand forward.
Mr Lakshman Bapuji added that a letter would be drafted at the round table conference, which would then be given to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, appealing them to stand by the December 9, 2009 statement of Union home Minister P Chidambaram.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bandaru Dattatreya, MLC Dilip Kumar, Vimalakka and Members of some NGOs were present.(INN)
Former minister and senior Congress leader JC Diwakar Reddy on Thursday reiterated that he was in favour of United Andhra Pradesh. However, he said he would abide the decision of Congress High Command on the issue of separate Telangana.
Former member of Rajya Sabha K Kesava Rao on Friday said that no one could obstruct the Telangana leaders' visit to New Delhi for the Telangana statehood demand.
The legislators and top leaders of Telangana Rashtra Samithi will meet on November 30 to discuss the political situation in the State.
TNGOs leader Swami Goud has said Telangana employees are ready to start general strike again if the political parties in TJAC asks them to do so. Today he has participated in the 'Telangana Jagarana' program conducted by TJAC at Indira Park in Hyderabad. Speaking on the occasion, "Telangana employees are always ready to agitate for Telangana cause. But, it is political parties which have no firm determination in this regard."
Two Congress MPs on Sunday tried to prove that Telangana issue could be resolved through dialogue.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy is likely to visit the national capital on Wednesday to discuss the Telangana issue with the Congress High Command.
Telugu Desam Telangana Forum convener Erraballi Dayakar Rao challenged Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao for an open debate on 'Traitors of Telangana'.
