Telugu Desam Telangana Forum leader Motkupalli Narasimhulu and his supporters were arrested by the police when they staged a dharna at Tank Band in protest against the desecration of Dr BR Ambedkar's statues.
Narasimhulu and TDP activists staged dharna in front of Ambedkar statue on Tankbund and obstructed the traffic. Raising slogans against the state government, the TDP activists demanded that the government take stern action against those responsible for such acts and take steps for not recur of such incidents in future.
Talking to reporters after his arrest, Narasimhulu said that the government should order a judicial probe into incident with a sitting High Court judge to get a comprehensive report on the incident. Holding Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy responsible for the incidents, he sought his apology to Dalit communities in this regard.
“The government should take immediate action against the culprits before the situation goes out of control in the State,” he demanded. (INN)
The brazen T protestors have not only shamelessly defended the demolition of statues on Tank Bund but they are now coming out in the open and defending their heinous act.
Some writers and poets from Telangana conducted a Swabhiman march on Tank Bund today. They raised slogans defending the felling of the statues. They even threatened the government with dire consequences if demolished statues were reinstalled.
2007/10/30 5:27:50 Actor turned politician Roja continues to maintain her high profile. She staged a dharna against belt shops with a large number of TDP followers in Hyderabad on Monday.She sat on dharna at the Ambedkar statue at Tank Bund and raise slogans against the government and chief minister Y S Rajashekar Reddy.
As son as she wound up her dharna and left the place, some TRS activists entered the scene. They cleaned the place thoroughly and also cleaned the statue of Ambedkar with milk and water.
The T JAC leaders have announced that the proposed Million March will be held as announced. However they have made certain changes keeping in mind the Intermediate Exam on that day.
The Million March will be held only in the afternoon and the rally will be held in a peaceful manner. The agitators will come in a rally to Tank bund and stage a dharna there.
Meanwhile city police commissioner has said that all types of rallies have been banned in Hyderabad on March 10. 144 section will also be imposed.
The participants in the Million March vent their ire on the statues of eminent people at Tank Bund. After damaging the statues the protestors have not thrown them into Tank Bund.
The statues of Errapragada, Annamayya, Kandukuri Veeresalingam and others were damaged by the protestors.
The police remained mute spectators to the entire happenings. The protestors attacked the media personnel and damaged cameras in order to stop them from shooting the statue damaging incidents.
2012/1/26 9:23:18 Telangana Jagruthi Organisation president Kavita was arrested by police on Thursday at Tank Bund in Hyderabad. She accompanied by some TRS workers and others have staged a dharna at Ambedkar statue at Tank bund in protest against vandalizing of Dr.Ambedkar statues in Amalapuram and Dhavaleswaram. She plans for a protest march to Assembly demanding an immediate action against the culprits and for installing a statue of Dr.Ambedkar in Assembly premises. However, since she has no police permission for her march, she was arrested by them. Kavita raged with her arrest enters into heated arguments with the police asking them what is wrong with her demands. She warns the Government if it fails to take immediate action on her demands, she will block the Assembly with thousands of people.
2012/4/11 0:39:11 Telagana Jagruthi president K Kavitha would sit on a 48-hour hunger strike demanding installation of Dr BR Ambedkar statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, Kavitha said that the she would begin the 48-hour hunger strike from April 14 at Indira Park. She demanded that Ambedkar's statue be installed next to the Mahatma Gandhi's statue in the assembly premises. She said that all political parties have made representation to Speaker Nadendla Manohar requesting him to take steps for the installation of Ambedkar's statue. However, she said no action has been taken in this regard.
Kavitha also demanded that the State Government should install the statues of Telangana leaders like Kommaram Bhem at Tank Bund. Else, she warned that pro-Telangana activists would halt the re-installation of statues, damaged during Million March, at Tank Bund. She said that large-scale protests would be held across the region if the demands for installation of Ambedkar statue in assembly and Telangana leaders' statues at Tank Bund were not met. (INN)
Motkupalli hails Kavitha's fast for Ambedkar's statue
2012/4/14 6:33:15 Senior Telugu Desam Party leader and MLA Motkupalli Narasimhulu on Saturday hailed Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha for observing 48 hours hunger fast demanding installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the Assembly premises.
Talking to media persons after garlanding the statue of Dr Ambedkar at Tank Bund to mark his 122nd birth anniversary, Motkupalli Narasimhulu said, “this is for the first time that a person from TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao’s family was sitting in the hunger fast for the cause of installing Dr Ambedkar’s statue.” He also expressed his solidarity for Kavitha's fast.
Stating that TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu has repeatedly demanded installation of Dr Ambedkar's statue, he said that leaders of all political parties have been mounting pressure on the government to take a favourable decision on the issue. At least now the government should respond and take steps for installing Ambedkar's statue soon in the assembly premises, he demanded. (INN)
The sate government that is not known to act firmly or swiftly has made an exception this time. The government has agreed to install the statue of the Adivasi warrior from Telangana Komaram Bheem.
The TRS has been demanding that the statue of Komaram Bheem be installed on the Tank Bund immediately. KTR and others started highlighting the issue with a view to gain political mileage.
With the government agreeing to the proposal and setting into motion the process of identifying suitable place on Tank Bund for the statue, the TRS has been silenced on this issue.
2011/3/10 3:02:36 The assured peaceful million march took a violent turn as the Telangana Congress leaders Madhu Yashky and K.Kesav Rao entered the scene. Both the leaders were chased out of the place by some students. While, K.Kesav Rao was humiliated with facing chappals and eggs on him, Madhu Yashky was roughed up by the students. Students who got irritated upon seeing them shouting slogans against the both have tried their hands on them. However, both the leaders were rescued by the police. They have escorted to safe place. Madhu Yashky said that, the attack on his is a very simple issue before the Telangana issue. He said that, he is ready to resign to his post if all the parties in TJAC ask him to do so.
The statues of eminent persons of the state that were placed on the Tank bund during late Rama Rao regime were also not spared by the protesters. They have partially damaged the statues of Brahma Naidu, Yerra Pragada, Annamayya, Kandhukuri Veeresalingam, Molla, and Triupuraneni Rama Swamy. The Para military forces and the police forces deployed around the Tank Bund area failed to control the crowds who go rampage.
Prof. Kodhandaram, Gaddar, Madhu Yashky and many other leaders were arrested but released later. TRS president has just turned up at Tank Bund and condemned the attacks on KK and Yashky. However, he or any of the leaders didn’t regret for damaging the statues of great persons of the state, instead they transferred the blame onto State Government for provoking the peaceful agitating people.
2007/11/21 1:42:40 The TDP chief Chandra Babu Naidu tried to pull a fast one on chief minister Y S Rajashekar Reddy by staging a dharna at the assembly. He even slept in the assembly premises overnight and had his morning ablutions. The TDP members attended the assembly without going home.
But all that Babu managed was a small story in the inside pages. He thought that his act would fetch him banner headlines and even the national if nor international media would highlight his act of sleeping in the assembly premises.
Babu is by no means anywhere close to the legendary N T Rama Rao. When N T Ram Rao staged dharna by squatting on the road on tank bund, it was a big issue. The entire city came to a halt and his act got wide publicity. In the end, Babu has failed to achieve anything concrete on the minimum support price issue for paddy
2010/10/26 9:44:08 Nowadays, every small and big leader in Telangana comes out with a new task for the government to solve followed by serious consequences warning. All of a sudden, TRS leader K.Taraka Rama Rao found a new issue to fight out the government. Recently, he discovered that there was no statue of Telangana freedom fighter Komaram Bheem on tank bund, in Hyderabad. So, two days ago issued an ultimatum to state Government demanding to install the statue of Komaram Bheem within a stipulated period or else he and his men are going to bring down all the statues. Even after two days of his ultimatum, there was no response from the Government, which irritates him. So, today once again he reiterated his ultimatum to Rosaiah Government so as it will understand he is serious about the issue.
2011/8/16 2:04:43 Describing the arrest of social activist Anna Hazare in New Delhi as undemocratic and unconstitutional, Telugu Desam Party N.Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday took out a rally to expresses solidarity with Anna’s anti-corruption movement.
The rally from NTR Trust Bhavan to Tank Bund was attended by hundreds of TDP leaders and workers. Expressing solidarity to Anna Hazare’s call for ‘Jail Bharo’, Naidu said that he would sit-in for deeksha at Ambedkar Statue on the Tank Bund.
Alleging that the government has violated the basic rights of citizens, Naidu said the party would continue its fight against corruption and its prevention at all levels.
Naidu also called upon people to launch a fight against corruption voluntarily and express their solidarity to civil activist Anna Hazare in his crusade against graft. He also urged the government to bring judiciary system under Lokpal. (INN)
2011/3/11 18:25:25 CC police have filed non bailable cases against TRS president K.Chandrashekar Rao, his son K.Taraka Ramarao, T.Vinod, Praja Front leader Gaddar, TJAC Chairman Prof.Kodhandaram and some others for attempt of murder on ACP and ASI who were on duty during the million march. Police have arrested 59 people who were alleged to be damaged the statues on Tank Bund.
Chief Minister K.Kiran Kumar Reddy and Home minister Sabita Indra Reddy told the members of the Assembly that, though they have prior information about the plan of destroying the statues on the Tank Bund, they were failed to protect them. However, they have assured that, the culprits will be brought to book and new statues will be reinstalled in the same locations. They have also assured the members that, they will take all necessary steps to protect and safeguard the public properties of the twin cities.
When they both knew in advance about the destructive plans of pro Telangana people, then why didn’t they take necessary steps? If, a Chief Minister and Home Minister of a State simply ignore their duties to safeguard the public properties, who else will be held responsible for it? Booking cases on the TRS leaders is nothing but a big drama scripted by Kiran Kumar Reddy Government. When, they couldn’t control the mobs from going rampage, how anyone can expect that they have courage and sincerity to take action against the leaders? It’s high time for the Centre to take some corrective measures for the burning state.
2011/10/3 5:34:39 A farmers' delegation from Mahabubnagar district on Monday demanded the dismissal of Textiles and Handlooms Minister P Shankar Rao from the Cabinet alleging that he occupied government lands.
A representation to this effect was submitted to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy here at his camp office by the farmers from Mamidipally village in Kothuru mandal in Mahaboobnagar district. They alleged that Dr Shankar Rao encroached upon 27 acres in Kothuru mandal which resulted in heavy losses to the farmers, the former ZPTC Shyamsunder Reddy told mediaperons.
The farmers also submitted documentary evidences to prove their allegations.
A tank was constructed during the Nizam's period under which farmers irrigated nearly 500 acres and also used the same as source of drinking water. But the Minister allegedly conspired with the local Congress leaders and farmers and got the said patta land of 32 acres under survey number 129 registered illegally in his daughter Sushmitha's name.
The farmers alleged that Shankar Rao detonated the bund of the said tank with an ulterior motive to make the land unfit for storage of water in order to completely take over the said land.
The delegation urged the Chief Minister to sanction Rs 10 lakhs for repairs to the tank bund to restore the drinking and irrigation facilities to them. Shayamsunder Reddy also circulated photo copies that shows that the minister attempted to sell the land for Rs 1.70 crore.
The MRO Rangacharyulu though assured earlier to do the needful to the farmers, but backed out. Copies of the representations were given to the District Collector, Home Minister, MP of Mahaboobnagar district and MLA of Shadnagar. (INN)
BJP activists protest against the arrest of Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev in New Delhi late on Saturday night at the Ambedkar Statue on Tank Bund Road in Hyderabad on Sunday.
The famous Hussain Sagar situation alongside the picturesque Tank Bund will henceforth be called with a new name. Hussain Sagar when seen on Google Earth resembles a heart. So the lake will be referred to the love lake of the world.
2012/5/17 2:55:57 Hyderabad, May 17 (INN): Telangana Political Joint Action Committee Chairman Prof M Kodandaram on Thursday accused the State Government of taking revenge on journalists while using CBI as a political tool.
Addressing a gathering of journalists, who were staging dharna at Dr B R Ambedkar's statue at Tank Bund, Prof Kodandaram condemned the CBI for seizing the bank accounts of Sakshi Group. He described the move as an attack on freedom of press.
Extending his solidarity to agitation of journalists belonging to Sakshi newspaper and TV channel, who are demanding defreezing of bank accounts by the CBI, Kodandaram appealed to the government to take steps to protect the freedom of press and provide job security to employees working with the Sakshi Group. He assured that the JAC Steering Committee would discuss the issue and extend full support to journalists’ agitation.
Majlis Bachao Tahreek corporator Amjadullah Khan Khaled also extended his support to journalists’ agitation.
This is perhaps the biggest shock that the TRS chief ever encountered. When KCR came to Tank Bund this evening at the end of the Million March, protestors raised slogans against KCR.
Many of them raised slogans – “KCR Go Back”. The situation was so tense that the police and some party activists immediately escorted KCR o his vehicle and sent him away.
2012/5/17 6:55:10 Hyderabad, May 17 (INN): The General Body meeting of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation will be held on May 19 at the GHMC head-quarters at Tank Bund.
Besides other issues including the grants released under the 13th Finance Commission, the GHMC will finalise the purchase of new dumper placer vehicles for lifting and transportation of garbage at the cost of Rs 3.16 crore. Further, it is also likely to give nod for the purchase of 25-Ton tipper vehicles at a cost of Rs 3.82 crore.
However, the other items on the agenda include the renaming of four major roads in the GHMC limits. These proposals have already been approved by the GHMC Standing Committee in earlier meetings.
However, the opposition parties - TDP and BJP have decided to raise the issues of increase in property tax and corruption in the Town Planning Department.
Telugu Desam Telangana Forum leader Motkupalli Narasimhulu and his supporters were arrested by the police when they staged a dharna at Tank Band in protest against the desecration of Dr BR Ambedkar's statues.
Telangana Jagruthi Organisation president Kavita was arrested by police on Thursday at Tank Bund in Hyderabad. She accompanied by some TRS workers and others have staged a dharna at Ambedkar statue at Tank bund in protest against vandalizing of Dr.Ambedkar statues in Amalapuram and Dhavaleswaram. She plans for a protest march to Assembly demanding an immediate action against the culprits and for installing a statue of Dr.Ambedkar in Assembly premises. However, since she has no police permission for her march, she was arrested by them. Kavita raged with her arrest enters into heated arguments with the police asking them what is wrong with her demands. She warns the Government if it fails to take immediate action on her demands, she will block the Assembly with thousands of people.
Telagana Jagruthi president K Kavitha would sit on a 48-hour hunger strike demanding installation of Dr BR Ambedkar statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Senior Telugu Desam Party leader and MLA Motkupalli Narasimhulu on Saturday hailed Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha for observing 48 hours hunger fast demanding installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the Assembly premises.
CC police have filed non bailable cases against TRS president K.Chandrashekar Rao, his son K.Taraka Ramarao, T.Vinod, Praja Front leader Gaddar, TJAC Chairman Prof.Kodhandaram and some others for attempt of murder on ACP and ASI who were on duty during the million march. Police have arrested 59 people who were alleged to be damaged the statues on Tank Bund. 
A farmers' delegation from Mahabubnagar district on Monday demanded the dismissal of Textiles and Handlooms Minister P Shankar Rao from the Cabinet alleging that he occupied government lands.
