Continuing Struggle for Telangana, 12th March, Andhra Jyothi
suneetha achyuta
On Thursday relay hunger strikes, road blocks and other agitations for
separate Telangana continued as usual in Telangana districts. In
Lakshettipetti of Adilabad district, the effigy of Premasaagar Rao,
MLC was burnt. In Kaagaznagar, there was a raasta roko and human chain
programme. In Bellampalli, Singareni GM’s effigy was burnt in protest
against his warning that Telangana related songs should not be sung in
schools. Coming to Rangareddy district, there were relay hunger
strikes in Medchel, Ghatkesar, Vikaarabad, Mahmadaabad. In Warangal
district, students protested in front of National Institute of
Technology in Khazipet and blocked traffic for three hours. Women
played Batkamma on the road. At Khazipet junction, a meeting was held
to accept memorandums to be given to the Sri Krishna Committee. In
Karimnagar district, relay hunger strike continued near Telangana
chaurasta and Kotirampur. In the Gandihanmaan temple of
Bandalingaapur, people prayed for Telangana by doing ‘porlu
dandaalu’ (rolling on the floor round the temple). In Khammam
district, students protested in front of the RDO’s office demanding
that Telangana examination papers should be evaluated by teachers from
the region. In Manugur and Aashvaapuram, hunger strikes are
continuing. In Gundaala Mandal, activists of PYL took out a cycle
rally demanding the immediate tabling of a bill for Telangana in the
Parliament. In Kothapet of Mahaboobnagar district, leaders of JAC
protested by blindfolding themselves. Relay hunger strikes continued
in Veldenda. They also continued in Kalvakurti, Shaadnagar, Vanaparti,
Achchampet and CC.Kunta.
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Andhra Jyothi, Telugu newspaper, 12th March, p.3
Reports such as this appear in Andhra Jyothi almost every day on page
3 unless yet another student has committed suicide in Hyderabad or a
similar event occurs. Forms of protest are novel and innovative, but
peaceful and democratic. They are also highly responsive to the
changing political situation. Speakers from Hyderabad called to
address Telangana meetings in various districts (Prof.Haragopal,
Sandhya (Progressive Organization of Women), Gogu Shymala and
Balalakshmi of OU JAC) have been heard expressing surprise at the
numbers (5,000 in some villages to a lakh at the district level) and
the range (Mahila wing of Brahmin sangham, forums of different castes
and occupations, JAC of teachers of private colleges or Singareni
workers etc.) of people who attend these meetings. Many Telugu news
channels have stopped reporting these protests or do so at odd times.
Susie Tharu
Susie Tharu
A 27/2 , 1st Crescent Road, AFOCHS, Sanikpuri. Hyderabad 500 094
Nagaraj
vkdugga...@mha.gov.in
I am already documenting my opinion to SKC and also blogging it @
http://theopenterrace.blogspot.com/p/telangana.html
On Mar 13, 6:23 am, Susie Tharu <susieth...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can we find the Srikrishna Committee emails and put them on tis group? Is is
> a good idea to do so? Susie
>