TRS leader ridicules Cong. Legislators Forum's claim

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, JUNE 6. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader, Mr. N. Narasimha Reddy, on Wednesday ridiculed the Telangana Congress Legislators Forum's claim that only their party was in a position to realise the goal of Telangana.

Launching the membership drive in the city and addressing a public meeting at Addagutta, the largest slum in the Twin Cities, Mr. Reddy said people of Telangana region had not forgotten the fact that the leaders who had joined the Congress betraying them in the past were now behind the demand.

Moreover, when they have no power to decide on their participation in separate Telangana movement, how can they come up with such a claim, he asked. "If the 41 legislators have any sincerity, they should first serve an ultimatum to the party high command and sit as a separate bloc in the Assembly".

Mr. Reddy and other TRS leaders came in a car, autorickshaw and scooter rally from the TRS central office. They then joined in a colourful procession near Addagutta, with local people carrying pink TRS flags, raising slogans of "Jai Telangana", and beating drums. The TRS president, Mr. K. Chandrasekhara Rao, who was to lead the rally and address the public meeting could not make it.

The BJP's stand on the issue was puzzling with the Central and State leaders making contradictory statements. This, after adopting a resolution in Kakinada and promising one vote and two States in the elections. The State BJP leaders should question the Central leadership on why the earliest demand for a separate State of Telangana remained ignored while those of Uttaranchal, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand were met, Mr Reddy said.

Referring to the new projects and schemes announced for Telangana by the Chief Minister, he said these were only meant for diverting people's attention. Instead, the Government should implement the Government Order 610 on repatriation of 59,000 employees from other regions working in Telangana.

Mr. Surender Reddy, former Minister, Mr. A. Satyanarayana, former Hyderabad Mayor, Mr. S. Gopal Rao, former Congress floor leader in MCH, Mr. S. Yadagiri, Mr. G. Narahari and Mr. Sudarshan Rao, all TRS leaders, spoke.

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