HYDERABAD: The question of whether to fight elections or not is still haunting the fledgling Telangana Praja Front (TPF) floated by balladeer Gadar as a parallel force to Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS).
The fissures became evident at the TPF's steering committee meeting where two leaders walked out in a huff when Gadar refused to yield to their demand for taking part in the elections.
Jana Sakthi leader Amar's wife Vimala and T Hanumandlu insisted that the TPF should fight the elections. But Gadar did not approve of it and invited them to work with the TPF.
Later speaking to media persons, Gadar said a few partners were insisting on fighting the elections. The TPF would take a decision at the time of elections.
He wanted all those who insist that the TPF should take part in elections to continue to work with the front, he said.
"The only aim of the TPF is to force the Centre into introducing a bill in the Parliament for creation of a separate Telangana state. We will work towards this end," Gadar said.
The TPF will distribute pamphlets containing the full text of the December 9 statement of Union home minister P Chidambaram to tell people the promise the Centre had made then and how it went back on it.
Gadar reiterated his opposition to participation in the elections.
"In the 64-year-long history of Telangana, parties contested the polls with Telangana as their agenda but it did not materialise," Gadar pointed out.
The balladeer said that very soon efforts will be made to encourage people in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema, keen on bifurcation of the state to form fronts in their regions to expedite the process.
As regards the TPF stand on Chiranjeevi's Telangana tour, Gadar said that the people in the region themselves will decide whether to allow him or not.
He clarified that the December 9 programme at Nizam College ground was being organised by Telangana Samskritika Samakhya for which he was honorary president. The cultural programme being organised had nothing to do with the TPF, he said.
The TPF has not yet decided whether to support the TRS' public meeting in Warangal on December 9 or not. As regards roping in various organisations working for Telangana, the TPF will soon come out with a document and approach these organisations to enlist their support, he said.