HYDERABAD: The Telangana Joint Action committee (JAC) is all set to intensify the ongoing agitation to build pressure on the Central Government for a time-bound programme for formation of Telangana state.
At the same time, it wants to build pressure on public representatives, particularly those of the Congress, to submit their resignations before January 28, the dealine announced by the JAC.
Addressing a news conference here today, JAC convener M Kodandaram categorically said that if the Central Government failed to announce a time-bound progranmme, all the MPs,MLAs and MLCs irrespective of which party they belonged should submit their resignations before January 28.
From next day, they should see their resignations accepted by the speaker or the Chairman of the Legislative Council. The JAC will organise a relay hunger strike camp at Indira Park from tomorrow and all the political parties’ representatives including MLAs will take part in the programme. The relay hunger strike camp will continue up till January 28.
Kodandaram said that a number of youths were committing suicide in the Telangana region frustrated ove the delay in formation of state. Yesterday two youths committed suicide in Adilabad and Nalgonda districts.
Referring to the statements of Congress leaders, the JAC convener said that if they wanted put a full stop to the suicides they should impress upon the Central Government to announce a time-bound programme on formation of Telangana state. ``We would achieve the Telangana state by opposing the injustice being meted out to Telangana region for ages. This could be done only forcing a Constitutional crisis on the State,’’ he said. Replying question, he said that there were no differences in the JAC on the way the agitation should progress. ``The only conflict that we have is the one between people of Telangana and a handful of forces representing the Andhra capitalist class,’’ he said.
He said that no constituent had said it wanted to break away from the JAC. ``The JAC is not not ready to react to the statements of a section of Congress leaders that resignations are not an answer to the problem. If the JAC had to react, it would first discuss what the reply should be and then would make a statement,’’ he said. The JAC convener alleged that police officials were harassing Telangana activists for staging protests.