Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister NKiran Kumar Reddy today asked his Cabinet colleagues fromTelangana region to prevail upon the Joint Action Committeeand get the 'Telangana March' planned for September 30 put offto a later date.
The Chief Minister discussed the issue with some of hisCabinet colleagues from the region this evening and wantedthem to see that the March is postponed since it coincideswith Ganesh (idol) immersion and the Convention on BiologicalDiversity.
"I will possibly make an appeal in the Assembly tomorrow.
You too make an appeal to the organisers," Kiran reportedlytold the ministers.
He asserted that the march could not be permitted inview of the Ganesh immersion as well as the Convention onBiodiversity.
The statehood seekers have called for the TelanganaMarch in Hyderabad on September 30 to press for their demandto create a separate state.
The city police have already denied permission for themarch but they are apprehensive that the Telanganaprotagonists may defy the prohibitory orders like they didduring the 'Million March' in March last year.
The Million March saw large-scale vandalism, includingdestruction of the statues of Telugu icons on Tank Bund here.
Police apprehend similar trouble during the proposedTelangana March and are leaving nothing to chance.
The Ganesh immersion process in the twin cities isslated to begin on September 29 and continue on 30th as wellwhile International Convention on Biodiversity will begin onOctober 1. Thousands of delegates from over 190 countries areexpected to attend the 19-day convention.
The government fears that the Telangana March wouldthrow the security arrangements out of gear.
"We are not against the conduct of the march but wewant it to be postponed till October 20," the Chief Ministertold the Telangana ministers.