Telangana agitation intensifies, thousands protest on streets
Planning
to disrupt New Year celebrations in the city.
Demanding withdrawal of cases
booked against those participating in the agitation, lawyers staged a sit-in
outside the Nampally criminal court complex.
In
In Karimnagar town, hundreds of
people marched through the streets demanding the immediate formation of
Telangana state. Leaders of all parties vowed not to rest till the central
government announced the formation of the state.
Protesters in various towns also
used folk songs and cultural performances to highlight their demand.
In Mahabubnagar district,
government employees resorted to a `pen down` protest in support of the
Telangana movement.
Hyderabad, Dec 29 (IANS) The
ongoing agitation for statehood to Andhra Pradesh`s Telangana region
intensified Tuesday as thousands of people from all walks of life came on to
the streets in various districts to press for their demand.
Protests, road blockades, rallies,
processions, meetings, human chains and cultural programmes were organised
across the region by all political parties and other pro-Telangana groups.
Tension continued at
The protest was held even as police
stepped up efforts to foil the plans of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the
students for a `Chalo Hyderabad` march and rally Jan 3. Police have denied
permission for the protests and imposed prohibitory orders in and around the
city.
However, the government Tuesday
received a jolt with the state high court quashing its order for closure of all
university hostels and messes in Telangana. The court directed that the hostels
and messes be reopened with necessary measures to prevent the entry of
outsiders.
Police went on alert in
The tussle between students on
hunger strike and the police continued on the campuses of all universities in
the region, especially the
Some student unions have threatened
to disrupt New Year celebrations at
