Announce T or TPJAC will ban Congress, TDP leaders: Kodandaram

Telangana Political Joint Action Committee (Tpjac) convenor Prof Kodandaram on Saturday revealed that the Tpjac Steering Committee has resolved not to allow any Congress and Telugu Desam Party leader to visit Telangana districts if the Centre does not announce a separate state by June 1.

Talking to media persons after emerging out of Steering Committee meeting held at AV College in Domalguda, Prof Kodandaram warned that the JAC would intensify its agitation for Telangana if the Centre not makes stand clear on Telangana state by June 1.

He said the Congress has delayed the announcement on Telangana while the TDP has adopted an ambivalent stand on separate statehood demand.

Stating that the future course of agitation yet to be discussed, Prof Kodandaram said the JAC will chalk out plans that would mount pressure on Centre.

Before announcing the future agitations, the JAC would conduct divisional level talks with district leaders by May end, he said.

Protesting against the police firing on villagers of Sompeta in Srikakulam against establishment of thermal power plant, Prof Kodandaram said the Tpjac will organize a massive convention in Hyderabad on May 16 to express solidarity to the agitation.

The Telangana protagonist added that the Tpjac will celebrate Buddha Jayanthi at Badaragatti in Adilabad district in a grand manner. A massive public meeting will be organized at Mahabubabad on May 28, revealed.

Prof Kodandaram disclosed that the JAC will extend solidarity to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s convention `Telanganaporu’, to be held on May 31 in Karimnagar district.

According to sources, the Steering Committee meeting witnessed a sour note when Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed his displeasure over some Tpjac members attending the Telangana Sadhana organized by Telugu Desam Telangana Legislators Forum convenor Nagam Janardhan Reddy at Nagarkurnool in Mahabubnagar district.

“What efforts had Mr Janardhan Reddy made for Telangana state that the Tpjac members had attended his Telangana Sadhana? KCR is reported to have asked.

He also advised Tpjac leaders to shift their office from Telangana TDP MLA Errabelli Dayakara Rao’s quarters. It is not good for the office to be continued at the quarters allotted to a TDP MLA as TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu has not made his stand clear on Telangana, KCR is reported to have said.

KCR said that he was ready to pay the rent if the Tpjac shifts it office to another building.

He also advised JAC leaders to rebut the charges of TDP and Congress leaders against him effectively.

The meeting was attended by Medak MP Vijayashanthi, district leaders and party workers.