T - congress to hold martyrs meet every Sunday

Telangana Congress leaders on Sunday have decided to hold a martyrs meet every Sunday beginning Oct 2 and extend financial help to the families of those who lost their lives for the cause of Telangana. Congress MPs,MLAs and MLCs,who met at MLC Yadava Reddys house on Sunday,decided to form an executive committee to identify those who died for the Telangana cause.Congress MP G Vivekananda agreed to be the convener of the committee,while MP K Rajagopal Reddy and MLA L Laxma Reddy have been named co-conveners. The first meeting (Tyagamurthula Samsmarana Sabha ) to console the victims families and extend financial assistance would begin from Ramagundam in Karimnagar on October 2.

Medchal MLA K Laxma Reddy had announced a contribution of Rs 10 lakh for the victims families,while some others have decided to contribute one months salary.Meanwhile,each MP from the region has agreed to donate Rs 2 lakh for distribution.Though some Telangana ministers did not attend the meeting, they assured to do their bit,apart from roping in philanthropists for the cause.The Congress has 51 MLAs and 12 Lok Sabha MPs from the Telangana region.
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(source-toi)