No question of T sans Hyderabad: KCR

TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao made it clear that there is no question of accepting Telangana state without Hyderabad. Reacting to speculations that Hyderabad would be made a Union Territory after bifurcation of the state,KCR said people of the region wanted Telangana,which was merged with united Andhra Pradesh on October 31,1956. He said that before the Hyderabad province was merged into the Union,five districts had gone to Marathwada and three to Karnataka.There is no alternative to the government,but to restore the same status and grant Telangana,which is a genuine and just demand of four crore people, he said.
Addressing a gathering during the joining of Telugu Desam Party rebel MLA Jogu Ramanna into TRS at a meeting held at a function hall here on Monday, KCR condemned chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddys comments that anti-social elements were involved in the ongoing movement for separate Telangana state.It was not proper on the part of the chief minister to make such remarks on a peaceful and democratic movement, he said.

Launching a scathing attack on Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana and National Mazdoor Union (NMU) president Mohammed for trying to spoil the Road Transport Corporation employees strike in support of Sakala Janula Samme,KCR said both the Andhra leaders are conspiring to break the strike.He advised the RTC employees from the region to form a new NMU for Telangana. Applauding the employees for sustaining the general strike for the last 28 days in support of separate T state,the TRS chief said the strike would continue until the new Telangana state is born.He promised the employees their full salary along with interest and one month bonus under Jai Telangana scheme after the formation of a separate state.
Earlier,KCR participated in the employees dharna in front of the district collectorate and teachers JAC relay hunger strike camp in Nirmal town. Ramanna,of late a member of Nagam Janardhan Reddys Telangana Nagaara Samithi,joined TRS along with 5,000 followers. About 10,000 people attended the meeting.
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T to be ruled by a Dalit

Banswada (Nizamabad): In a significant statement aimed at wooing the large Dalit community in T region,TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao asserted that the new Telangana state would be ruled by a Dalit leader.KCR said he would not hold any post in the new T state and his only aim is to see the birth of Telangana state.Nenu oka kapala kukka ga untanu (I would only be a watchdog in the new state), he said,while campaigning in Banswada where byelections are to be held on October 13.Canvassing support for TRS candidate Pocharam Srinivas Reddy,KCR thundered that he had never hankered after posts.My only dream is to realise the new T state,for which I would continue to struggle, he said drawing loud cheers from the crowds.Once T state is formed,we would provide 12 per cent reservation to Girijan communities, he stated.KCR said the movement has reached a decisive phase and there is no turning.
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(source-TOI)