‘T’ in strike mode for Sakala Janula Samme
News pulse, Politics | admin | September 12, 2011 at 4:26 am
The Sakalajanula Samme beginning on September 13 is expected to bring the Telangana movement back on the centre-stage after being in a state of limbo for quite some time.
To set the stage ready for people from all sections of society to be part of the strike, employees of the state government in particular, the Telangana Rasthra Samithi (TRS) will organise a massive public meeting, Telangana Jana Garjana, at Karimnagar on Sept12, to blow the conch for a sort of showdown with the state government and the Centre on the demand for statehood for Telangana.
TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao will arrive in Karimnagar from Hyderabad in a convoy of 300 vehicles.
And, as announced by Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) chairman M Kodandaram, there will be a total shutdown in Telangana region from Sept 13. The crucial meeting of the TJAc on the Sakalajanula Samme was held at the Telangana Film Chamber hall in Secunderabad on Sept 9 where leaders discussed several aspects of the agitation to attract national attention to the movement, the TJAC has given a call to all the organisations supporting the cause to arrive at specific centres in the district and mandal headquarters to hold protests and rallies.
The strikers plan to force the closure of state government offices, educational institutions and courts until the Centre makes an announcement on separate Telangana. According to Telangana Film Chamber president Vijayender Reddy, all the 450 cinema halls in Telangana districts will remain shut on Sept 14 and 15 due to which the state government would incur loss in taxes to the tune of `4 crore.
Meanwhile, the TJAC pilloried the Congress for the lip sympathy it was showing for the cause. “Without taking an active part in the agitation, what purpose would empty announcements of solidarity with Sakalajanula Samme serve,” asked Kodandaram and said the Congress owes an explanation to the people on when it would announce T and the way in which it is basing its process ‘consultations’ with leaders of Telangana and Seemandhra leaders.
The Employees JAC is also interested in participating in the strike despite the pressure and the measures that the governnment might initiate to water down the strike. They said the strike would continue until the political leadership opens its eyes to the reality of T demand.
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