vIndianz.com(27 Dec, 2009) — Protests in support of a separate Telangana state sustained today in different districts of the Telangana area.
The new protests which broke out shortly after Centre’s December 23 statement on Telangana problem continued in Hyderabad, Warangal, Karimnagar, Nalgonda, Adilabad and Medak with a series of hunger strikes, rallies, demonstrations and road blockades.
The fast-unto-death was launched by students at the Osmania University campus in Hyderabad and at Kakatiya University in Warangal district entered third day today. A number of people and representatives of different organizations called on the fasting students expressing their shared aims.
Raising ‘Jai Telangana’ slogans, hundreds of students and others held demonstrations and road blockades and carried out a ridicule funeral demonstration of TDP leaders and burnt their effigies in Warangal city and Nalgonda and Adilabad districts.
“The students and other activists were under arrest for some time and later released,” a senior police officer told PTI, over phone from Warangal.
Further Reading- Telangana matter: Andhra Pradesh assembly adjourned until further notice
- Congress faces revolt, its Telangana MPs quit
- Facing Telangana-heat at Nalgonda, CM loses cool – Times of India
- Life comes to standstill in Telangana – The Hindu
- TRS chief shifted to Hyderabad hospital, still continues with fast
- OU students fight pitched battles with police – Express Buzz
- AP Assembly adjourned as TDP MLAs squabble over Telangana – The Hindu
- Hundreds of AP students in US face deportation – The Hindu
- Telangana supporters to go ahead with protest on exam day – The Hindu
- Andhra minister resigns in support of Telangana demand – Times of India
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