Partial withdrawl of cases pleases none

The issue of withdrawal of criminal cases registered against students and youth during the separate Telangana and Samaikyandhra agitations rocked the State Assembly for the third consecutive day today. When the deputy speaker decided to take up the question hour, the opposition objected and insisted on a statement by the government on students cases and farmers plight. Manohar then declared that all the questions listed for the day were deemed to have been answered.

Home minister P Sabita Reddy then made a statement announcing withdrawal of simple cases which number 565 and involving 2,436 persons against a total number of 1,667 cases involving 8,047 persons registered between December 2009 and September 2010.

As for the serious cases, Sabita said, the government would examine them over a period of time.

Not satisfied with the government’s announcement of withdrawal of cases of only simple offences and demanding withdrawal of all cases, the TRS obstructed the proceedings forcing the in-charge speaker, who adjourned the House thrice earlier in the day, to adjourn it till tomorrow.

-Simplytelangana