30 Telangana students launch fast-unto-death at OU

Demanding the introduction of separate Telangana Bill in the ongoing Parliament session, nearly 30 Telangana students launched a fast-unto-death at the Arts College in the Osmania University campus on Thursday.
Maha Amarana Nirahara Deeksha, was launched by the Telangana Vidyarthi Aikya Vedika.

“We want the introduction of separate Telangana Bill in the ongoing Parliament session. If the Prime Minister can convene a joint parliamentary session to order a JPC probe, why can’t both the Houses be convened and a Bill for separate Telangana be introduced in the present session itself,” the Aikya Vedika spokesperson K Mahesh said.

Several Telangana leaders, including Prof Keshav Rao Jadhav, revolutionary singer Vimalakka, representatives of lawyers, doctors JACs and professors and Muslim leaders visited the camp and extended their support to the fasting students.

The student leaders warned that they would storm the chief minister’s residence and the Director General of Police (DGP) office, if the arrested students were not released within 48 hours.

The OUJACs would also meet the Telangana JAC and the representatives of all political parties to get support from them in their fight. The OUJAC is also planning to approach the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) for getting the student leaders released.