By TCN News,
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad-based Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC) has urged Congress president and UPA Chairperson Ms Sonia Gandhi to respect the popular demand for a separate Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh, and press the Central government to take immediate steps to fulfill the demand.
In the letter Mr Lateef Mohd Khan, General Secretary, CLMC, has written that the people of Telangana are on General strike for the past 16 days. This is the strike of common people for the formation of Telangana state, which is a democratic demand and determination of a common man.
“In past your government accepted the demand and announced the formation of separate Telangana state. But it is a matter of deep concern that your government has taken back track from its promise. Because of this the sentiments of common people have been badly hurt. It can be understood by the fact that nearly seven hundred people have scarified their lives. Lakhs of government employees are on strike without caring for their jobs and salaries. They are even celebrating the Telangana festival Dussera without their salaries. Schools, offices, buses and everything is closed. Normal life has been paralyzed,” Khan said.
He condemned excessiv use of force to crush the public demand.
“Now police is ruling, human rights have been greatly shattered, civil liberties of the people have been curbed. Telangana activists and leaders have been targeted by brutal attacks. To crush the great movement all kinds of measures have been taken by the government which can be named as undemocratic and unconstitutionally. Condition is so worst that even Ministers and MLAs of your government from Telangana region are being arrested. It is a matter of shock that even after knowing all these facts you have become silent spectator.”
He warned that the situation may go out of control soon, and so the government should take some immediate step.
“Until now general strike is underway in a peaceful manner but now patience is going to cross its limits. And by 1st of October when the government servants will not get their salaries, their patience will be busted, and people will come out on the street, the general strike will get violent and this state will enter into civil war. Finally the time will come when the whole situation will be out of control. Therefore, before the time slips from your hands you must awake yourself and open your mouth and come forward for the popular demand of people of Telangana which is nothing but separate Telangana statehood,” Lateef Mohd Khan wrote.