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BJP leaders stage ‘satyagraha’

KARIMNAGAR: District leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday sat on a ‘satyagraha’ in front of the Collectorate on Monday highlighting the promise made by its leader L.K. Advani about formation of Telangana state within 100 days after attaining power at Centre.

BJP senior leader Ch. Vidyasagar Rao, BJP Kisan Morcha State president P. Sugunakar Rao, district party secretary B. Jaganmohan Rao and other party leaders including T. Harikumar Goud, Bandi Sanjay, D. Sridhar, Choppari Venu, Ranjith were also present. All the participants wore labels of ‘Telangana 100’ and raised the slogans of ‘Jai Telangana’. Reiterating that the BJP alone could give separate Telangana state, the BJP leaders said that the party was committed to formation of smaller states unlike Congress party, which betrayed the people of Telangana after being elected on Telangana sentiment.

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