The Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, has invited Mr. A. Madan Mohan, Chairman of the Telengana Praja Samithi, Mr. S. Venkatarama Reddi, Secretary, and 13 others to meet her in New Delhi on May 6 for discussions on the Telengana issue. The invitations were conveyed to them through the Andhra Pradesh Government. The Prime Minister had already completed a round of talks with the Telengana leaders in pursuance of her statement to the Lok Sabha. The 13 others who have been invited to meet the Prime Minister are: Messrs. S.B. Giri, Hind Mazdoor Sabha leader, K. Achuta Reddy, M.L.A. (Congress), Badri Vishal Pitti, M.L.A. (S.S.P.), Purushottam Rao, M.L.A. (Ind.), Ch. Venkateswara Rao, Sreedhar Reddy, Pulla Reddy, Mallikarjuna, Gopal and Wazahat Qadri, student leaders, P. Venkateswara Rao and Raghuveer Rao, journalists and G. Narayan Rao, advocate. Complete hartal was observed today [May 2] in Hyderabad and Secunderabad in response to the call given by the Praja Samithi to protest against the Police firing and “police excesses” in the city yesterday and to mourn the death of those who died in yesterday’s Police firing.
