Two members of Telangana Advocates JAC on Thursday approached a local court seeking registration of a criminal case against Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi and 12 other leaders of his party for “cheating people of Telangana by making volte-face on separate State issue”.
The advocates -- A. Srinivas and B. Narasimha Reddy -- filed their petition before 17th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court. They said the PR leaders, in their manifesto during 2009 State Assembly elections, extended support to Telangana.
They had also promised to support the separate State issue during an all-party meeting convened by the then Chief Minister K. Rosaiah before December 7, 2009. But Mr. Chiranjeevi and others took backtracked after the Centre's statement over Telangana on December 9, said the petitioners' counsel Syed Latifuddin. After hearing arguments, the court posted the matter for May 5.
