The Communist Party of India will launch a political campaign in support of separate Telangana State in the 10 districts of the region from August 21 to 31.
Planned amid claims from a section of leaders that the separate State movement had lost its sting in the recent days, the campaign is aimed at proving the point that the demand for Telangana had, in fact, intensified further with more and more people joining it. There could be a change in leaders, but the demand is gaining intensity every passing day, CPI State secretary K. Narayana said.
Briefing reporters about the proceedings of the three-day party State council meeting that concluded on Tuesday, Dr. Narayana said there was no scope of the CPI joining the Telangana Joint Action Committee.
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The CPI State council discussed about the programmes that should be taken up on September 17, coinciding with the liberation of Hyderabad State, and demanded that the government organise the event officially on the lines of Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Of Kiran, Olympics
Taking a dig at the Chief Minister, Mr. Narayana suggested that the government send Mr. Reddy to the ongoing Olympics in London as he held out a promise for bringing a couple of medals to the country.
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Dr. Narayana said the Chief Minister was keen on playing cricket and other sports during his Indiramma Baata tours rather than addressing the issues of immediate public importance. “It is better if the Chief Minister is sent to the London Olympics. The country can expect at least a couple of medals,” he sarcastically remarked.