Demanding the tabling of a bill in Parliament on a separate Telangana state, the Telangana Jagruthi, along with BJP activists laid siege to the Ranga Reddy Collectorate at Lakdikapul on Monday.
The protest was part of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi's call to picket the various district Collectorates to press for its demand of a separate Telangana state.
Raising slogans against the centre for delaying the introduction of a Telangana bill even after the submission of the
Justice B N Srikrishna Committee report, the activists demanded that the Centre stand by its commitment on the formation of a Telangana state.
When the protestors tried to enter the Collectorate, the police took them into their custody and shifted them to Nampally police station.
Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavita urged the Congress high command to make efforts to form a separate Telangana state and respect the sentiments and aspirations of the people.
"We demand that both the Centre and State governments keep their promise and introduce the Telangana bill in Parliament without any delay," said Kavita.
"If the high command fails to ensure that justice is done to the people of Telangana, the separate statehood agitation will be intensified," the TJ chief said. She also warned the government that it would be held responsible for any consequences that might arise because of the intensified agitations.
Kavita also demanded that the government withdraw the Central Paramilitary forces from the Telangana region. She said that the TJ was contemplating filing a Public Interest Litigation in court to seek the withdrawal of the forces.
Kavita added that the people of the region were neither outsiders nor enemies of the state, nor were they living on international borders, and questioned why government needs to deploying the forces in Telangana.
The TJ chief said that her outfit has decided to lay siege to the residences of all Congress MPs and MLAs in order to mount pressure on the high command to table the Telangana bill in the ensuing budget session of Parliament.
The BJP activists said that the options given by the Justice Sri Krishna Committee in its report have hurt the sentiments of Telangana's people since they don't provide clarity on the separate statehood demand.
Courtesy: INN