Enthralled with the victory of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in 4 out of 7 Assembly segments in the by-elections, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao, on Wednesday, announced the revival of the statehood agitation.
Addressing a press conference at Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad on Wednesday, KCR said that the by-election results clearly indicate that people in the region want a separate Telangana.
"People have outright rejected the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party, and have voted in favour of pro-Telangana candidates," he said.
KCR also hailed the victory of Nagam Janardhan Reddy, from the Nagar Kurnool seat, who contested as an independent with the support of all pro-Telangana parties.
Responding to the Mahbubnagar results, KCR claimed that although the TRS candidate has lost the election with a thin margin, a pro-Telangana candidate has won the seat. He admitted that the TRS had some
misunderstanding with the BJP over the Mahbubnagar seat.
The TRS leader demanded that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi "open their eyes" and present a Telangana Bill in the ongoing budget session of Parliament.
While thanking the voters for electing TRS candidates, KCR also appealed to the workers of the TDP and the Congress to join the TRS to achieve the goal of a separate Telangana.
He also announced that the statehood agitation would be revived and intensified. A final decision in this regard would be taken during the TRS politbureau meeting to be held on 25 March, he said. (INN)