Hyderabad: Congress MPs G Vivek, M Jagannath and senior party leader K Keshav Rao, who had quit the ruling party over Telangana issue, formally joined TRS on Sunday in the presence of its president K Chandrasekhar Rao at a public meeting in Hyderabad on Sunday evening. A few former ministers and leaders from Congress, TDP and other parties also joined TRS on the occasion.
Slamming Congress for not keeping its promise to grant Telangana statehood, Chandrasekhar Rao said the separate state can be achieved by "dictating terms to Delhi", instead of pleading for it if TRS wins a substantial number of seats in the next elections. Chandrasekhar Rao hit out at Ghulam Nabi Azad, in-charge of Congress affairs in Andhra Pradesh, for his reported comments that these leaders quit the party for personal gain. Keshav Rao had already clarified that he would not like to contest any election, the TRS president said.
He, however, noted Keshav Rao should be a Parliament member to give voice to Telangana. "This joining of Congress leaders is not a cheap political action. They have done everything possible to secure Telangana. But, they quit Congress after having failed in their efforts," he said. Referring to a case filed against him in a Khammam court for his comments on the Prime Minister, he claimed the Prime Minister did not show any concern for the Telangana demand.
The TRS president said Telangana people need not vote for parties such as Congress, TDP
12:20 AM, Jun 03, 2013
Hyderabad: TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday met senior Congress leaders from Telangana region, triggering off speculation that some ruling party MPs might join the Telangana party ahead of next year's general polls. The TRS president went to the residence of senior Congress leader K Keshav Rao here and held talks with him for about two hours. Congress Lok Sabha member M Jagannath was also present at the meeting....
03:30 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) would fight the Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls and the 2014 Lok Sabha elections alone, party president K Chandrasekhar Rao said on Friday. "TRS politbureau today resolved to face the ensuing elections without having alliance with any party. After elections, we will move strategically to achieve separate Telangana," he told reporters. He said the candidates for elections would be finalised next month in consultation with a...
10:50 PM, Apr 12, 2013
TRS, BJP and other pro-Telangana organisations on Thursday began a 'Sadak Bandh' (road blockade) on the Hyderabad-Bangalore Highway in support of the separate statehood demand even as police denied permission for it. ...
12:33 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader K Chandrasekhar Rao has announced a bandh on Saturday in protest against the government's approach towards the separate statehood demand. ...
03:25 PM, Dec 28, 2012
Telugu people living not just in Andhra Pradesh, but all across the world await the outcome of the all-party meeting convened by the Union Home Ministry on Friday in New Delhi on the Telangana statehood issue, though political parties themselves are cynical about its outcome. ...
06:08 AM, Dec 28, 2012
New Delhi: United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is expected to meet Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday in a bid to find a resolution to the Telangana statehood issue. Sources say that Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan will be holding a separate meet with Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Defence Minister AK Antony. Narasimhan met Sonia on Thursday to...
07:15 AM, Sep 21, 2012
Hyderabad: TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday said he is getting indications that formation of separate Telangana state would very soon be a reality. "There are ample opportunities for Telangana to be a reality in a short period, in August or September, as per the information we are getting," he said in Karimnagar district. He was speaking at the death anniversary of former Rajya Sabha member V Rajeswara Rao....
02:42 AM, Jul 13, 2012
Hyderabad: Telangana seems to figure in the BJP's scheme of things at least as far as the next general election and the prime ministerial candidate are concerned, and the party is already eyeing post-poll, if not pre-poll, alliances towards that goal. The party's national leaders, who are making frequent visits to the state, are not talking of pre-poll tie-ups but of post-poll alliances. According to BJP leaders, southern India sends...
09:28 AM, Jun 06, 2012
Karimnagar: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao accused the government of neglecting Telangana temples. Speaking to mediapersons in Karimnagar on Monday after offering prayers at the Rajarajeshwara Swamy temple, he demanded the government to acquire 100 acres for the development of Vemulawada temple town. Stating that Rajarajeshwara Swamy temple has a historical background, the TRS supremo said that he prayed the presiding deity to help create separate Telangana...
07:01 AM, Feb 22, 2012
HYDERABAD: The Telangana Rashtra Samiti has promised 12 per cent reservation to Lambadas and other Scheduled Tribes in education and employment, and upgradation of all Tandas as gram panchayats if a separate Telangana state is formed.Speaking at a meeting organised to celebrate the birth anniversary of Sevalal Maharaj, Lambadas spiritual guru, at Telangana Bhavan here on Saturday, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao attacked all political parties in his inimitable style...
09:04 AM, Feb 19, 2012
Hyderabad: Hailing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for pushing through a resolution in the Assembly on splitting the state, the TRS on Monday demanded that the Centre give its assent to it and also carve out a separate Telangana state. "TRS welcomes the decision of the UP Chief Minister. It is a bold step. It is very good for democracy. She has also reiterated her support to the formation of...
09:31 PM, Nov 21, 2011
Hyderabad: Hailing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for pushing through a resolution in the Assembly on splitting the state, TRS on Monday demanded that the Centre give its assent to it and also carve out a separate Telangana state. "TRS welcomes the decision of the UP Chief Minister. It is a bold step. It is very good for democracy. She has also reiterated her support to the formation of Telangana....
05:06 PM, Nov 21, 2011
Itanagar: Holding Congress "responsible" for the socio-political unrest in the Congress-ruled NE states, particularly Arunachal Pradesh, BJP on Sunday alleged huge amounts of central funds had been diverted for funding political activities at the cost of development. "Congress rule is synonymous with conflict and mis-governance," party's north east in-charge P Chandrasekhar Rao told in a press conference on Sunday while claiming that the "infighting" within the ruling Congress in Arunachal...
07:09 PM, Oct 16, 2011
Hyderabad: The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) office has become the latest venue for trading of charges between the party Telangana legislators aligned for and against chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy. Departing from the party conventions, perhaps for the first time, a group of Telangana MLAs openly criticised the chief ministers handling of the Telangana movement and the attitude of some T legislators backing him at the CLP office. The section...
02:43 AM, Oct 14, 2011
New Delhi: The Congress Core Committee will meet on Tuesday to finalise its position on the demand for a seperate Telangana state. TRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao and Congress MPs from Telangana are expected to arrive in New Delhi. This after Telangana Congress MPs said that they will intensify their agitation and even ministers from Andhra Pradesh warned the central leadership of worse times ahead. Senior Congress leader Pallam Raju...
09:55 AM, Oct 11, 2011
Hyderabad: The Telangana Political Joint Action Committee (JAC) on Friday postponed the 'Rail-roko' agitation, earlier scheduled for October 9 to 11, to October 12, 13 and 14. "The Rail-roko will be now held on October 12, 13 and 14," JAC Convener M Kodandaram told reporters, after a meeting of the JAC leaders including TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao. The decision was taken as some other programmes had been planned during...
09:06 PM, Oct 07, 2011
New Delhi: To press their demand for separate Telangana state, Andhra Pradesh Congress MPs from the region on Monday reached the Prime Minister's residence at the national capital to meet Manmohan Singh. Party leaders from Telangana region are camping in Delhi for the last few days to press for the demand of separate statehood. Congress is caught in a tricky situation in Andhra Pradesh with Telangana region observing an indefinite...
12:50 PM, Oct 03, 2011
On day 18 of the Telangana agitation, Congress MLAs and MPs continue to demand that their party takes a clear position on a separate state. ...
11:08 AM, Sep 30, 2011
Hyderabad: The pro-Telangana agitation should be continued with full steam to make the Centre accept the separate statehood demand in a few months from now, TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao said on Thursday. "Unity is our strength. We will definitely achieve Telangana. Delhi must climb down and give Telangana in a month or two," he asserted. The former Union Minister was speaking after TDP MLA Gampa Govardhan quit the party...
06:52 PM, Sep 29, 2011
