Telangana Celebrations

 Sixty years of struggle finally lead to formation of Telangana state.  After the midnight of 1^st June, the aspiration of four crores of Telangana people is fulfilled. As the State and self rule is realised people of this region have their hopes soared.  The ruling TRS which lead the agitation for the past 14 years will now have to work for the welfare of the people.   

Celebrations of Telangana State formation have started on the night of 1^st June and will be continued for a week.  In Warangal as part of celebrations ‘Keerthi Stupam’ is built and unveiled by the District Collector Shri Kishan.  This is a 32 feet marble pillar built under the leadership of Orugallu Seva Samithi with the help of employees JAC, Kakatiya Urban Development Authority and National Institute of Technology.  The construction was completed in less than two months.  The District collector had shown interest in inaugurating it on the day of Telangana formation.  This is in memory of hundreds of youth who sacrificed their lives to achieve Telangana.  The is unveiled on 2^nd June at 00.01 hrs by the District Collector accompanied by other district authorities in front of the Collector’s bungalow in Hanamkonda. 

This ‘Keerthi Stupam’ is dedicated to the memory of martyrs in Telangana Struggle.

There is inscription of the following line on the pillar.

"శిరసెత్తిన వీర తెలంగాణం - అమరుల త్యాగాల సంతకం,

కాలాన్ని బంధించలేం - చరిత్రను శాసించలేం,

అమరులారా వందనం - కాలం ఉన్నంతకాలం స్మరిస్తాం,

పచ్చని తెలంగాణకై శ్రమిస్తాం - భావితరాలకు బాసటగా నిలుస్తాం"

These are the words written by poet and author Shri. Pottapalli Srinivas Rao.

Jaya Jayaho Telangana.

Telangana - The Dream Realised

Just now the centre has announced the appointed day.  Can’t wait till June 2^nd.  All Telanganites will be eagerly waiting to celebrate the auspicious day 2^nd June 2014.  The day dreamed and achieved after a protracted struggle for 60 long years.  Hundreds died.  Thousands future lost in oblivion.  The intellectual direction from Telangana’s educated, the consistent political pressure from TRS and strong cooperation from all TJACs had finally made the Parliament to pass Telangana Bill.  The despotic acts of Seemandhras in the parliament could not stop or delay the passage of bill any longer.  The Seemandhra tyranny and disrespect for the nation’s ruling august house is witnessed by the whole world.  Whatever happens, one day justice has to be done. 

It is said that justice delayed is justice denied.  Telangana suffered much under the Seemandhra rule.  But their money power could buy Centre ’s unflinching support even after demerger of the state.  Centre/all the political parties are feeling that they have done 'great benefit' by demerger of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh.  To please Andhras the UPA/Congress government is granting many sops and granted all wishes including Hyderabad as joint capital for 10years, extra ordinary constitutional  power to governor in the Telangana state capital, and a hurried passage of ordinance transferring many villages from Khammam district to Andhras.  

Telangana people are watching all this.  They have to move ahead with what they have and achieve what they want.  For this purpose again Telangana needs political power.  People are glad that KCR categorically refused to merge TRS in Congress.  This had been another great decision of KCR for the benefit of Telangana region and to maintain its identity and future development of Telangana state.  Now in almost all states there are regional parties.  These parties can present their local needs more authentically than the three national parties whose high command is Delhi based.  The people belonging to those national parties have always to follow the diktats of Delhi command even in dealing with local issues.  All regional parties do know that nation first and then comes the state.  Developing locally and developing nationally will become mission of all. 

As Indians we should think of developing our villages and cities as clean and green ones with emphasis on providing basic amenities – food, clothing, shelter, health, education and employment for all.  Protection of human rights and dignity for all should be the aim of governance.  To have our identity we should learn the best in Singapore or Tokyo or Washington DC or Hong Kong but have our own model cities. 

I hope, as KCR promises, under TRS Telangana State will develop to become the best state in India and Hyderabad will become fourth best city in the world and not just in India. 

“The woods are dark and deep

And I have miles to go before I sleep”.

Jai Telangana!  Jayaho Telangana!!

Thousand Murders

I am very much anguished at the present situation in Andhra Pradesh.  The politicians seem to have no principles.  Their only principle in life appears to be in power.  They do not seem to have any ideals or morals.  Power hungry monsters do not have any qualms in killing people with their irresponsible activity and statements.  They take pride in creating public turmoil for achieving political mileage. 

Nara Chandrababu Naidu thinks himself to be great political strategist.  The back stabber who took reigns of TDP, by backstabbing his father-in-law, is a power maniac.  He never likes to utter the word ‘Telangaana’.  But to gain power in the state he had given letter to the central government to take decision on Telangaana.  He even blamed the congress and central government of India for not taking decision on Telangaana.  When decision of Telangaana is announced by the Home Minister of India on December 9^th, 2009, he was the master mind behind the Seemaandhra MLAs and MPs resignation drama.  This led to agitations in Telangaana and almost 1000 youth have committed suicide till date.  

Finally, the ruling party has declared its decision to forward the process of formation of Telangaana state.

Now Nara Babu is instigating Seemaandhra people to agitate against Telangaana formation.  Telangaana people have achieved their state after a democratic struggle for 60years.  The instigated agitations by Seemaandhra people against Telangaana formation only exposes their dictatorial attitude against which all these years Telanganites struggled.  In support of Seemandhra people Chandrababu Naidu started “telugu jaati aatma gourava yatra”.  Under this pretext he is igniting anti national feeling in the people by questioning the Center’s authority on the state.  It is obvious by his speeches that he is considering Andhra Pradesh as a different nation and not a state in the Indian Union.  He unabashedly discloses that he negated Telangaana formation when the BJP in NDA government in the 2002 wanted to grant statehood to Telangaana along with the formation of other states – Chattisgarh, Jharakand and Uttaranchal. 

Chandrababu Naidu, who stood with Seemaandhra people, always scuttled the formation of Telangaana.  Had he been a true leader working for the betterment of people of all regions he would have consented for formation of Telangaana in 2002 itself.  His foul play has resulted in the death of 1000 Telangaana youth.  All the suicides of Telangaana youth are nothing but mass homicide by Seemaandhra biased backstabber power greedy political monster.  

It is said that a person who lives by the sword dies by it.  We should just wait and see how this man sees his end.

NaMo

Like many in the state I was eager to hear what Mr. Narendra Modi would speak at LB stadium.  His speech was not inspiring.  He just quoted the facts that everybody knew.  He did not present his vision of India/Bharat and what plans he has to make it realise.  Youth is worried about the situation in India and NaMO is worried about youth.  But what will he do for betterment of the youth?  What are his plans for upliftment of the women and downtrodden classes?  I think he should bring forth the plans he have for making India a developed country. 

Mr. Modi, before coming to the venue met the rich and powerful private persons in the state.  I think that is an indication for his priorities.  His praise for NTR will not be appreciated by Telangaana people at this juncture. “Yes we can, yes we will”, doesn’t sound original or ‘desi’.  His addressing of the present turmoil in state is inadequate.  I felt, “he came, he failed to conquer, and he went”. 

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AP CM Kiran Kumar Reddy says that Modi had acted as he met actors immediately before arrival to the venue.  I think all politicians are actors.  Everyday we see politicians giving contradictory statements, or denying what they said and sometimes even blaming the media or journalists, saying that they were wrongly interpreted.  In the present situation of formation of Telangaana state everyday every politician of Seemandhra expresses contradictory statements every hour with great seriousness. 

For the past three years every MLA and MP with origins in Seemaandhra said they would abide by the ‘High Command” decision or Union government’s dictat.  But the moment decision on Telangaana is announced all these people simply say that it is done in haste and without any consideration.  Watching the expressions and body language lets us know how biased every Seemandhra Politician is. 

The BJP says if it comes to power it will form Telangaana state within 100 days.  But in the parliament Venkaiah Naidu says congress has not addressed the Seemandhra people’s sentiments and taken a hasty decision and that is the cause of all the reverse agitation in Seemandhra.  His impatient long face as the discussion on Telangaana was going in Rajya Sabha will not be forgotten by Telanganites.  Also when Modi came to Hyderabad he talks about Jai Andhra agitation and gathering then, conveniently forgetting the huge gathering at Nizam’s college when Mrs. Sushma Swaraj addressed Telangaana youth in December 2009.  He and Telugu Desam Naidu are behind the BJP’s failure to form Telangaana when three other new states formed in the nation during BJP rule.  Even now given a chance, these two Seema Naidus will hinder the formation of Telangaana state. 

Chandra Babu Naidu, leader of a regional party and Venkaiah Naidu, a leader in national party, fail to consider Telangaana issue in a democratic way.  Belonging to Seemandhra they are thinking locally, to be precise, as personal issue and becoming emotional.  They are giving importance to their native place and people but are not considering the constitutional rights of Telangaana.  If the politicians rise above personal feelings, and think in larger interests of people of all regions and religions, people will have faith in democracy.  Otherwise there will always be agitations.

When it comes to acting, I think KKR should be given best actor award for the role he is playing in the state now.  Though he speaks weird Telugu in media interviews, he actually can speak good Telugu when emotional. 

Whatever is going on in Andhra Pradesh is worrying people of all regions.  Only politicians are having good time hosting breakfast, lunch and dinner to their colleagues and having get-togethers.  I pray that these dramas should end and peace prevail in all the regions of the state.

Chalo Assembly

“Chalo Assembly” is a grand success.  In spite of police creating terror in the people who want to participate in the event, it passed off successfully exposing the undemocratic dictatorial character of Andhra CM.  Braving the police repression and attack a large number of Telangaanites did reach the Assembly.  CM who stealthily entered the Assembly before the sunrise had to exit from there secretly.  This is what is going to happen in the next elections, the Andhra Rulers have to pack up and leave the place for good.

What is happening today is a blemish on democracy, violation of human rights.   Actions of police and paramilitary on the people don’t look like a preventive action.  It is more like attack, army attacking the enemies in the battle field.  People are unarmed, peaceful demonstrators, just shouting ‘Jai Telangaana’.  The actions of the law enforcing force are unlawful and inhuman.  They seem inclined to attack people as to injure and disable them or leave them almost dead.  The government which is said to be by the people, of the people, for the people, in Andhra Pradesh has become by the Andhras, of the Andhras and for Andhras.  Whenever there is a demonstration of the Telangaanites the main opposition party leader plans his outings.  The two eyed Babu has tubular vision.  He can only see the problems of Andhra and Andhraites.  He never ever raised his voice for the support of the people of Telangaana in the Assembly.  The police who arrests Telangaana leaders participating in “Chalo Assembly” does not think of arresting TDP leaders.  No other example is required to expose the conspiracy of Kiran-Naidu in stalling the statehood of Telangaana. 

The core committee of Congress is a bore committee.  Its action to deal with the situation in Telangaana is a knee jerk reaction.  It only reacts but never acts.  Whenever there is agitation it says problem can be solved in peaceful conditions.  When peace is prevailing it believes the Andhra CM’s reports that people have forgotten Telangaana.  People are losing faith in Congress and also in democracy.  If the government doesn’t respond to peaceful, democratic agitations and wants to suppress democratic expressions and wishes of people of a place where they have to go?   Many youth depressed with the attitude of the state and central government had committed suicide.  But instead of getting depressed if they take a different route, a violent path who will be responsible for that?  When there is attack of some leaders by Maoists the government loudly declares, “In democracy there is no place for violence”.  What is it that is happening in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangaana? 

Telangaana people have become sick of hearing, “Telangaana is a sentiment, we respect it”, “it is a sensitive issue”, “it cannot be solved in a day or two’, “we are for small states including Telangaana”, “we are not against Telangaana”.  Now it is time to stop all this and declare road map to Telangaana state.  People of Telangaana want Telangaana state with Hyderabad as its capital.  It is high time that the ruling party, the central government takes a decision.  Instead of trying to suppress the democratic right of Telangaana people with police, paramilitary, CRPF, or military, take action with the same forces who are threatening the centre against taking the decision on Telangaana statehood.

Jai Telangaana, Jayaho Telangaana.   

Live to Achieve

Political leaders are always safe.  Ambitious and greedy politicians use gullible people as pawn in achieving political mileage.  They do not mind causing social conflicts and turmoil and even deaths of innocent people.  The state and central government has time to discuss about various problems in the nation, deaths caused by various causes, but conveniently forget about the 900 deaths in the span of two years for cause of Telangaana.  The Indian government takes up the issue of FDI and gets it passed though the main opposition and its important coalition parties are against it.  The government simply refuses to recognize Telangaana issue as a serious socio-political-economic issue and calls it simple sentiment. It doesn’t want to fulfill its responsibility towards protecting the weaker region by passing a Bill, though the main opposition and many other parties are ready to support it.   How is it that the central government gets blinded by politico-financially strong lobby and allows the Telanganites to suffer military and police atrocities?  Doesn’t this government have any responsibility of protecting the oppressed in nation.  The Andhra government dealing the issue reminds me of East Pakistan that existed few decades ago.  The more the oppression, the more the revolt.

In view of the all party meeting on 28^th of December, people are already worried about the outcome.  Though it is expected nothing concrete comes out of it, still people hope that the problem should be solved.  The youth are particularly getting more depressed because of uncertainty of academic careers and loss of their quota of jobs to Andhraites.  This is resulting in taking extreme step in some desperate youngsters.  The greedy leaders, though aware of the persisting social turmoil in Telangaana, talk about suicides.  This is cruel psychological infliction on already stressed Telangaana youth.  I hope that good sense prevails in the leaders, and all in their own way, talk of living and fighting to achieve Telangaana state. 

To achieve something it is important to live and struggle.  Live and struggle.  Struggle to achieve the goal.  Life is to live.  Live to achieve.

JAI TELANGAANA.  JAYAHO TELANGAANA.

Telangana Travails

This blog was written almost two weeks ago. Actually I wanted to post it on 17th of this month.  But I could do it today.

The changes that are taking place in Telangaana in the past three weeks are remarkable and historic.  The unexpected demise of Prof. Jaya Shankar Sir was shocking to all Telangaanites.  He is synonymous with Telangaana.  Every Telangaanites felt like losing their god father. 

Knowing about him made me feel that he is born with the purpose of freeing Telangaana from oppression.  He lived in Nizam’s Telagaana, aware of ‘rajaakaars’, armed struggle, lived in Telangaana that has become part of Indian Union, and Telangaana which continued to struggle for self rule and self respect in Andhra Pradesh ruled by Seemaandhraas.  He was part of Telangaana agitation in 1969.  He preserved and spread his vast knowledge about the loss of Telangaanites and the plundering of various resources of Telangaana by Andhra rulers.  Being a teacher, he always spread his knowledge for the benefit of students and younger generation.  His efforts of 60 years finally started giving results with formation of Telangaana Rashtra Samiti under the leadership of Shri K. Chandra Shekara Rao.  He always worked for redeeming Telangaana from the shackles of Andhra rule.  His dream was the coming generations should live in Telangaana ruled and developed by Telangaanites, a socialist Telangaana. 

Now he may not be living.  But the knowledge and guidance he left behind are the acting forces to direct Telangaana agitation to reach its goal.  I feel his spiritual guidance has made all the elected representatives to take the present course of action.  His blessings from heaven will help us achieve Telangaana state in due course of time.

Jaya Shankar Acharya’s teachings are like Geethaacharya’s teachings to Arjuna.

Jaya Shankar sir is now called as ‘Father of Telangaana’. 

Jayaho Jaya Shankar.

 

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In December 2010, when the Indian government has backtracked on its word to initiate the formation of Telangaana state fearing blackmail politics and succumbing to the weight of money bags from Seemaandhra capitalists’,  except the TRS MLAs all other MLAs refused to resign fearing the wrath of their party ‘high command’.  They gave different reasons, the ruling party saying that they have faith that the high command will definitely give separate state and the other part with Seemaandhra person as its chief pointing that unless ruling MLAs resign they will not resign.  This fiasco had finally ended when the Congress MLAs decided to resign en masse on 4^th July 2011.  The TDP MLAs also resigned half an hour early so as to gain people’s faith. 

What precipitated the resignations of Congress MLAs; I feel it is the spiritual power of Jaya Shankar Acharya that had driven them to take a confirmed stand on separate Telangaana.  Now for all the MLAs this step is no turn back step.  They all should see to it that Telangaana state is formed shortly or get out of the parties and join people in their agitation. 

Prof. Jaya Shankar said once that telangaana in not given by any political party.  The people of Telangaana will struggle and achieve it.  Amen.

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Telangaana struggle has come to a stage that every person living on the soil of Telangaana has to take a stand on this issue.  All the people’s representatives have to express their solidarity toward the cause of Telangaana state formation.  More than 90% tendered their resignations and are behind people.  Like elsewhere we too have a few black sheep.  I wish MIM MLAs resign and join the people of Telangaana and make all Muslims feel authentically part of this historic struggle.

It is good gesture of Secunderabad MLA, a native of Andhra, has resigned respecting the sentiments of the people she is representing.  Here I should mention about a man who always speaks of rights and responsibilities and constitution, and talks of bringing governance to the public, who wants smaller units of governance, never gives a clear stand on the formation of separate state of Telangaana.  This man, who always speaks of the corruption in political parties and politicians, is blind to the oppression of Seemandhraas rule on Telangaanites.  He fails to stand by his own principles of bringing governance to people.  Since my awareness of the worldly goings I find him as the greatest hypocrite of this generation.  Every telangaanite can understand who this intellectual personality is.  This is Mr. Jaya Prakash Narayan.  This name a generation ago had commanded immense respect, as the man with that name had led a revolution to bring down a dictatorial prime minister.   This man also with magnanimous intellectual jabber had gained some good reputation.  Now this name makes me understand the changing times and the hypocrisy in the present society.

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Politicians always do things that help them to gain power.  Though they talk of benefitting public who form the vote bank, the benefit they gain is more than what public get.  The needs of the people and their agitation to fulfil it are used for political gain.  Public interest stands secondary. 

Many people say had there been Rajashekhar Reddy the present turmoil in telangaana would not have occurred.  May be true.  This turmoil wouldn’t have happened now but would have been delayed for some years.  He knew the peoples desire for Telangaana, being a factionist from Seema he could have suppressed it like he had killed almost all the naxals who were called for a discussion to join the mainstream society.  Nature knew his power.  Nature knows the struggle of Telangaana people.  Where people cannot act, nature acts. 

Chandra babu Naidu, a back stabber, thinks him to be shrewd politician.  His principle of two eyes and squinted vision has caused 600 deaths of Telangaana youth.  Even today he doesn’t have a clear cut policy.  He encourages Telangaana MLAs to resign and at the same time holds meetings with Seemaandhra representatives and encourages them to counter Telangaana agitation.  He will have to become blind in due course of time.  He needs political crutches in future to survive in Andhra politics.

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All the political parties speak of democracy and people’s rights.  They talk big as if carrying out the welfare of the people on their shoulders.  The pathetic situation in Andhra Pradesh is that, people talking of retaining Andhra Pradesh have respect for the aspirations and emotions of Seemaandhraas, but not for that of Telangaanites.  Demanding their rightful share in employment and development in Telangaana is treated as an act of militancy and treason.  They want to suppress this genuine demand by deployment of BSF and CRPF.  The activity that is going on in Osmania University clearly presents the state of affairs in Telangaana region of Andhra Pradesh.  Osmania University being the nerve centre of Telangaana  agitation, the AP government wants to suppress their activity of life in toto by confining them to the campus by fencing around it and not allowing any outsiders into the campus.  All their activity is strictly under the police surveillance.  On slightest pretext the police resort to lathi charge, tear gassing and firing with rubber bullets directly on to the person causing physical injury.  Their unprovoked hurting of the students physically and chemically will cause future health problems in victims.  The activity at OU is directly affecting students at the place and indirectly it is making all the people in Telagaana to make a strong resolution to fight till separate state is achieved.  The more the oppression the strong is revolution.

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All the political parties in AP, the regional and national are aware of the plight of Telangaana, all accepted that separate telangaana state is a genuine demand.  In view of their political mileage no party is taking a concrete decision.  They are all more worried about their party gains in next elections.  Just to pos pone the issue a committee was sent to AP for wide consultations.  But the Krishna committee report has turned out to be a ‘nikrushta’ (worst) report.  It had taken into consideration of the majority Andhra people’s opinion and admitting that the Telagaana demand is genuine and suggested ways to suppress it.  Justice Krishna is not the Krishna of Dwapara Yuga.  He is the Krishna of kaliyuga and sold out to money bags and could not side the righteous demand.  He could be measured by money bags but not by 'Tulasi'.

The political party at centre is more worried about its numbers and power play.  They seem to be least bothered about the disturbed lives of people in the state.  Academic, social and professional life is getting disturbed.  There is uncertainty always.  The centre should take a decision and put an end to this turmoil.  It should impose strict party discipline.  The party with two eyes should have proper vision and bind its MLAs by it.  It should not play carrot and stick policy with Telangaana issue, allowing Telangaana MLAs to resign and at the same time funding and encouraging rented Samaikyaandhra agitation. 

Telangaana people still have faith in the democracy.  It is time for the parties in the centre and state to take proper steps to end this turmoil and bring peace into the lives of Telangaana and Seemaandhra.

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Now a new party has held it’s plenary.  It is again a ‘vaarastwapu’ (hereditary) party.  Everybody was eagerly waiting to know the stand of the party about telangaana.   The son of the father, like his father has respect for Telangaana sentiment, and incapable of taking a decision.  Like son, like father.  A man who joined a rival party to protest against Telangaana formation in the parliament has concrete opinion in his mind.  Every politician respects Telangaana sentiment, understands the genuinity of the demand but hates to lose fiefdom over it. 

Telangaana is not a simple sentiment.  This is struggle for existence.  Do not belittle it calling a sentiment.  This struggle for existence goes on as long as there is life.