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Telangana TDP MLAs plan to resign

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Third ‘Telangana Ranabheri' in Nizamabad in July first week
Nagam to undertake a two-day fast from July 3 for Telangana

HYDERABAD: Telugu Desam MLAs from Telangana are planning to offer their resignations once again in an effort to put pressure on their Congress counterparts from the region to do the same as the deadline for quitting set by the Telangana Joint Action Committee ends tomorrow.

Telugu Desam MLAs took this decision at meeting of the Telangana Telugu Desam Forum held here on Friday after waiting for the Congress move.

With the Congress MPs and MLAs showing no sign of resigning, the TDP legislators feel they too should move cautiously.

Though they were prepared to resign, it would not serve any purpose and it could only lead to byelections.

They are of the view that if the Congress public representatives too quit en masse, the government would fall leading to a constitutional crisis that would force the Centre to concede their demand for a separate State. The Forum plans to organise a meeting of all TDP MLAs soon and make the offer of resignation and to submit the papers along with Congress MLAs to the Assembly Speaker on the same day. The Forum has also decided to organise the third ‘Telangana Ranabheri' in Nizamabad in July first week. It was earlier organised in Karimnagar and Tandur.

Nagam a “political zero”

Meanwhile at a press conference, senior TDP MLA, M. Narasimhulu, demanded the resignation of the suspended party colleague, Nagam Janardhan Reddy as MLA and then criticise the party. Dr. Janardhan Reddy who had become a “political zero” after moving away from TDP had no business to talk about internal party affairs like appointment of in-charges in various constituencies, he added. Two other leaders, Ramesh Rathod and Seethakka too questioned Dr. Janardhan Reddy's right to make comments while clinging on to a post facilitated by the party. The party president N. Chandrababu Naidu could take whatever step is required to strengthen the party in the region. At another press conference, Dr. Janardhan Reddy said he would undertake a fast for two days on July 3 and 4 to press his demand for a united struggle for Telangana keeping aside party flags and agenda.

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