Hyderabad: An already crippled Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh is all set for another 'rail roko' agitation, this time with the Congress MPs from the region joining the protest for a separate statehood demand.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)-led Joint Action Committee announced the three-day 'rail roko' despite the state police chief and the Chief Minister warning organisers that whoever disrupts train services will be dealt with sternly.
About 48 long distance express trains and 76 passenger trains have been cancelled and around 70 express trains have been diverted in the wake of the agitation.
Telangana Congress MPs have asserted that they would participate in the 'rail roko' in support of the separate statehood demand, despite appeals from the party not to do so.
"We are participating in the rail roko," Congress Lok Sabha member G Vivek said on Friday.
He demanded that the state government postpone the Group-II examination for recruitment of various posts in the state government and stop the arrests of Telangana agitators.
Earlier in the day, some Telangana Congress MPs met state Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy and complained about the tough talk of state DGP to take action against those who "crossed the limits" during the rail blockade.
"The comments of the DGP are provocative," Congress MP M Jagannath alleged.
"The state ministers should also take active part in the agitation," added Congress MP Madhu Yashki Goud.
State Congress president Botsa Satyanarayana has appealed to the Congress MPs not to take part in the 'rail roko'.
Meanwhile, Congress MLA and former minister Jupally Krishna Rao has submitted his resignation from the post in support of the Telangana demand.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)-led Joint Action Committee announced the three-day 'rail roko' despite the state police chief and the Chief Minister warning organisers that whoever disrupts train services will be dealt with sternly.
About 48 long distance express trains and 76 passenger trains have been cancelled and around 70 express trains have been diverted in the wake of the agitation.
"We are participating in the rail roko," Congress Lok Sabha member G Vivek said on Friday.
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Earlier in the day, some Telangana Congress MPs met state Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy and complained about the tough talk of state DGP to take action against those who "crossed the limits" during the rail blockade.
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"The state ministers should also take active part in the agitation," added Congress MP Madhu Yashki Goud.
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Meanwhile, Congress MLA and former minister Jupally Krishna Rao has submitted his resignation from the post in support of the Telangana demand.
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