2004–2010 Telangana protests

Movements and Agitations related to the Telangana movement April 2020 The Telangana protests 2004-2010 refers to the movements and agitations related to the Telangana movement that took place between the years 2004 and 2010. For the 2004 Assembly and Parliament elections, the Congress party and the TRS had an electoral alliance in the Telangana region to consider the demand of separate Telangana State. However, again in 2006, the then Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy categorically said that the state would remain united. This again resulted in statewide protests. In 2009, Union Minister of Home Affairs P. Chidambaram announced that the Indian government would start the process of forming a separate Telangana state, pending the introduction and passage of a separation resolution in the Andhra Pradesh assembly after an 11-day fast by K. Chandrashekar Rao. This again resulted in protests across both Andhra and Rayalseema as in a short time of the Home Minister's declaration, MLAs from the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions submitted their resignations in protest. 2004 to 2009 right|thumb|NDA Home Minister L.K. Advani who rejected inclusion of Telangana in the NDA agenda In the run-up to the 2004 Assembly & Parliament elections, then Union Home Minister L. K. Advani ruled out inclusion of Telangana in the NDA agenda and said "Unless there is consensus among all political parties in the state and unless that consensus is reflected in a resolution of the state Assembly, we don’t propose to include it in the NDA agenda"http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar182004/n13.asp BJP against Telangana state: Advani - Deccan Herald 14 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130127185634/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar182004/n13.asp 27 January 2013 dead For these elections, the Congress party and the TRS forged an electoral alliance in the Telangana region to consider the demand of separate Telangana State.http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/05/stories/2004030505830600.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20040923074647/http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/05/stories/2004030505830600.htm dead 2004-09-23 Controversy over SRC blows over 2008-02-16 2004-03-05 The Hindu Chennai, India Congress came to power in the state and formed a coalition government at the centre; TRS joined the coalition after the common minimum programme of the coalition government included that the demand for separate Telangana state will be considered after due consultations and consensus.http://www.aicc.org.in/common-minimum-programme.php Common Minimum Programme of the Congress led United Progressive Alliance Indian National Congress 2008-02-16 May 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20071212084846/http://www.aicc.org.in/common-minimum-programme.php 12 December 2007 dead In the 2004 Parliament's winter session, BJP advised TRS & Congress not to talk about separate Telangana and concentrate on more important issues such as suicides & starvation deaths.http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/08/stories/2004100808570400.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20041013204401/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/08/stories/2004100808570400.htm dead 13 October 2004 Chennai, India The Hindu BJP slams Congress, TRS on Telangana 8 October 2004 The Congress stood by the CWC resolution favouring a second SRC on the demand for smaller states.http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/10/stories/2004101002761000.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20041029002750/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/10/stories/2004101002761000.htm dead 29 October 2004 Chennai, India The Hindu End of the TRS-Congress honeymoon? 10 October 2004 In April 2006 the then Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy categorically said that the state would remain united.http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/aicc-report-says-ysr-did-not-favour-t-state-277 AICC report says YSR did not favour T state Deccan Chronicle 2010-12-20 20 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110123214701/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/aicc-report-says-ysr-did-not-favour-t-state-277 23 January 2011 dead In September 2006 TRS withdrew support from the coalition government for failing to create an independent Telangana state. http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/27/stories/2004112706820101.htm Sub-committee to look into demand for Telangana 2008-02-16 27 November 2004 Chennai, India https://web.archive.org/web/20080222181305/http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/27/stories/2004112706820101.htm 22 February 2008 The Hindu dead https://ia.rediff.com/news/2006/sep/09telang.htm Take steps for separate Telangana Amin Jafri Syed Rediff.com 2008-02-16 9 September 2006 https://ia.rediff.com/news/2006/sep/23trs1.htm TRS withdraws support to UPA govt Rediff.com 2008-02-16 23 September 2006 In December 2006 the TRS won a by-election to the Karimnagar parliamentary constituency with a margin of 2.01 lakh votes.http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/08/stories/2006120818270100.htm TRS chief retains Karimnagar seat Chandrakanth W 2008-02-16 8 December 2006 Chennai, India https://web.archive.org/web/20080202144419/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/08/stories/2006120818270100.htm 2 February 2008 The Hindu dead TRS and Congress leaders from Telangana continued their fight for the creation of a Telangana state in 2008. http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/07/stories/2008010763900100.htm Telangana Congress leaders to visit Delhi 2008-02-16 7 January 2008 Chennai, India https://web.archive.org/web/20080309210649/http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/07/stories/2008010763900100.htm 9 March 2008 The Hindu dead http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/17/stories/2008011753280600.htm TRS sets deadline till 6 March 2008-02-16 17 January 2008 Chennai, India https://web.archive.org/web/20080220052248/http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/17/stories/2008011753280600.htm 20 February 2008 The Hindu deadhttp://www.hindu.com/2008/01/19/stories/2008011956750400.htm Telangana Congress leaders talk tough The Hindu 2008-02-16 19 January 2008 Chennai, India https://web.archive.org/web/20080221134342/http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/19/stories/2008011956750400.htm 21 February 2008 dead All TRS legislators in Parliament and in the State (4 MPs, 16 MLAs, and 3 MLCs) resigned in the first week of March 2008 and forced by-elections to increase pressure on the Congress party to take action.4 TRS members quit Lok Sabha16 TRS MLAs, 3 MLCs resign By-elections for the 16 MLA seats and the 4 MP seats were held on 29 May 2008. During the election campaign, the TRS party called the by-election a referendum on a Telangana state. The Congress and TDP parties said it is not a referendum on Telangana, and said that they were not opposed to the formation of Telangana state.Cong, TDP say Jai TelanganaPCC chief confident about Congress win In June 2008, T. Devender Goud, a politbureau member and Deputy Leader of the Telugu Desam Party, resigned from the party, saying he would devote his time and energy to the formation of a separate Telangana state.Devender Goud quits Telugu Desam Party In July 2008, Goud and other leaders such as E. Peddi Reddy formed a new party called Nava Telangana Praja Party (NTPP).Devendra Goud’s outfit is Nava Telangana Praja Party On 9 October 2008 the TDP announced its support for the creation of Telangana.TDP announces support to creation of Telangana state Konda Laxman Bapuji of the Nava Telangana Party announced that "We solemnly declare statehood for Telangana on 2 November 2008."http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Goud-declares-Telangana-separate-state/380654/ Goud declares Telangana separate state The Financial Express 3 November 2008 2010-09-14 2009 to 2010 2009 Assembly & Parliament Elections In February 2009 the state government declared that it had no objection, in principle, to the formation of separate Telangana and that the time had come to move forward decisively on this issue. To resolve related issues, the government constituted a joint house committee.Telangana: YSR moots joint panel In the lead-up to the 2009 General Elections in India, all the major parties in Andhra Pradesh supported the formation of Telangana.Why it is Telangana that holds the key? The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) again announced that they would create two more states, Telangana and Gorkhaland, if they won the election.http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200904040343.htm The Hindu article on BJP's policy of creating smaller states 9 October 2011 13 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100113232718/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200904040343.htm dead The Congress Party said it was committed to Telangana statehood,Congress: Grand Alliance has no credibility on Telangana but claimed that Muslim minorities were opposed to the creation of separate state, along with the majority of the people. The MIM party and Muslim leaders within Congress felt that the new state would jeopardise the interests of minorities, the safety and welfare of Muslims, and the future of the Urdu language.https://archive.today/20130126013304/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200904080322.htm Minorities opposed to creation of Telangana: YSRhttps://archive.today/20120716195914/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-29/india/27945655_1_telangana-state-telangana-issue-muslim-leaders YSR using minority card to stop Telangana The Telugu Desam Party promised to work for Telangana statehood. Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) joined a Maha Kutami (Grand Alliance) with the TDP and other parties to defeat the Congress party for denying statehood.TDP promise T-StateCPI for T-State The Praja Rajyam Party (PRP), founded in August 2008 by film star Chiranjeevi, pledged support to Telangana statehood if it becomes inevitable.http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200808262032.htm Chennai, India The Hindu Chiranjeevi launches 'Praja Rajyam ' 26 August 2008 9 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110629040642/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200808262032.htm 29 June 2011 BBC News The NTPP announced that it would merge with PRP after it concluded that there was not enough political space for two sub-regional Telangana parties that had Telananga statehood as their main agenda,NTP merges with PRPPRP for T-state Goud later quit PRP and returned to the Telugu Desam Party.https://www.zeenews.com/news566818.html TDP revamps organisation, many new faces in politburo 28 September 2009 In the 2009 elections, Congress returned to power both at the center and state. It won 154 out of 294 Assembly seats and 33 out of 42 Parliament seats. Within Telangana, Congress won 50 out of 119 Assembly seats and 12 out of 17 Parliament seats.LokSabha election results in APAssembly election results in AP TRS managed to win only 10 assembly seats out of the 45 it contested and only 2 MP seats.http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fast-forward/552833/0 Fast forward The Indian Express India 11 December 2009 13 January 2012 YSR's death & KCR's fast Within few months of getting re-elected as popular CM, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR) died in a helicopter crash in September 2009. This resulted in a leadership crisis within the Congress party and also created a political vacuum in the state.http://www.ndtv.com/article/people/who-is-kcr-116785 Who is KCR? 29 March 2012 11 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141011171610/http://www.ndtv.com/article/people/who-is-kcr-116785 dead During this time, TRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) raised his pitch for the separate state. On 29 November 2009, he started a fast-unto-death, with the demand of a separate state apart, the immediate objective of this fast-unto-death agitation was to identify the lands that were encroached upon by realtors in and around Hyderabad and returned to the poor. He was arrested by the police."KCR to launch fast on Nov. 29"KCR arrest ahead of his proposed indefinite hunger strike Student organisations, employee unions, and various organisations joined the movement.OU turns hotspot of students’ angst KCR had told a Congress emissary on 6 December that he would break his fast if Congress president Sonia Gandhi made a public appeal to him to do so.http://www.indianexpress.com/news/24-hours-too-late-on-telangana/560549/ 24 hours too late on Telangana 28 December 2009 General strikes shut down Telangana on 6 and 7 December.Telangana bandh total on first day In an all party meeting called by the state government on the night of 7 December to discuss regarding KCR's fast and how to handle it,https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/MIM-TDP-members-demand-resolution-in-assembly-on-Srikrishna-committee-report/articleshow/7683102.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034547/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-12/hyderabad/28683097_1_srikrishna-committee-report-home-minister-tdp live 28 September 2013 MIM, TDP members demand resolution in assembly on Srikrishna committee report 12 March 2011 The Times of India 13 January 2012 all major Opposition parties extended their support for a separate state for Telangana. The state Congress and its ally Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen have left it to the Congress high command to take a final decision. Minutes of the meeting were faxed to Congress high command.http://ibnlive.in.com/news/telangana-forces-andhra-assemblys-adjournment/106696-37.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091213011434/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/telangana-forces-andhra-assemblys-adjournment/106696-37.html dead 13 December 2009 TRS disrupt Andhra Assembly over Telangana Ibnlive.in.com 13 January 2012 Student organisations planned a massive rally at the state Assembly on 10 December without government permission. This prompted deployment of police troops throughout Telangana. Thousands of Indian police deployed for Hyderabad rally The apparent decline in KCR's health led to a sense of urgency to the issue.BJP forces Rajya Sabha adjournment on Telangana issue Parliament concerned over KCR health Bifurcation Announcement & rollback thumb|left|Palaniappan Chidambaram On 9 December 2009, Union Minister of Home Affairs P. Chidambaram announced that the Indian government would start the process of forming a separate Telangana state, pending the introduction and passage of a separation resolution in the Andhra Pradesh assembly.http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/centre-agrees-to-form-telangana-state/379142/ Centre agrees to form Telangana state 10 December 2009 Business Standard 10 December 2009 KCR ended his 11-day fast claiming it a "true victory of the people of Telangana." Pro-Telangana supporters celebrated the central government decision, while those from the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions protested.It is freedom at midnightAP: Non-Telangana areas erupt in protests Within a short time of the Home Minister's declaration, MLAs from the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions submitted their resignations in protest.http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/60-ap-mlas-submit-resignation-to-protest-telangana-creation/80453/on 60 AP MLAs submit resignation to protest Telangana creation Press Trust of India 10 December 2009 Business Standard 10 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091213180905/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/60-ap-mlas-submit-resignation-to-protest-telangana-creation/80453/on 13 December 2009 dead By 16 December, at least 147 MLAs including Praja Rajyam Founder and Telugu actor Chiranjeevihttp://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/chiranjeevi-to-quit-assembly-for-united-andhra_100290485.html Chiranjeevi to quit assembly for 'united Andhra' Thaindian.com 17 December 2009 2010-09-14 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201546/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/chiranjeevi-to-quit-assembly-for-united-andhra_100290485.html dead and 22 ministers along with many MPs had resigned.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB126088048083191981 The Wall Street Journal Divide Deepens Over India State Vibhuti Agarwal 16 December 2009 9 October 2011 Chaos engulfs Andhra, MLAs continue to quit Protests and resignations in Andhra On 16 December, there was a split in the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) over the Telangana issue, with its leader Chiranjeevi as well as 16 out of 18 party MLAs opposing the division of Andhra Pradesh, while Telangana leaders in the party were unhappy with the shift in the party's views.Chiranjeevi quits as MLA for united Andhra PradeshChiranjeevi faces student wrathhttp://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20091216/818/tnl-chiranjeevi-s-party-heading-for-spli.html Chiranjeevi's party heading for split over Telangana 9 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20091223022522/http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20091216/818/tnl-chiranjeevi-s-party-heading-for-spli.html 23 December 2009 dead On 23 December, the Government of India announced that no action on Telangana will be taken until a consensus is reached by all parties.http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article69617.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20110805023148/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article69617.ece dead 5 August 2011 Chennai, India The Hindu Telangana: Text of Home Minister's statement 23 December 2009 9 October 2011 Subsequently, Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema region MLAs & MPs withdrew their resignations. Formation of Telangana (TJAC/JAC) The TRS reacted by calling for another general strike on 24 December 2009 which was aimed at stalling the regional economy. A Joint Action Committee (JAC) was formed with the pro-separation members of the major political parties. There were reports that members of the JAC had widely divergent approaches on the issue of a separate Telangana.http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/27/stories/2009122759910800.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20091229123651/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/27/stories/2009122759910800.htm dead 29 December 2009 Front Page : Unity eludes Telangana Joint Action Committee 27 December 2009 2010-09-14 The Hindu Chennai, IndiaP Chidambaram http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/current-affairs/no-consensus-yettelangana-issue-chidambaram_432383.html No consensus yet on Telangana issue: Chidambaram Moneycontrol.com 2010-09-14TDP joins JAC MLAs and ministers from Telangana submitted their resignations demanding immediate steps to initiate the process of bifurcating Andhra Pradesh.Telangana crisis: 13 AP ministers resign, send letter to SoniaMLAs from Telangana resign Pro-Telangana protestors & Osmania University students attacked then Telugu Desam Party leader Nagam Janardhan Reddy, pushed him down, kicked and rained blows on him till he escaped on a bike.http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/25/stories/2009122561421100.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20091228081112/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/25/stories/2009122561421100.htm dead 28 December 2009 Chennai, India The Hindu TDP leaders attacked on Osmania campus 25 December 2009 The Home minister conducted an all-party meeting on 5 January to elicit views of all parties in the State. On the advice of Congress party's central leadership, all of the Ministers from Telangana withdrew their resignations.Telangana Ministers Withdraw Resignations While Legislators Stick With JACApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Rallies, hunger strikes, and suicides continued throughout Telangana to protest against the delay in bifurcating the State.Students, police clash in Osmania University Security establishments submitted an assessment to the prime minister that the creation of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand helped Maoists entrench better, as they took advantage of administrative problems in a new state. Similarly they said "Remnants of the Maoist movement are strongest in Telangana so any break-up of the state (Andhra) will help them".http://www.indianexpress.com/news/telangana-gets-naxal-twist/563542/0 Telangana gets Naxal twist 5 January 2010 On 3 January 2010 Varavara rao, a Maoist Emissary gave an open call at OU students march to launch a militant fight for the statehood cause.http://m.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20Nation&sectid=3&contentid=2010010720100107031245797e50b170a Maoists may target Telangana ministers, News - Nation - Mumbai Mirror 22 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120502152404/http://m.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20Nation&sectid=3&contentid=2010010720100107031245797e50b170a 2 May 2012 dead On 6 January 2010, TJAC said the strikes, rail-blockades, various protests would not have been held peacefully if Maoists had infiltrated the pro-Telangana movement. It blamed some Andhra leaders for those allegations. It questioned, how the Maoists could have joined the movement when state government claims that the naxalism had been wiped out in the State?JAC: Telangana stir will continue 'peacefully' http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article76839.ece The Hindu 5 November 2011 Chennai, India 7 January 2010September 2026 medicmedic The JAC started relay hunger strikes and threatened the resignations of all legislators on 28 January, demanding that the Centre spell out its intentions and create a timetable for change."Stick to Jan. 28 deadline to quit: Telangana JAC tells legislators" It said the agitations would continue until a Bill was passed in Parliament.Pro-Telangana agitation to continue: JACSeptember 2026 medicmedic On 3 February, the JAC organised human chain a distance of 500 km from north to south in Telangana. Organizers claimed its longest human chain in India.'Longest human chain' formed for Telangana'Longest human chain' formed to demand Telangana state The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind supported a separate Telangana state with the slogan "Justice for Telangana and Telangana for Justice" under the leadership of Malik Motasim Khan.https://www.zeenews.com/news598635.html Jamaat-E-Islami Hind to organise rally in favour of Telangana Zeenews.com 24 January 2010 2010-09-14http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-42914.html Online News – The Netherlands Newkerala.com 2010-09-14https://www.twocircles.net/2009dec12/telangana_and_muslims.html Telangana and Muslims 12 December 2009 TwoCircles.net 2010-09-14 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot The Jamaat, along with its student wing Students Islamic Organisation of India, organised a massive public meet at Nizam College grounds on 7 February 2010http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/07/andhra-crisis-thousands-attend-jamaat-telangana-rally.htm Thousands flock to Jamaat's Telangana rally Prominent leaders such as Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, Hamid Mohammed Khan and Khaja Arifuddin addressed the crowd.https://www.rediff.com/news/report/telanagan-million-march-gets-huge-response/20110310.htm Telangana's 'Million March' gets huge response On 16 February, Congress legislators from the Telangana region resigned from the Joint Action Committee due to "unilateral actions by KCR.".http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/17/stories/2010021750310100.htm Front Page : Congress flays KCR, deserts JAC 17 February 2010 2010-09-14 Chennai, India https://web.archive.org/web/20100823092737/http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/17/stories/2010021750310100.htm 23 August 2010 The Hindu dead Formation of Justice Sri Krishna Committee On 3 February the government announced the five-member committee that would look into the issue.http://in.news.yahoo.com/242/20100203/1334/tnl-govt-constitutes-5-member-expert-com.html Govt constitutes 5-member expert committee on Telangana – Yahoo!! India News Yahoo! News 2010-09-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100206220635/http://in.news.yahoo.com/242/20100203/1334/tnl-govt-constitutes-5-member-expert-com.html 6 February 2010 It also announced Terms of Referencehttp://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=57801 Untitled Page to the Srikrishna Committee, with a deadline of 31 December 2010. Telangana-JAC rejected the terms of reference saying that it "undid" the Union home minister's statement of 9 December in New Delhi.https://archive.today/20120716233816/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-13/hyderabad/28127580_1_jac-convenor-m-kodandaram-telangana-jac-telangana-people T-JAC rejects Terms of reference All ten TRS MLAs, one TDP MLA, and one BJP MLA insisted that the speaker of Assembly accept their resignations. The rest of the Telangana MLAs withdrew their resignations.Resignations of 12 Telangana MLAs acceptedKCR, Vijayashanthi to resign later The SKC reported that there were a purported 313 suicides in Telangana between 30 November 2009 and 27 February 2010 according to news reports, but has not confirmed the veracity of the datahttp://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2011/jan/d2011010502.pdf Sri Krishna Committee report (para 7.12.02 in page 387) Home affairs, Govt of India 6 January 2011 2011-01-10TD asks Sonia to announce TelanganaThree more suicides for TelanganaIndia state protester dies after setting himself ablaze In a report submitted to the Srikrishna Committee, ministers from Seema-Andhra region stated that the demand for separate Telangana under grounds of self-respect and self-rule is anti-national and will sow seeds for disintegration of the country.Demand for Telangana anti-national: Non-Telangana AP ministers This statement evoked strong protests in Telangana and demands for the dismissal of those ministers.https://archive.today/20120712063905/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?689782 Telangana Protests 'Anti-Telangana' Remarks by Non-Telangana AP Ministers All the Telangana MLAs who resigned in protest in February were re-elected in by-elections on 27 July 2010 with huge majorities. Congress and TDP candidates who decided to contest the elections, ignoring the appeal of JAC,T-JAC's appeal to Congress, TDPSonia for Telangana, says APCC president lost their deposits by obtaining less than one-sixth of the votes in many constituencies. TDP candidates lost their deposits in all constituencies.TRS set for clean sweep in by-electionshttps://archive.today/20130126053709/http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/01/stories/2010080155950400.htm TD loses deposit in all 12 seats, Congress in 4https://archive.today/20120721131821/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-31/hyderabad/28279291_1_telangana-jac-trs-mlas-trs-president TRS win a referendum on separate state: KCR On 16 December 2010, two weeks before the deadline for the submission of the Srikrishna report, TRS organised a public meeting in Warangal. It was estimated that 1.2 to 1.5 million peopleKCR fails to roar at Garjana attended this meeting. It was reported that even more would have attended, but they were stranded on the roads due to traffic jams reaching between 20 km to 35 km along roads leading to the city.http://epaper.andhrajyothy.com/AJ/AJYOTHI/2010/12/17/ArticleHtmls/17_12_2010_011_026.shtml?Mode=1 Traffic blocked for over 20km. Half the people on the roads 9 October 2011 2 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160502045734/http://epaper.andhrajyothy.com/aj/ajyothi/2010/12/17/articlehtmls/17_12_2010_011_026.shtml?Mode=1 dead http://www.eenadu.net/archives/archive-17-12-2010/panelhtml.asp?qrystr=htm%2Fpanel1.htm Telangana Maha Grajana: Traffic jam up to 35 km 4 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20101223071353/http://www.eenadu.net/archives/archive-17-12-2010/panelhtml.asp?qrystr=htm%2Fpanel1.htm 23 December 2010 deadhttp://i52.tinypic.com/30aypsl.jpg Telangana Maha Grajana: Traffic jam up to 35km – Eenadu Dec-17-2010 9 October 2011 17 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717062121/http://i52.tinypic.com/30aypsl.jpg dead Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K. Chandrasekhar Rao appealed to prime minister Manmohan Singh to note that the people of Telangana were losing patience. He demanded that the Centre introduce the Bill on Telangana in the next session of Parliament.http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/all-set-trs-maha-garjana-294 All set for TRS Maha Garjana 9 October 2011 29 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110129023026/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/all-set-trs-maha-garjana-294 dead People of Telangana losing patience, KCR tells Manmohan TRS would not allow the government to function if there is delay in T-formation :KCR Telangana Maha Garjana See also Samaikyandhra Movement Vishalandhra Movement Telangana Movement References External links Telangana Talks – Voice your opinion for Separation Telanaga movement article in US Library of Congress Official history of AP on AP government website Video (30 minutes): Still Seeking Justice – A documentary on Telangana https://web.archive.org/web/20091221134141/http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4139882072561017394 21 December 2009 Some research papers by Telangana proponents https://web.archive.org/web/20090105191643/http://www.telangana.org/Papers.asp 5 January 2009 State reorganisation committee reports at Wikisource How SKC Report tried to suppress truth and deceive Telangana – Published by Telangana Development Forum https://web.archive.org/web/20120330021454/http://www.telangana.org/skcreportinjustice.asp 30 March 2012 Telangana movement 2004–2010 1969–2003 Telangana protests Srikrishna committee's involvement 17.99 79.59 title Category:Reorganisation of Indian states Category:Telangana movement