Telangana is not a law and order issue: Kodandaram

Telangana Political Joint Action Committee Chairman Prof M Kodandaram on Sunday appealed to government not to look the Telangana statehood issue as law and order problem.

Flagging off the preparatory march at Manikeswara Nagar in the run up to Telangana March scheduled to be held on September 30, Kodandaram said that the JAC was ready to face any obstacles to achieve the statehood for the region. Reiterating that the Telangana March would be organised in a large scale in the region, he said “This is only beginning and not the end.”

The JAC Chairman said that the Centre has to announce its decision in a favourable manner without resorting to further delaying tactics in the name of consultations with parties and stakeholders. If the government fails to announce a favourable decision on the bifurcation, he warned that the consequences would be serious and the JAC would not be responsible for the same.

Meanwhile, the traffic at RTC Cross Roads came to standstill with the Preparatory March flagged off at Manikeswara Nagar and the police had a tough time to manage it.