We are not afraid to contest the by-polls: Kodandaram

``We are not  afraid  to  contest  the by-polls in Telangana,’’  said  Kodandaram  convener of  the  Joint  Action Committee here on Saturday. Addressing the members  of  the  JAC  here he gave a call for all the leaders of the Telangana region to stand  united and fight the elections.

``The Telugu Desam  and the Congress  have no  moral right to contest the  by-polls. All the leaders in Telangana are united.  It’s only the leaders in Congress and the TDP, who are having differences  among themselves  whether to contest the polls or  not,’’ observed   Kodandaram.

He appealed  to the Congress  and Telugu Desam to keep away from the  by-polls and respect the sentiments of  Telangana  people.

Those  who attended the JAC  meeting today include  Telangan Rashtra  Samiti  president   K Chandrasekhara  Rao,  representatives  of  JAC of Osmania University and  Kakatiya  University,  and representatives  of  fringe Telngana unions  in the  state.

With the chief  Election Commissioner sounding that  the notification for the  by-polls  to the 12  segments  in Telangana  region  would be  announced  soon,  the  JAC  leaders met  her to  chalk out  their strategies  to contest the  polls.