OU students to boycott New Year revelry

Hyderabad,Dec 29: The Joint Action Committee of Osmania University students on Tuesday called upon pro-Telangana agitators to boycott New Year celebrations in support of the Telangana statehood issue.The JAC members appealed to the people to boycott New Year celebrations to press the government to initiate the process for the formation of Telangana state. The members reiterated they would go ahead with the proposed Telangana Vidyardhi Maha Garjana scheduled for January 3 to step up the agitation for bifurcation of the state, even as.

Hyderabad City Police Commissioner B Prasada Rao denied permission to it.The student leaders said police permission is not required for the convention. “There is no need to obtain permission from the police. We need permission from our Vice-Chancellor.He will definitely give the permission," they said.Meanwhile, tension prevailed on the Varsity campus for sometime when police stopped a demonstration by the students.