Hyderabad,
June 21: Telangana ideologue Prof. K. Jayashankar had fought for
separate State till his last breath and there was no let up in his
indefatigable efforts, TRS supremo K. Chandrasekhara Rao has said.
Addressing
the people in Telangana Bhavan on the occasion of the first death
anniversary of Prof. K. Jayashankar, KCR said that Sir (Prof.
Jayashankar) never compromised in his struggle for separate Telangana
State till his last breath.
Recalling
that late Professor was heart broken when Seemandhra officials teased
him and sent him away saying that he was appointed during erstwhile
Hyderabad government and that he cannot join service in Andhra Pradesh,
KCR said this sordid incident sowed the seed for separate Telangana
agitation and Sir never took rest in his fight for Telangana State till
his last breath.
The
TRS supremo said that when the Centre called them for talks in Delhi
during the height of the agitation, Prof. Jayashankar vividly explained
to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi about the inevitable need to de-merge
Andhra Pradesh for formation of separate Telangana State. “We used to
discuss our problems in the agitation with “Sir” and sought valuable
suggestions from him. Sir used to tell us that we must achieve the goal
at any cost. Sir used to tell us to explain the people about the
agitation and the need for separate State,” KCR recalled.
KCR
said that Prof. Jayashankar used to stress the need for separate State
and the need to reconstruct the region in ruins. He also disclosed that
Prof. Jayashankar had asked him to contest to the Lok Sabha from
Mahbubnagar. Pointing out that the Seemandhra leaders were saying that
Telangana State would be created, the TRS chief wondered why the former
were scared of Telangana State. He also advised the Seemandhra leaders
to refrain from talking cheaply about Telangana.
Apart
from KCR, his son and Sircilla MLA K. Taraka Rama Rao, party politburo
members and other Telangana leaders were present at the Prof.
Jayashankar Memorial meeting. The TRS leaders offered floral tributes to
late Telangana ideologue by garlanding his statue in Telangana Bhavan.
Speaking
on the occasion, several leaders pledged to continue to work for
separate Telangana and fulfill the dream of late Jayashankar. Popular
advocate V. Prakash reminded that the TRS alone would fetch Telangana
State from the Centre in spite of any number of political parties and
organizations working for it.
On
the occasion, the Students wing of TRS conducted a blood donation camp
where several students donated blood. Telangana Bhavan was reverberated
with “Salute to Prof. Jayashankar” slogans.
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