Restore the Fundamental and Democratic rights of Telangana people of India

Sub: Restore the Fundamental and Democratic rights of Telangana people.

Dear President of India,

Constitution of India has given two types of choices to people to know about their aspirations and opinions. One is through right of vote and another is to express their aspirations of democratic movement through demonstrations and protests. These people are demanding for separate state under the purview of constitution and laws, which is crushed by the state government by using police and Para-military forces.

The demand of separate Telangana state is not a new demand; the Telangana state already existed untill 1956, before it was merged with Andhra. From the time of merging itself, people had refused to merge with Andhra. In 1969, four hundred students were killed in police firing. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy was the Chief Minister during that time. He had deployed the Military to suppress the movement and in a review meeting at office of
Warangal district Collectorate, ordered the Captain saying, I want Telangana people dead bodies, in which Collector Dorai Swamy and Police Superintendent Ravi were also present.

From that time itself, Andhra ministers are continuously conspiring against the Telangana movement and side by side also lobbying both at the level of government of India as well as at the state government. There by succeeding to suppress the Telangana people and movement. However, even after this, the movement and the demand of the people is alive in many forms.

In 2001, K. Chandrasekhar Rao formed a political party for the sole aim of formation of Telangana state. This party was formed under the supervision of Prof. Jayashankar, Retd. Vice-chancellor of Kakatiya University, the chief architect of the Telangana movement. After the emergence of this party, the Telangana movement once again became a full-fledged political movement. The parties that came to power allianced with TRS at one time or the other.

All the political parties supported the demand of formation of Telangana state and included it in their political agenda as well. The president of India spoke at the presidential address of the parliament session and promised to form Telangana state.

All the political parties failed to fulfill the demand and once again, they cheated the people of Telangana. Atlast the situation has come to the extent where KCR decided to sit fast unto death at Siddipet area. However, he was arrested on the way and shifted to jail of Khammam district. The sections under which he was arrested are 120B Criminal conspiracy against the state, 153A Non-bailable case for trying to create enmity between the people, 505(2) instigating hatred and ill-will, 143 & 117 for unlawful assembly of more than 10 persons, 506 criminal intimidation and 188 violation of the police act. A person in the status of Member of Parliament and who is himself leading a political movement within the framework of Constitution of India, can he be labeled with such cases and sections by the government of Andhra Pradesh? Can the political movement be criminalized in such a way? After so much repression, the sentiments of the common people got hurt and the movement entered all Universities of Telangana region. On 30th November, a student named Srikanth Chary, immolated himself and sacrificed his life for Telangana. By this way, this movement turned into the peoples movement and went into the hands of University students. Till now 210 people have sacrificed their lives for the cause of Telangana state. Apart from this, all the universities have been ceased with police and military forces. Fundamental rights have been violated and crushed down. Now the condition is so worse that the Andhra Pradesh state has turned into police state; where there is no value of democracy. The right to expression as per the article 19 of the constitution of India that guarantees freedom of speech and expression; and to assemble peaceably and without arms. Even these have been overlooked. The funeral procession has not been allowed; the procession was disturbed by police personnel themselves using tear gas shell and rubber bullet firing on the students. A large number of cases were registered on 200 students, who participated in the procession. The public meetings are not allowed to conduct wherein the people now and then are forced to approach High court of AP to acquire permissions. The court is also giving the permission on certain conditions which itself is also the violation of fundamental rights, taking place under the supervision of judiciary.

Here we want to focus on the violation of all kinds of rights starting from fundamental rights to human and civil rights.
1. The cases of above Six thousand are registered on innumerable students including research scholars.
2. Students of Universities have been Lathi-charged, rubber bullets were fired on them and out dated tear gas shells were used to disperse them.
3. Students are being held in illegal custody of police in all the districts of Telangana.
4. The cases that are registered include non-bailable apart from the cases such as 307, 120B, which are not applicable on them.
5. Nine hundred advocates have been labeled with number of cases.
6. The state is not allowing to conduct the democratic demonstrations and gatherings to express their aspirations.
7. Osmania University is turned into battlefield by deploying Para-military forces with heavy arms and ammunitions.
8. The students staying in the ladies hostel are being harassed by the police personnel.
9. All the entry points of the Osmania University are ceased with wire fencing.
10. From the time the movement started, section 144 has been implemented in whole Telangana region particularly in Hyderabad.
11. The Chief Minister and Home Minister of the Andhra Pradesh are washing off their hands saying we are not concerned with law and order, it is the matter of police department, which clearly means that the state government has turned into police state.

Appeal:

Based on the above conditions we appeal all the concerned people who respect the human and democratic values to come forward to protect the democratic and fundamental rights of people of Telangana so that the President of India is forced to intervene to restore the Democracy and fundamental rights of Telangana people.