Angry students of the Osmania University and Telangana activists called for a 24-hour bandh in the region on Wednesday after an MCA student allegedly immolated himself, pained at the delay in the formation of a separate state.
With this, life in the city is set to grind to a halt again with the APSRTC cancelling its bus services and the administration ordering heavy police deployment. The campus exploded in protests once again after the burnt body of K. Venugopal Reddy was found near Tagore auditorium. A suicide note in a bag nearby said he had ended his life as he was depressed over the delay in formation of Telangana. The note requested the Congress president, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, to declare a separate state immediately.
“Police and government are trying to project this suicide for Telangana cause as a murder and politicians are wasting time on the pretext of deadlines to the Centre,” said Mr J. Kalyan, ABVP state committee member. “We want all the elected representatives in the region to quit immediately.” Police were rushed to the OU campus to prevent untoward incidents.
Students erected a tent where the body was found and did not allow police to take it for post-mortem. They agreed only after Telangana leaders intervened. Post-mortem was done under the tent at 5.30 pm, and the body was shifted to the Arts College. Students have vowed to keep it there till Telangana leaders submit their resignations on Wednesday.
Students erected a tent where the body was found and did not allow police to take it for post-mortem. They agreed only after Telangana leaders intervened. Post-mortem was done under the tent at 5.30 pm, and the body was shifted to the Arts College. Students have vowed to keep it there till Telangana leaders submit their resignations on Wednesday.
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