TRS to obstruct Tiwari’s address

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) has said that it would stage protests in the Assembly in a novel way including obstruction of the Governor N. D. Tiwari’s address to the joint session, to express its grievance over the delay in granting statehood to Telangana.

Briefing reporters after a meeting of the TRS legislature party, ahead of commencement of budget session of the Assembly, its leader G. Vijayarama Rao said they would exploit every opportunity that came their way to focus the injustice done to Telangana.

He said the TRS would mount pressure on the State government to move a resolution in the Assembly in support of separate Telangana. Acting on it, the Centre should initiate the process of creating the State.

Asked if the TRS MPs and MLAs would not submit their resignations on March 6 if a resolution was moved, Mr. Rao said mere resolution was no deterrence to them from putting in their papers. The UPA Government must go ahead with formation of the State.