The last and final battle for Telangana has to be fought by its sons and daughters, this is clear from the outcome of the last few days parleys and maneuvers of the political parties in the center and the state. The Congress’s response to the Telangana crisis last week, was characteristic of its instinct for self preservation, leaving aside the issue of unprovoked firing it went ahead with fortifying its power base. Fearing a division within its ranks from YSR loyalists, in the remote event of the party taking any punitive action against Jagan for fomenting trouble in Telangana, it went ahead and forged ties with Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam. Ostensibly the meeting between Chiranjeevi and the Congress High Command was to avoid any contest for the Rajya Sabha seats for which the biennial elections are due. The piece de resistance on the menu of these discussions, which even a 10 year old will tell you was a probable alliance between the two.
It is time we realized that for the congress, retaining power is the first and last priority. Even if the High Command is in favor of a separate state, the advice of the Seemandhra funded coterie of advisors will prevail. It is a tragedy that none of the Telangana protogonists in the Congress have the confidence of the High Command or the influence in the Congress politburo to have their voice heard. This was evidenced by the silent snub they received from the Congress headquarters when their pleas to stop Jagan’s mrityu yatra went unheeded. Sadly, none of these congress politicians have the nerve to leave the party and their hollow positions in the party and state ministries and come and stand by our side. The most they can do is make ineffectual and vain visits to Delhi and cool their heels while waiting for Madam and her coterie to meet and listen to them.
And what of the self styled leader of Telangana, KCR he seems to have met his target for the year and is now strategizing for the coming one. There is a loud silence emanating from the TRS offices, Jayashankar is hardly to be seen and KCR is busy mending bridges with his Andhra counterparts in Vijaywada. Surprisingly, the TRS has shown monumental lethargy in driving the Telangana struggle, since KCR’s meeting with Chidambram at the All Party meet in Delhi on January 12, 2010. We can only surmise that the fire and false bravado of the TRS leader has been doused by Chidambaram’s persuasion and pots of honey.
What of the BJP, TDP and MIM. BJP and TDP are joined at the hip, and there is a history of BJP openly opposing Telangana state. We have yet to hear any of their National leaders comment on the issue, except for Swaraj’s plea to the students not to commit suicide. The MIM is the joker in the pack, and will bend wherever the Owaisi sons see the bread is buttered.
This leaves the future of Telangana, where it has always been in the hands of its sons and daughers who have neither the money of the Seemandhra lobby nor the positions of power but what we have is the will and determination of 3.5 crore Indians. For the last 50 years we have waited for the political class to show us the way and they have all betrayed us for petty profilts. Now, the time has come for direct and individual action on all fronts, starting with admission to our colleges, reclaiming our right to livelihood and retrieving the lands of our ancestors that have been granted left right and center by successive Seemandhra Governments to their cohorts in the land mafia. This is not easy and will call for sacrifices, but we have to decide between falling prey to the bullets of Konda Sureka and the likes of her or immolating ourselves in desperation like Yadiah and others, or we pledge to take our fight to the doorsteps of the Seemandhras. If we decide on the later there are two courses of action open to us, either we take the easy way and submit petitions and presentations to one committee after another or we take the Mahatma’s road paved with bullets and lathis but which will ultimately lead to ultimate victory. The choice is ours, let God give us the courage to do all that is necessary to liberate Telangana.
Jai Telangana. Jai Hind
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5 comments:
IF Telangana can be achieved by pelting stones at fellow Telanganites ,its a gross mistake.Why doesn't the JAC and our great Telangana Students corner MIM and CPIM cadres,they are scared of them. Why are we scared of Jagan? If Jagan was able to move around the region without violence and low reception Telangana would have been a reality.Now its becoming a distant dream.Don't you all think. We are in a modern world lets address this issue by peaceful means.Let us who are sitting in the AC IT companies not ruin the lives of innocent students who have put their career and lives at stake. LEt us educate them. Instead of advocating our support to violence and glorifying an individual called Jagan to enormous heights let do something constructive.IF the people are more friendly they can put pressure on the Govt. If we develop enmity and hatred towards all Seemandhra people and politicians we can forget Telangana.
For 50 long years we have been educating these people, thatTelanganapeople are humans and Indians. But all our efforts are water down the drain. The only way Telangana can be formed is if we make these people realise that Telangana and its people can no longer bepurchased by paying death money to its leaders. And opposition to Jagan's yatra is not aimed at the Individual but the machinery and the power behind him which had planned this yatra to show to the people that Telangana can be fooled one again. Remember, when it is war there can be no half measures, and for us it is fightto the finish now. Jai Telangana
Hi Kishore, nice to see your thoughts on the future course of Telangana. Are you an Alumni of REC Warangal? because i had a senior who has the same name...Jai Telangana
Vijay thanks for your comment. I am from OU.
Kishore, well expressed post with great clarity. As you rightly say, the situation calls for tough choices. the so called soft options will not work.
Telangana will be formed on the streets & in the villages, not by backroom deals.
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