A wave of joy and cheer today swept the Osmania University, the nerve centre of the Telangana movement, after the Centre conceded to the demand of carving out a separate state from Andhra Pradesh.
Hundreds of students and Telangana supporters assembled in the campus this morning and burst into celebrations hailing the decision and organised a 'Vijayotsav', marking victory of their agitation.
Slogans of 'Jai Jai Telangana' filled the air as students burst crackers, distributed sweets, sang traditional Telangana folk songs and danced to the drum beats echoing in the varsity campus, amidst huge presence of security personnel.
Welcoming the Union government's announcement to initiate the process of creating Telangana, the Joint Action Committee of Students Union has withdrawn the proposed peace march from Osmania University to Indira Park here.
Also, a meeting would be held at the Osmania University campus this afternoon to pay homage to all those who died during the agitation, after TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao began his fast-unto-death on November 29.
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