Telangana JAC, Andhra Rashtra Praja Party join hands

The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) today joined hands with a little-known outfit fighting for separate Andhra state with both the organisations deciding to work together for achieving their goal.

The Telangana JAC and Andhra Rashtra Praja Party would work towards removing mistrust between the people of Telangana and
non-Telangana regions, JAC convener M Kodandaram told reporters.

Andhra Rashtra Praja Party leader Srinivasa Rao said his outfit would like learn from the experience of the Telangana JAC in carrying forward its campaign.

He said those demanding 'Samaikya Andhra Pradesh' (united Andhra Pradesh) have done nothing for the poor people of the region.

Those opposing division of Andhra Pradesh have a vested interest to protect their properties, Srinivasa Rao said.

Both the associations are likely to work towards reducing opposition to the proposed tour of TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao to Vijayawada in coastal Andhra.

Telangana protagonists claimed that the visit of the TRS president to Vijayawada would dilute the "separate Telangana sentiment".  Meanwhile, Kodandaram said he would write letters to Congress, TDP and CPI not to field candidates in the coming bypolls to 12 assembly seats in Telangana.

"I will appeal to them not to field their candidates from these seats as the sitting MLAs had quit their posts in support of separate Telangana," he said.

Out of the 12 seats, ten were held by TRS, one each by TDP and BJP. The TDP MLA, who resigned, has since joined TRS.

Kodandaram has earlier suggested unanimous election of the MLAs who had quit.