Blind students stage T protest, block traffic
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (INN): Extending support to the 48-hour bandh call given by Telangana Political Joint Action Committee, students of Government Blind School, Darusshifa on Tuesday staged a dharna on the main road by forming a human chain. Their protest led to the traffic being disrupted for more than one hour. As news of the protest by the blind students in favour of Telangana state formation spread, it attracted a large number of pro-Telanagana activists.
Raising `Jai Telangana' slogans, the students accused both Centre and State government of being responsible for the present mess and demanded Centre introduce Telangana Bill without delay. With the students resorting to blockade, the traffic on main roads of Darusshifa towards Salar Jung Museum came to grinding halt putting passengers and commuters to a lot of inconvenience. The police had a tough time to control the traffic and bring it back to normal.
'The United Progressive Alliance government is busy in Parliament to clear their image from 2G Spectrum Scam and CWG scandals by throwing the Telangana issue to a corner' alleged R Shiva, a blind protester. Another visually challenged student, G Laxman, said that leaders of Telangana should make concerted efforts, setting aside differences, to mount pressure on the Central government for T-Bill in Parliament. He appealed to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Seemandhra leaders to extend support for Telangana state formation, which 'would be a great gift for blind students in the form of eyesight for them.'
News Posted: 22 February, 2011
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