Parkal by-poll -TJAC in a tight spot
HYDERABAD: Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) and TRS are on a collision course on several issues. This has led to many Telangana activists wonder how long would the TJAC last. They believe that Parkal by-election would decide its fate.
After the Centre's December 9 statement in 2009 on Telangana, TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao constituted the TJAC with Congress, TDP, BJP, TRS, CPI(ML) New Democracy and TNGOs and several other peoples' organisations.
Though after sometime the Congress and TDP came out of the TJAC, its convener professor M Kodandaram led the TJAC activities all over the region.
In the recently held Mahbubnagar Assembly by-elections, both BJP and the TRS contested. Though the TJAC kept away from the warring factions, local leaders in Mahbubnagar supported the BJP, which 'contributed' to the defeat of TRS.
The TJAC is again in a spot as two of its constituents, the TRS and the BJP carry on their tussle over the latter contesting the by-polls for Parkal Assembly seat.
Fearing a Mahbubnagar replay at Parkal, TRS leaders want the TJAC to advice the BJP to stay away from the by-polls. But with the BJP leadership in no mood to adhere to it, TRS is now attacking the BJP for fielding a candidate instead of supporting its nominee.
While Kodandaram is maintaining a studied silence on the issue, sources said that the TRS is upset over the TJAC and TNGO leaders leaning towards the BJP in Mahbubnagar by-polls, and now taking a similar position ahead of the Parkal by-polls.
TRS and the BJP did not participate in the recent TJAC bus yatra. Another constituent of the TJAC CPI(ML) New Democracy is also maintaining a low profile.
Other members of the TJAC were putting pressure on the leadership to take a firm decision on building political unity. Kodandaram said he would take a decision on the byelections only after meeting with TRS, BJP chiefs. .
TNGO, another main constituent of the TJAC, opined the TRS and BJP should enter a pact on continuing the separate Telangana movement.
News Posted: 22 April, 2012
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