Grève et affrontement au Telangana (Andhra Pradesh) – 6 juillet 2011

Telangana: Students, police clash again in Osmania campus

thehindu.com

HYDERABAD, July 6, 2011

Students hurled stones at police near the NCC gate on the campus, and the latter responded by firing teargas shells. A journalist with Telugu news channel ‘Samad’ sustained injuries on the head.

Tension prevailed at Osmania University (OU) here on the second day of the 48-hour bandh called by Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), after pro-Telangana students again clashed with police.

Trouble started after police stopped the students from undertaking a protest-march from the OU campus to Gun Park (Martyrs’ Memorial) around noon in support of Telangana. There were similar clashes yesterday too.

Students hurled stones at police near the NCC gate on the campus, and the latter responded by firing teargas shells, a senior police officer said.

“Police used only teargas shells to disperse the protesting students… neither rubber bullets were used nor were the students caned,” the officer said.

“With stone-pelting by students on police continuing, the situation is tense, but under control. There is no permission to undertake any rallies or processions, but the protesters are forcibly trying to defy the ban orders,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (East Zone) Y. Gangadhar.

A group of protesters also rained stones on the OU Police Station, located on the campus, and police lobbed teargas shells.

Clashes in Osmania varsity mar second day of Telangana bandh

ibnlive.in.com

Jul 06,2011

The shutdown badly affected normal life in all Telangana districts and also Hyderabad. Schools, colleges, petrol pumps, shops and other commercial establishments remained closed in the region which consists of 10 districts. Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation suspended its services yesterday and today across the region as a precautionary measure and the commuters had a tough time in reaching their destinations. The corporation resumed its services this evening, APSRTC sources said, adding the state-run transport agency suffered losses to the tune of Rs 18 crore during the bandh. In Warangal district, the nerve-centre of the statehood agitation, the Andhra Pradesh government employees stayed away from work and organised a rally from Collectorate to Adalat Chowk demanding immediate formation of Telangana state. Shoba Rani, convenor of TRS women’s wing, climbed on a water tank and demanded immediate resignation of TDP Rajya Sabha member G Sudha Rani and other MLAs, MLCs who have not yet quit for the Telangana cause. Read more…

Telangana crippled on second day of strike as Congress talks fail

gulfnews.com

July 7, 2011

A policeman fires tear gas towards students at the protest during the strikes in Hyderabad over independence for Telangana.

Hyderabad: The Telangana region of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh remained shut for the second day on Wednesday in response to the 48-hour general strike call by the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC).

On the other hand, talks in New Delhi between the Congress high command and ministers and legislators who resigned appear to have reached a dead end.

All efforts by the Congress leaders including Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ahmad Patel and Pranab Mukherjee to break the stalemate and persuade the Telangana leaders to withdraw their resignations seemed to have failed. Read more…