Separate Telangana: Komatireddy Fast Enters Day 5

Former minister and Congress MLA Komatireddy Venkat Reddy's indefinite fast at Nalgonda for carving of a separate Telangana state has entered Fifth day today on 05-11-11.

Speaking to the media on Friday, Venkat Reddy said that that he would continue his hunger fast until the Centre announces a roadmap for the formation of a separate Telangana state and he was ready to sacrifice his life for the cause of a separate Telangana state. "I want to fulfil the aspirations of the people in the region. Except statehood, the Telangana people are not asking for anything," he stated.

Stating that he has been observing the fast as an ordinary Congress worker, Komatireddy said, "It is the responsibility of senior Congress leaders to inform Congress president Sonia Gandhi of my hunger fast." Meanwhile, the doctors treating Komatireddy said that his condition has deteriorated due to a fall in his blood pressure and sugar levels. They said that Komatireddy was suffering from fever, cough and infection. Komatireddy has refusing to take treatment.

                                                                                  Source : TV9