T Cong MPs to Join Sakala Janula Samme, Rail Roko

Telangana Congress MPs, who are camping in Delhi for consultations with the party high command and the Congress core committee, gave a call to the agitaters back home to continue the Sakala Janula Samme till Telangana tangle is cleared.

8 Congress MPs of the Telangana region met the Speaker of the Lok Sabha Ms. Meira Kumar on Wednesday and requested her to accept their resignations immediately, which they have submitted in the month of July. The MPs who met the Speaker are Mr Madhu Yashki Goud, Manda Jagannadham, Gutta Sukhendar reddy, Rajaiah, Ponnam Prabhakar, Balaram Naik, Vivek and Komatireddy Rajagopal reddy. MP Mr Suresh Shetkar didn't accompany the MPs who met the Speaker in her chambers after taking an appointment.

MP from Nalgonda Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy later told media persons that they are ready to leave the congress party for achieving Telangana state. Saying that the mass general strike will continue till announcement is made on the formation of Telangana state, Rajagopal Reddy accused the CM Kirankumar Reddy of trying to sabotage the strike. MP Ponnam Prabhakar said that there is no question of going back on proposed 'Rail Roko' program on 15, 16 and 17 of October in the Telangana region. He said that the MPs will participate in the rail roko program in their respective home districts.