By SUNIL Sonkar

HYDERABAD, India: The central government appeared to be putting the Telangana issue on the backburner on Monday saying that since the announcement of a separate state the situation has “altered”. This has provoked anger among Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) MPs and MLAs alleging that the centre had betrayed the people of Telangana region. These MPs and MLAs have announced their resignation and also a 48-hour bandh from Thursday in the region.

K. Chandrasekhara, the TRS chief told to the media that the central government had put the Telangana issue on the backburner. He said, “People of Telangana have been once again betrayed. The statement has no clarity and no time frame.”

Chandrasekhara asked, “How long will it take for the formation of Telangana state. Another 50 years? How many more people have to die.”

The TRS chief appealed to the youth and students to be peaceful during the protest. He was accompanied by Congress leaders and Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) legislators.

He also announced that all the public representatives either from the village level bodies or the parliament of the Telangana region would quit enmasse. He added, “We all will come under one banner and line up to submit our resignations.”