KCR rejects fresh SRC on Telangana

TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday rejected the Centre's reported move to go for a second State Reorganization Commission on Telangana statehood issue.

TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday rejected the Centre's reported move to go for a second State Reorganization Commission on Telangana statehood issue and expressed helplessness if the agitation for the separate state took a violent turn.

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Replying to a query from mediapersons, he said appointing a second States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) is not at all acceptable to TRS. "In fact, it is an insult for us. The first SRC had recommended formation of Telangana.

Then where is the question of a second SRC now?" he said. Warning that the Telangana movement might turn violent, Rao said "what can we do? What is that anybody can do? Who organised lakhs of students to come onto the streets? People volunteered to come. Political parties were at Thursday’s meeting.

Who provoked them? Mr Chidambaram provoked them," "There is a volcanic reaction in Telangana in protest against the Centre’s fresh statement" last night putting Telangana formation issue on the backburner, he said.

He alleged the Centre has committed a mistake by "going back on its promise to form separate Telangana. If they want peace in this part of the country, we are asking them to stick to the promise," the TRS leader said.

Rao said a "non-cooperation movement" will be launched soon to mount pressure on the government on Telangana issue and its modalities would be decided later.