Hyderabad, Sept 24: A group of eminent
personalities including former judges on Monday appealed to President of India
Pranab Mukherjee to issue appropriate directions for the peaceful conduct of
Telangana March on September 30.
The
appeal has been made in a letter signed by 20 personalities including former
Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy, University of Hyderabad chancellor Prof
CH Hanumantha Rao, former Chief Justice of AP High Court Justice Sardar Ali
Khan, former judge Upender Lal Waghray and others. They appealed to the
President to issue appropriate directions to the Centre to ensure that the
State Government does not resort to oppressive measures such as preventive
arrests, erecting wire fences in the city and not to treat the March as a
threat to law and order situation.
They claimed that 13 out of
15 ministers of the State Cabinet have written a letter demanding immediate
announcement of Telangana State and stated that it was the only option which
would bring normalcy in the region. Several MPs from the Congress party have
openly declared support for the proposed Telangana March. Therefore, they
appealed the President of India to take steps to ensure that the people do not
lose faith in the democratic system.
- INN
