Protesting against the absence of Telangana issue in the President Pratibha Patil’s speech to the joint session of the Parliament today on the eve of budget session, MPs belonging to the congress and TDP of the Telangana region exhibited placards in the parliament premises to attract the attention of the President.

Congress and TDP MPs held placards and raised slogans in favour of Telangana at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament House when the President was returning back after addressing both houses of Parliament.

Along with congress MPs, TDP MPs Gundu Sudha Rani and Ramesh Rathod participated in the dharna. “It is a good development that TDP MPs joined us in the dharna,” congress MP K. Keshava rao told media persons after the dharna. “It is unfortunate that TRS president K. Chandrasekhara rao did not join us,” he said.

Taking objection to the criticism of TRS MLA Mr KT Rama rao against the congress MLAs and MLCs, KK said that their party MLAs did not come to Delhi to meet Sonia. “They said they would try to meet Sonia if there were no clear assurances from the core committee members.
They returned to Hyderabad as they have got assurances from the central ministers on the issue of Telangana,” he said.