Cases against students in Telangana movement be removed: KCR

Hyderabad, Aug 28 (PTI) TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao today demanded that Andhra Pradesh government absolve police cases registered against the students from Telangana region during the recent separate statehood agitations. Alleging that the cases were filed against the students only to discourage them from participating in separate Telangana agitations, Chandrasekhar Rao demanded that the cases be lifted immediately. "These cases were registered against them only to restrain them from taking part in the agitation. The cases should be lifted immediately. The government should respond to the demand," he said. He was addressing a dharna organised by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of various Telangana outfits demanding scrapping of cases against the students. The TRS President recently urged the Central Government also to see that the cases against the students be removed. Union Home Minister P Chidambaram had announced on December 9 last year that cases filed against the students would be absolved. The TRS President also demanded that the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) gives substantial representation in the government jobs to youths hailing from Telangana youths. He alleged that the youth from the region did not get a fair share in the government jobs.