The Telangana agitation took a violent turn on Friday when the activists, mostly TRS workers, physically attacked the legislators of Telugu Desam Party at different places in the region.

The TDP MLAs were holding one-day hunger strike in their respective constituencies demanding statehood for Telangana. However, their programme was totally sabotaged by the Telangana activists. More violence was reported from Warangal district where the TDP Telangana Forum convener and MLA Errabelli Dayakar Rao was sitting on a day-long hunger strike.

Hundreds of Telangana activists came to the hunger strike camp at Plakurti raising ‘Jai Telangana’ slogans. The activists tried to attack Dayakar Rao while accusing him of being a ‘betrayer’ of Telangana. The activists were demanding that the TDP MLAs resign from their post and get a letter of support from the TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu on formation of Telangana. However, the T-activists’ attack was repulsed by the TDP workers, leading to a clash between the two groups.

Having failed to pacify the warring groups, the police then resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the trouble makers. However, some TRS activists beat up TDP MLAs M Narasimhulu and Ramana who were present at the camp. After about half-an-hour, the police was able to take control of the situation. The police then cancelled the permission granted for the hunger strike camp.

In Narsampet of Warangal district, the Telangana activists stopped the convoy of MLA R Prakash Reddy and damaged his vehicle. Similarly, at Nellutla in Lingala Ghanpur mandal, MLA M Narsimhulu’s vehicle was damaged.

In Nizamabad district, some advocates attacked the hunger strike camp of MLA Annapurnama advocates demanding that the TDP clear its stand on Telangana. Later, the advocates were taken into custody by the police. At Dichpally, students of Telangana University tried to attack the camp of TDP leader Mandava Venkateshwara Rao. However, the attack was repulsed by his supporters leading to a major clash between the two groups. At least five students were injured in the attack.

In Karimnagar district, the Telagana activits ‘gheraod’ the residence of MLA Vijayarama Rao and damaged his car. In Gangadhara, some local TDP leaders had to face the fury of TRS activists.

The scene was no different in Mahabubnagar district where MLA Erra Shekhar was attacked with eggs by the Telangana activists at Jedcherla. Barring Hyderabad, similar attacks on TDP leaders were reported from all other districts in the region. (INN)