TELANGANA MOVEMENT (1969,1972..till today)

Gentleman’s agreement violated by the then CM Sanjeeva Reddy:
The influx of the people of coastal Andhra created social tensions. Rich landlords of Andhra brought thousands of acres of land in Telangana (TG) as they were cheap and made permanent settlements. Revenue from Telangana was spent for development projects in Andhra Region.Slowly the discontent spread to the Govt. officials and unemployed youth who realized that they were neglected and exploited by the domineering officials of the Andhra Region and enterprising people of the Andhra Region. Andhra officials felt superior and infused inferiority complex among Telangana officials.
Large no. of persons from Andhra region was appointed to the posts in TG on the grounds that qualified personnel were not available in TG. Govt extended concession only to Andhra entrepreneurs. They bought disputed lands in Hyderabad for cheap and settled them with their political influence and gained huge profits.
Telangana- Safeguards Day was observed as early as 10th July 1968.
1969 January: Students from Khammam went on hunger strike due to discontent and it has spread to the other districts. Students were in the vanguard of the movement demanding separation of TG. The non-gazetted officers joined the issue threatening to launch action if the 6000 Andhras occupying TG posts were not repatriated to Andhra Region.
Unfortunately on 20th January police opened fire on students at Hyderabad.
22nd Jan: It has spread to all over TG resulting in heavy damage to public property. CM announced that The Andhra Personnel in TG would be repatriated by 28th FEB 1969.
9th March 1969: TG student’s action committee called upon students to abstain from classes till separate TG was formed.
K.V.Rangareddy, former Deputy CM stated that “Without separate statehood the injustices to TG cannot be rectified and prevented.” In the meanwhile Supreme Court granted injunction on G.O. of AP under which the non-Mulkis employed in TG were to be relieved by 20th Feb 1969. This made the political situation worst.
11th April 1969: PM announced Eight Point Plan but it failed to resolve the issue.
Telanagana Praja Samithi, (TPS) was formed by disgruntled politicians.
1st May 1969: was observed as TG Demand Day has led to violence in some parts. PM has invited TPS leaders but they declined the invitation stating that “The creation of separate TG is not negotiable”. The stalemate continued.
4th June 1969: Situation in Hyderabad became violent. Police opened fire on students. 30 people were brutally killed. 33hr curfew was imposed.
October 1969: TPS leaders and student leaders were arrested .By November there was a split in TPS and movement has been suppressed. CM Bhramananda Reddy refused to bow down by agitations and violence as he has firm support received from PM.
September 1971: Bhramananda Reddy resigned

25th September 1971: P.V. Narasimha rao from TG region became CM and TPS joined Congress.

14th Feb 1972: The high Court of AP gave the judgment that MULKI RULES were not valid on the appeal of Andhra employees.
3rd Oct 1972: Supreme Court said MULKI RULES are valid. Govt should take steps to safeguard the “legitimate interests” of TG people in the matter of employment opportunities.

23rd Dec 1972: Govt passed G.O extending MULKI RULES.
This led to agitation in Andhra Region popularly known as”Jai Andhra Movement”. They called people of Andhra to paralyze the state administration by refusing to pay taxes to the Govt and by defying the prohibitory orders. A popular student leader of this agitation was N.CHANDRA BABU NAIDU.

18th Jan 1973: President Rule was imposed.
16th Feb 1973: AP high court declared that only people from outside the state who came to TG and settled there were MULKIS and not those who were born and brought up in TG. As a result, of this decision TG people lost even the small benefits they got by MULKI RULES.
1st SEP 1973: Central Govt evolved six point formula.
1978 Elections: Congress won and Dr. M. Chenna Reddy became CM. he announced that TG is no longer an issue

TELENGAN STRUGGLE:

4th June 1969: Police firing in Hyderabad has occurred in which 30 people were brutally killed, 33 hrs of curfew imposed, 14 times firing has occurred in which 9 died on the spot. 7 times firing occurred during curfew. Tear gas was used, countless time of lathichrage has occurred.
The TG police has been sent to Andhra Region to combat Naxalites and Malabar Police has been brought who didn’t knew local language and couldn’t understand the protest which led them to behave ruthlessly .
In Hyderabad, Hotel Durga Vilas in ABIDS belonged to Andhra people in which rowdies and bullies were brought from Andhra and stationed. When TPS gave BANDH call on 2nd June, this is the only hotel which was opened. The protesters who went there to ask were attacked with knives, hatchets by bullies.
KILLING OF PREM KISHORE: 18yrs old Kishore, a motor mechanic who slipped inside the hotel was trapped by shutting the doors and brutally attacked by the bullies. People who were outside heard the huge cry from inside were shocked and some tried to get inside by climbing the electric pole. But, by the time they entered he was battling for life. Police did not support in taking him to hospital and was carried in a private vehicle to Osmania hospital but he died on the way.
11 yrs old RENUKA was shot 3 bullets.
Countless such incidents have occurred and many families lost their dear ones.
Newspapers were used to read loudly in the streets and houses where others used to listen the sacrifices of TG people and horrible acts by police, bullies. Parents used to handcuff, lock inside the room their children to prevent them from going out because they feared of losing them. If any one from the street was in jail entire street used to go to jail with sweets too have a MULAKTH with him.
This movement has brought out a fighting sprit in the people of telangana.
4th June 1969: Indira Gandhi came to Hyderabad. TPS demanded Presidential Rule.
7th June 1969: 2.5 lakh laborers went on to strike to protest the Police firing in the last 3 days
June 10th: TG employees went on strike, 29 teacher leaders were suspended.
25th June: 50,000 people went on to do SATYAGRAHA and were arrested in Hyderabad. Army marched through the streets of ABIDS to instill fear in people. Bus services were deliberately cancelled so that the people should not reach the destination (ABIDS). But people reached by walking fearlessly, everyone including students, teachers, employees, women, lawyers, businessmen, doctors were participated in SATYAGRAHA. Unable to stop people marching Police started firing tear gases, lathicharge occurred. Students showed their bare chest to the Police. People standing on the building cried by watching the lathicharge on the protestors. Agitations spread to Mozamjahi Market, Sultan Bazaar.
Agitators reached Brindavan Hotel in ABIDS( who also owns Durga Vilas), shouted “Prem Kishore AMAR HAI”. Bullies who were stationed here went to top of the hotel and thrown soda bottles and stones over the protestors. The agitarors who went inside were attacked by knives, hatchets, chains etc. This massacre continued for 2 hrs. Rather than controlling bullies Police resorted to fighting on the protestors.
Heroics of Srinivsa Reddy and his friends: These people stood as a wall between the police and agitators like a wall and requested both sides to calm down. He showed his bare chest to the Police and out cried “If u wants to fire then shoot me first”. This incident saved so many lives as Police backed down.
That night people were taken to Musheerabad jail. Police inside jail conspired with prisoners and the prisoners attacked the protesters with sticks, chilli powder, utensils which were available in kitchen. But the Police didn’t interfere. 70 people were injured. Due to the huge cry came from inside the jail, residents surrounding the jail came out and protested in front of the jail to let them allow to see their dear ones. There was a great tension and anxiety in their faces. Police once again used tear gas and lathicharge to disturb the people. 16 leaders were arrested that night and shifted to Rajahmundry jail.

26th June: people voluntarily called for a BANDH protesting the arrest of 16 leaders which included Konda Laxman bapuji.
Totally around 400 people were killed in this agitation according to govt records.