Students take out rally to protest proposed AP bifurcation
Vijayawada, July 30: Students from various educational institutions took out a rally here on Tuesday to protest the proposed bifurcation of the state.
Over 3,000 students including girls from various colleges, under Joint Action Committee banner, led by its convenor and youth leader Devineni Avinash staged 'rasta roko' near the Indira Gandhi municipal stadium in the city for over half-an-hour.
In
the
midst
of
mounting
pressure
from
both
pro
and
anti-Telangana
leaders,
the
crucial
Congress
Working
Committee
(CWC)
meeting
is
scheduled
this
evening
to
take
a
final
decision
on
the
separate
statehood
issue.
The students' JAC asked the Union government not to concede the demand of bifurcating the state made by some political leaders for their "selfish motive" at the cost of crores of Telugu people, Avinash said.
They also demanded that the people's representatives from all political parties should resign from their posts as token protest against the proposed bifurcation. A number of public and private sector employees from various organisations, trade union leaders and some advocates also joined the rally to support the students.
PTI