Published on April 30, 2013
Science and Technology Minister S Jaipal Reddy has joined the on-going 48-hour-long sit-in dharna inside the Parliament House complex. Five Congress MPs from the Lok Sabha hailing from the Telangana region are on dharna since yesterday demanding a separate state of Telangana. Mr Reddy, who joined dharna for about half an hour on the second day today, evaded questions by media. A Telugu Desam Member of the Rajya Sabha, Mrs G Sudharani also joined the dharna today.
The Telangana Joint Action Committee is also holding a two-day rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi since yesterday in support of their demand.