Hyderabad: Kalvakuntla Kavitha, president of Telangana Jagruthi, apologised to the families of Amaraveerulu and to movement activists for shortcomings during her party’s decade in power. She made the remarks before launching a district tour named Jagriti Janam Bata on Friday morning.
Kavitha apology Amaraveerulu families: what she said
Kavitha visited the Amaraveerulu memorial at Nampally and paid respects. Then she told journalists she deeply regretted that the movement’s martyrs and activists had not received the justice and benefits promised. She said the state recorded about 1,200 Amaraveerulu and that leaders had failed to deliver full restitution.
Moreover, she noted the government had provided jobs to roughly 500 martyrs’ families only. Therefore, she asked the state to grant ₹1 crore to each Amaraveeru family. She also said party insiders had received some MLA, MP, and MLC tickets, and that some activists won local posts. However, she added that activists still lacked the justice she had expected.
Kavitha said she had repeatedly raised these issues within party forums. Consequently, she offered a public apology for not pressing harder until the desired results arrived. She asked voters to hold her and other leaders accountable until activists and families received fair treatment.
Tour plan and political aims
Kavitha began a tour that will cover 33 districts and 119 assembly constituencies. She said the mission aimed to build a “social Telangana” that included every community. In addition, she invited former Jagriti workers to rejoin the movement while urging them to set aside personal differences.
Furthermore, she pledged to confront stalled local development. She promised to visit areas where projects lagged and to campaign for restoration of civic traditions, including Bathukamma festivals she said the state had sidelined. She vowed to press the government until Bathukamma returned to public life in full.
Finally, Kavitha praised Hydra-style measures in Hyderabad for protecting public land and water bodies. She urged Andhra Pradesh and other states to consider similar bodies to prevent encroachments and flood damage.