Hyderabad: Telangana Rakshana Sena president Kalvakuntla Kavitha criticised the State government for excluding women from the Telangana activists committee formed to identify Telangana movement activists.
She said the absence of even one woman in the committee insulted all women who actively participated in the Telangana movement.
Kavitha demanded 250-square-yard house sites for Telangana movement activists during the State Formation Day celebrations on June 2. She also sought fighter pensions for the families of Telangana martyrs.
She made the remarks during programmes and land struggles organised jointly by Telangana Rakshana Sena and Telangana activists’ associations.
Kavitha said activists forced the Congress government to form the Telangana activists committee through continuous protests and agitations. However, she alleged that the Congress often delayed decisions through committees.
She warned that activists would intensify their agitation if the government failed to begin implementing promises by June 2 this year.
Telangana activists committee draws criticism
Meanwhile, the Revanth Reddy government recently formed a special Telangana activists committee to identify Telangana movement activists and recommend measures to honour them.
The government appointed K. Keshava Rao as chairman. Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and MLCs Kodandaram, Addanki Dayakar, Ramulu Naik, and Shobhan Reddy joined the panel as members.
The committee will identify Telangana activists and suggest measures for their recognition and welfare. The government issued GO No. 679 for the committee’s formation.