T-JAC seeks alliance between TRS and BJP
posted on Nov 28, 2012 @ 1:44PM
Telangana Political Joint Action Committee is at pains to find ways to cobble up an alliance between its two significant member parties TRS and BJP as their political rivalry is threatening to hit Telangana movement adversely.
While the steering committee of T-JAC met on Tuesday dwelled upon various issues relating to the re-launch of the agitation, main focus was on the means to bring closer the bickering TRS and BJP. And the T-JAC decided to invite the two parties for its extended steering committee meeting slated for December 1.
"It is natural that the political parties nurse their own electoral interests, it is a piquant situation that TRS and BJP are rivaling with each other despite being active members of the T-JAC. We will invite the top leaders of the two parties for the extended steering committee meeting where we will appeal to them to come to an understanding with each other," said Pittala Rajender, coordinator of T-JAC.
He said, K Chandrasheakar Rao from TRS and the BJP leaders including G Kishan Reddy, Bandaru Dattatreaya, and Ch Vidyasagara Rao are expected to attend the extended steering committee meeting.
Considering the gravity of the issue, the T-JAC leaders have already started convincing the leaders of TRS and BJP. And it was discussed with the BJP leaders when the T-JAC leaders met them last week.
While the BJP is apparently open to the option of joining hands with TRS, the later is still in quandary as the party is also counting on a possible alliance with the Congress.
Responding to the T-JAC's appeal, NVSS Prabhakar, a spokesperson of BJP, said his party was open for any option in the interest of Telangana.
Meanwhile, the T-JAC has decided to support the Deeksha, the hunger strike, the TRS is organizing across Telangana on November 29, and a three-day hunger strike the BJP called between December 9 and 11.
The steering committee of T-JAC on Tuesday decided to launch a series of agitations in the assembly constituencies of the Congress ministers in Telangana. And the T-JAC has called upon the activists to observe December 9 as the inspiration and December 23 as the betrayal day.