As a prelude to the 'Sakala Janula Samme' from 13 September, Telangana JAC has planned to organize a huge public meeting named 'Telangana Jana Garjana' at Karimnagar on 12 September.

Government employees in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh will go on indefinite strike from Sep 13 as part of 'Sakala Janula Samme'. The steering committee of Telangana employees joint action committee (JAC) on Saturday decided to serve the strike notice on the government on Monday. The employees also decided to stage lunch-hour protests from Monday to mobilise support for the strike, which was earlier deferred twice.

The  'Sakala Janula Samme' or maas strike by all sections of the society seeking statehood was originally planned to start on Aug 17 with a demand that the central government initiate the process for carving out a Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh. The JAC deferred the strike to Sep 6 following appeals from Muslim groups to postpone it in view of the holy month of Ramzan. The JAC once again postponed the strike in view of Ganesh festivities, which began on Sep 1 and lasted till Sep 11.

Now that these hurdles are cleared, the JAC plans to intensify its agitation for a separate state. Starting with Jana Garjana, all cinema halls in the region would be shut on Sep 14 and 15. There would be a blockade of national highways on Sep 17 and rail blockade on Sep 22. Telangana activists will lay siege to the offices of the district collectors on Sep 25. As part of final phase of its agitation, the JAC plans to lay siege to Hyderabad in October. JAC convenor M. Kodandaram said the strike would bring the administration to halt, affect services like electricity supply and transport while schools and colleges would also shut down.