CCSAP Report - Ministry of Home Affairs

and an appropriate resolution would be moved in the State Assembly (meaning
perhaps thereby that moving such a resolution in the State Assembly was
appeared to be difficult at this point of time). The Home Minister, therefore, in
this statement emphasized the need for wide ranging consultations with all
political parties and groups and promised to take steps to involve all concerned
in the process. Although, this statement led to ending of agitations in coastal
Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, agitations restarted in Telangana region due
to the perceived change in the stand of the Government of India. At this point,
reportedly sixty three MLAs belonging to Telangana region (Congress – thirteen;
TDP – thirty seven; TRS – ten; BJP –one; PRP –two) submitted their resignation.
On December 30, 2009, a bandh was called by the Telangana Joint Action
Committee (TJAC) paralysing the entire region.
1.5.05 During the period starting from November 29, 2009 till the end of
April 2010 the state witnessed agitations of varying kinds, the most intense being
from late November 2009 upto January 2010. Initially, these agitations were in
Telangana region, then after the December 9, 2009 announcement, in coastal
Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, and again back to Telangana region, post-
December 23, 2009 statement. The law and order machinery of the state took
appropriate action to bring the situation under control. A large number of cases
both under preventive and substantive sections of law were registered and the
needed arrests carried out. Since the agitations in Telangana region were for a
much longer time compared to coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, the
number of cases registered against agitators from Telangana was also much
higher. In all, over 1600 cases were registered involving more than 8000
agitators. The cases were classified in two categories, i.e., simple cases such as
Rasta Roko, Rail Roko, making provocative statements, instigating violence,
violation of prohibitory orders, insulting national leaders by garlanding their
statues with objectionable material and attempt to suicide etc. and serious cases
involving damage and burning of private properties, government properties and
assault on public servants. The state government has recently withdrawn all
simple cases totalling to 565 pertaining to the first category in the interest of the
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