New Delhi: High drama is expected once again on the streets of
the capital today as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans to stage a
dharna over the Telangana issue at Jantar Mantar.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, will address the supporters on the issue. Senior party leader LK Advani is also expected to be there.
On Tuesday, drama unfolded at around noon outside the Parliament Street Police Station, less than a km from the highly-fortified Parliament House complex, when hundreds of BJP cadre from Andhra Pradesh tried to march towards the Prime Minister's residence demanding a separate state, forcing police to use water cannons and tear gas shells to quell them.
The protesters marched from Jantar Mantar, where they have been holding an agitation since Monday.
The BJP cadres led by party leader Prakash Javadekar tried breaking the barricades after they were stopped by a large posse of policemen outside the station and even attempted to clash with the police.
The protesters also courted arrest and went inside the station where they raised slogans against the UPA government.
The protesters were demanding the Centre immediately take steps to form a separate state of Telangana.
BJP, the principal Opposition party at the Centre, is supporting the demand for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and has accused the Congress of cheating the people of Telangana.
(With inputs from PTI)
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, will address the supporters on the issue. Senior party leader LK Advani is also expected to be there.
On Tuesday, drama unfolded at around noon outside the Parliament Street Police Station, less than a km from the highly-fortified Parliament House complex, when hundreds of BJP cadre from Andhra Pradesh tried to march towards the Prime Minister's residence demanding a separate state, forcing police to use water cannons and tear gas shells to quell them.
The protesters marched from Jantar Mantar, where they have been holding an agitation since Monday.
The BJP cadres led by party leader Prakash Javadekar tried breaking the barricades after they were stopped by a large posse of policemen outside the station and even attempted to clash with the police.
The protesters also courted arrest and went inside the station where they raised slogans against the UPA government.
The protesters were demanding the Centre immediately take steps to form a separate state of Telangana.
BJP, the principal Opposition party at the Centre, is supporting the demand for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and has accused the Congress of cheating the people of Telangana.
(With inputs from PTI)
