A total of 32 legislators of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) from Telangana on Wednesday submitted their resignations to press the demand forseparate statehood to the region.
After day-long deliberations, the legislators reached the assembly on Wednesday evening and submitted their resignations to legislature secretary.
This is the second time in three months that TDP legislators have resigned. Their move is aimed at pressurising the legislators of ruling Congress to quit.
TDP leader E. Dayakar Rao told reporters that they submitted the resignation in the speaker's format.
Except Gampa Goverdhan, who is reportedly planning to join Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), all legislators of TDP have submitted their resignations.
Four rebel legislators of TDP had already submitted their resignations last month along with all 11 legislators of TRS.
In July, over 100 legislators including 45 of Congress party had submitted their resignations, demanding separate Telangana state. Speaker N. Manohar, however, rejected all the resignations.
Telangana Joint Action Committee, which is spearheading Telangana movement, had asked all legislators from the region to again submit their resignations. TDP legislators offered to resign only after their counterparts from Congress submit their resignations.
BJP, TRS leaders detainedPolice detained scores of protesters including TRS and BJP leaders, who blocked traffic at different locations in Hyderabad, as the 'Sakala Janula Samme' (general strike), called by Telangana Joint Action Committee entered the 16th day.
TRS legislators K T Rama Rao, Harish Rao besides BJP leaders including former union minister Bandaru Dattatreya, JAC convener M Kodandaram were among those who were taken into preventive custody for staging 'rasta roko' agitation and disrupting traffic after indulging in altercations with policemen.
Tension prevailed near Mettuguda junction in Secunderabad when police forcibly evicted Rama Rao and his supporters. Rama Rao, who is son of TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, accused the Centre of not responding to their repeated pleas over the statehood demand.
"The Centre is playing spoilsport. We are requesting the Union Government to immediately intervene and come forward and make a statement (for granting Telangana state) to pacify the anger and agitation of the people of the region," he said and warned that if things go out of hand resulting in violence, the Centre will be held responsible.
Harish Rao was taken into custody for staging 'rasta roko' near Hitec City, while Dattatreya was detained near Abids area even as several pro-Telangana advocates were taken into custody after they blocked traffic near Mozamjahi market.
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