Govt bows to T-advocates
HYDERABAD: In a partial concession to the agitating Telangana advocates, the state government on Saturday agreed to consider "equitable representation" to genuine advocates from the region in the posts of government pleaders, assistant government pleaders and standing counsels.
The agreement was signed between the cabinet sub-committee comprising three ministers and the Telangana advocates after prolonged talks on Saturday. "The three-member committee of the ministers appointed by chief minister K Rosaiah on August 23 has taken into consideration the demands of the Telangana lawyers and assured to consider them by giving due equitable representation to genuine Telangana advocates in the matter of appointment of law officers in the High Court and tribunals. To ensure justice to all sections of society, due consideration will also be given to advocates belonging to SC/ST/BC, minorities, women etc in appointing the law officers. The exercise will be completed in three weeks," said the agreement. There was no mention of the 42 per cent quota as demanded by the T advocates.
While the cabinet sub-committee was represented by law minister M Venkataramana, information minister J Geeta Reddy and forest minister P Ramachandra Reddy, the advocates were led by lawyers JAC convenor M Rajender Reddy, co-convenor T Sriranga Rao and included Telangana MPs Madhu Yaskhi Goud and G Vivek.
Soon after the agreement, jubilant Telangana advocates called off their proposed march to the Secretariat on Monday. The three ministers also drove down to Gandhi Hospital and ensured that the five advocates who were on a fast broke it following the state agreeing to consider their demands. The advocates, however, warned that the agitation will be revived in case the agreement is not implemented within the stipulated time of three weeks.
The agreement made no mention of the other two demands of the Telangana advocates, namely that Advocate General D V Sitarama Murthy should be removed and all cases registered against the agitating advocates in the Andhra Pradesh High Court should be withdrawn. Sources said while the former was rejected by the state, it was informally agreed upon that the cases will be withdrawn.
However, the partial concession granted to the Telangana advocates is expected to create some unrest in the Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. Even before the agreement was signed, elected representatives from Seemandhra condemned the agitation and described it as a violation of the Constitutional rights of the people of the two regions.
On Saturday, students and advocates in the Rayalaseema and Andhra regions staged demonstrations against the 42 per cent quota demanded by the Telangana advocates in the law officers' appointment and the stalling of APPSC group I exams by Telangana protesters. Further, the Seemandhra JAC of students announced that they would observe Samaikhyaandhra Day on September 21 and 22 by boycotting the classes in protest against the demands of the Telangana advocates. "Now that the agreement has been signed, there are chances of more protests in the other two regions," said a police official. (the times of india)
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