A crisis is staring the State government in the face, following the decision of 11 Congress MPs from Telangana to go on an indefinite hunger strike . Defying an appeal by Chief Minister Kiran Reddy , the MPs went on strike, asking the government to withdraw all cases against those who took part in the campaign for a separate Telangana state.

An embarrassed government finally gave in to pressure and decided to drop 132 more cases against Telangana protesters on Monday. The decision was taken in a review meeting held by the chief minister along with Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy and DGP K Aravinda Rao. However, the protesting MPs refused to relent and have decided to continue the fast.

The MPs have also asked the government to withdraw central paramilitary forces from Telangana. Almost all parties, including Telangana Rashtra Samithi , have called for Gandhian protests if the report is not in favour of Telangana.

Published Date : Tuesday, 28/12/2010 11:12 AM IST

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