TJAC wants Jaipal to join panel or quit

HYDERABAD: Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) on Wednesday went for Union petroleum minister S Jaipal Reddy’s jugular, who represents Chevella (Rangareddy district) in Lok Sabha, for not taking leadership of the Congress people’s representatives for Telangana cause.“He should resign immediately if the Centre is not ready to initiate the process for bifurcation of the state before June 25, the deadline announced by the TJAC for all Telangana Congress leaders,” TJAC chairman Prof M Kodandaram said at a news conference here on Wednesday.The TJAC chairman also demanded that Jaipal Reddy should join T Congress’ delegation ( which he did not) that called on Union home minister P Chidambaram and Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee in Delhi on Wednesday.He recalled Jaipal Reddy fighting the 2004 and 2009 elections with a promise of securing separate Telangana state to the electorate. “He has to fulfil his promise now,” Kodandaram said.The TJAC chairman warned the Telangana Congress leaders that they would have to face the wrath of the people if they returned to Hyderabad without any specific promise from the Centre.“If they fail to get any promise, they should resign before June 25,” the TJAC chairman said.Referring to YSR Congress Party, Kodandaram said that YS Jagan Mohan Reddy should break his silence on his stand on Telangana. He should spell out his stand before taking up any programme in Telangana region, he said.