Telangana March: JAC asks supporters to stay put at venue

Telangana Joint Action Committee

(JAC) tonight asked its supporters to stay put at the venue of

the 'Telangana march' here to pressurise the government for

announcement of separate state.Addressing the Telangana supporters gathered at the

Necklace Road at Hussain Sagar lake here for today's march,

JAC Chairman M Kodandaram asked them to stay on."We are asking for announcement of roadmap on accepting

the Telangana demand. Let's sit here as long as we can. We are

not troubling anybody by sitting here," he said.State ministers from Telangana region can also put

pressure on the government by threatening to quit, he added.Kodandaram demanded that government release all those who

were nabbed while trying to reach Hyderabad to attend the

march.The government had given permission to the march from 3

pm to 7 pm, but Telangana supporters did not leave afterwards,

braving rain as well as water cannons and tear gas.Violent incidents were witnessed during the day as the

Telangana supporters marched towards the venue, violating

prohibitory orders and security restrictions.