2 Cong leaders launch hunger strike for more new districts

Senior Telangana Congress leaders and former ministers Ponnala Lakshamaiah and DK Aruna today launched a two-day hunger strike seeking more districts, other than what the government proposed to carve out. While Ponnala says Janagoan in Warangal should be made a district, Aruna is pressing for Gadwal division to be converted into a district. "They (the TRS Government) are trying to carve out districts without applying any scientific approach. They are saying that new districts will be created for administrative ease. On what basis the draft notification for new districts was announced? There is no transparency in the process," Ponnala, former PCC chief, alleged. Aruna also demanded that the Government should positively consider the requests that are coming from other parts of the state for new districts. The Government had earlier announced that it would be carving out 17 new districts additionally from the existing 10, making a total of 27.