Several Advocates of Telangana State today started Hunger Strike at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi urging on the President of India for his urgent intervention to grant a special status to the newly established State of Telangana for its genuine development. The striking advocates have also urge the President for his urgent intervention to ensure that Telangana shall have a separate High Court as it was done in Chhatisgarh after its separation from Madhya Pradesh. The Hunger striking advocates are led by Mr. K.S. Krishna (LL.M) Advocate of Telangana High Court and the Convenor of Telangana Advocates Forum for establishing independent High Court of Telangana. He is accompanied by several advocates including the Forum Secretary, Dr. Vardhraj and Mr. D. Vidyanandam, Advocates.

Prof.Bhim Singh, Sr. Advocate of Supreme Court of India and co-Chairman of Seminars and Programs of the Supreme Court Bar Association being Sr. Executive Member Committee of SCBA inaugurated the four day hunger strike initiated this morning under the leadership of Advocate Mr. K.S. Krishna at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. Prof.Bhim Singh assured full support by the Bar Association of Supreme Court in all just and reasonable demands of the Telangana lawyers committee which resorted to four day hunger strike at Jantar Mantar this morning. Prof.Bhim Singh strongly appealed to the Union of India and to the Chief Justice of Supreme Court to consider the demands of Telangana lawyers with open mind so that the lawyers community in Telangana and the people shall get justice at par with the residents of Andhra Pradesh. He said two High Courts are essential in the newly re-organised of State of Andhra.

Delhi Pradesh Panthers Party President, Mr. Rajiv Jolly Khosla assured full cooperation to the Advocates Forum who have started hunger strike for days at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

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