OU's Telangana agitation heroes pin hopes on Congress for poll ticket
1 year, 3 months ago

OU's Telangana agitation heroes pin hopes on Congress for poll ticket

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Many student leaders of Osmania University at the forefront of Telangana statehood agitation, who later joined the Congress, are hopeful of getting party tickets to contest the upcoming assembly elections. The former university student leaders now seeking tickets regret that there was possibility of injustice being done to the BCs vis-à-vis grant of party tickets to senior leaders and that the chances were also that more than one ticket could be given to some families in the good books of the leadership. ‘It is high time for the Congress party to recognize the services of the students and youth, who are working hard to strengthen the party and especially those who were at the forefront in the Telangana agitation, said Rangu Bala Laxmi a strong woman student leader from OU during the Telangana agitation. TPCC general secretary Kailash Netha, who was an OU student leader of the Telangana agitation applied for a party ticket from Munugode.

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New Indian Express  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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11 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India TV News  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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1 year, 2 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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1 year, 2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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1 year, 2 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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1 year, 3 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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1 year, 4 months ago

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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1 year, 8 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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1 year, 11 months ago

Andhra flavour at Telangana Bhavan

Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Protest against denial of permission to Rahul Gandhi\'s visit
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Deccan Chronicle  

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