Lawyers agitation would be intensified if demands not met: TRS

Describing the Andhra Pradesh government's offer of talks to resolve the stir by Telangana advocates seeking 42% share in judiciary as a drama, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao today said the agitation for quota would be intensified if the "justified" demand of the lawyers is not accepted.

"The advocate general gave an assurance that the whole issue would be settled in 10 days and that the due share of Telangana advocates would be provided. But that is not implemented. They appoint committees whenever Telangana is involved. This committee is a duplicate committee (of ministers)," he told reporters.

Rao was speaking after meeting three advocates who were on fast-unto-death at the state high court here.     

"No committee is required to solve this issue. This issue is about appointment of 25 lawyers. It needs only 30 minutes to settle the issue. But ministers shamelessly say that they have nothing to do with the assurance given by the advocate general," he said.

Threatening that the adovates' agitation would be intensified from tomorrow with the support of Telangana students and employees, he demanded that chief minister K Rosaiah intervene in the matter and settle the issue immediately.

"All the thousands of lawyers in Telangana are on the streets. This agitation is going to be intensified from tomorrow. Chief minister should intervene immediately and resolve the issue. TRS, Telangana students, Telangana employees' unions would support the advocates till they achieve success," the TRS president said.

Advocates of the state high court here have been holding protests demanding that the government provide 42% jobs for various posts in the judiciary.

The state government has constituted a committee with three ministers to talk to the agitated lawyers and settle the issue. The committee has made a fresh appeal to the lawyers to come for talks to resolve the issue as the protesters did not agree to hold a dialogue.