HC rejects Jana Sena plea for Hyd meet

Telangana High Court dismissed the House Motion petition filed by Jana Sena Party, headed by Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, for conducting a meeting in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

The High Court ruled that the request was not strong enough to be heard as an urgent House Motion.

The Jana Sena had challenged the decision of Cyberabad Police to deny permission to Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Telangana Nava Nirmana Sankalpa Sabha’, planned to be held on the occasion of Telangana Formation Day on June 2.

Jana Sena had earlier said that if the High Court denied permission for the meeting, its chief, Pawan Kalyan, would address the media at his residence in Jubilee Hills.

“I will address a press meet at my home in Jubilee Hills today between 4.30 to 5.30 p.m. I hope the Telangana Police Department at least gives me permission to do a press meet with JSP leaders. Let’s see…,” Pawan Kalyan posted on X on Tuesday.

He also stated that Jana Sena took birth on the soil of Telangana and that it inherited and imbibed the spirit of struggle from this land.

Greeting people of Telangana on the occasion of Telangana Formation Day, he said the Jana Sena Party was fully committed to working with unwavering dedication towards realising the aspirations, upholding the self‑respect, and achieving the holistic development goals of the people of Telangana.

Cyberabad Police on Monday rejected Jana Sena’s request for permission to hold the meeting.

CH. Srinivas, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Serilingampally Zone, Cyberabad Commissionerate, communicated to Talluri Ram, General Secretary, Jana Sena Party, that the request to conduct the proposed meeting was rejected to ensure law and order and public peace and tranquillity.

The Jana Sena had sought permission for a meeting at Sandhya Convention, Gachibowli, on June 2 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., with an expected participation of about 2,000 persons.

Jana Sena said the reasons cited for rejecting the permission raised more questions than they answered and appeared more like excuses than genuine concerns.

“How did the baseless remarks of an analyst and the counterarguments made against those baseless remarks suddenly become a threat to law and order across Telangana? Isn’t that a lame excuse to stop the event?” asked the party in a statement posted on X.

Meanwhile, Jana Sena leaders in Telangana celebrated Telangana State Formation Day at the party’s state office in Kukatpally.

The leaders paid rich tributes to the immortal heroes of the Telangana movement and expressed their desire for the state to achieve further progress in all sectors. They extended heartfelt best wishes to the people of the state.