Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has condemned the attack on Telugu students in Karnataka on Saturday. He assured that the State government will take all necessary actions to protect the Telugu students.
Reportedly, Naidu asked Union Minister Sujana Chowdary to take the issue to the notice of the Central government and ensure safety and justice to the Telugu students, who were attacked by pro-Kannada groups when they went to Karnataka to write the competitive exams (IBPS, RRB).
Naidu also directed the Chief Secretary of the State to initiate State level talks with the Karnataka government. He added that such attacks on Telugu students will not be tolerated and that he would speak with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Union Ministers if needed.
Home Minister China Rajappa said that the state government would request the Centre to hold competitive exams for banks and railways in AP itself to avoid such attacks on Telugu students in future.
Acting upon the directions of the CM, AP Chief Secretary Satish Chandra reportedly talked with his Karnataka counterpart over phone and apprised him of the situation. He also requested protection for Telugu students for the exams scheduled in the next two days.
The Kannada organisations allege that the Telugu students have been taking away the jobs of Kannada youth. The activists tore hall tickets of the Telugu students, thus preventing them from appearing for the exam. Police intervened and averted any violent incident. The agitators even staged protests at railway stations demanding priority for locals in competitive examinations.
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