OU students opting for opp-parties as CM KCR failed to fulfill promises

Hyderabad: Osmania University campus in Hyderabad and the varsity’s students once played a big role in Telangana Statehood movement but today these youth are left in the lurch with no employment as promised by the CM.

The varsity students claim that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi-led KCR government has failed them and suppressed their voices of dissent by putting a cap on political and public meetings that once were allowed for the statehood purpose, TOI reports.

These students burst crackers and even distributed sweets across the campus region when the Rajya Sabha had passed the Telangana Bill in February 2014 but their happiness for a promised bright future was shattered in many pieces when the government could not create jobs as promised to the youths even in five years term.

Chief minister KCR had then promised “Neelu, Nidhulu and Niyamakalu” (water, funds and employment) to those fighting for the statehood movement but has not proved to provide jobs so far and has also silenced the cry of Osmania.

“TRS government silenced our voices of dissent by not allowing us to hold protests, effigy burning events, public and political meetings on campus. The varsity, which once played an big role in bringing change through such events, is silenced in the name of academic discipline,” said OU Dalit Minority Students Association state president D Naresh.

“Jai Telangana and Jai KCR” were the slogans that resonated the OU campus have now converted to “KCR down down”. “We supported KCR as he promised to release 1.07 lakh jobs. However, the government has miserably failed to fulfill promises of providing employment and free and quality education in Telangana. While the government provided water, it failed to provide jobs and funds,” said Manavtha Roy, chairman of Nirudyoga Vidyarthi Joint Action Committee (Telangana Unemployed Students JAC).

“While the government issued notifications for constable, horticulture and sub-engineer posts, notifications for major posts into teaching were not released. Till date, the government has not issued the notification for recruitment of Group 1 officers,” said Shilpa, a student leader.

Failing to provide employment to the OU students, the youth has now shifted their support to other parties.