Under the high command of Congress, the Andhra Pradesh government is blocking all democratic ways for the people seeking Telangana state, and now, using repressive laws which were once used by British colonial rulers to snub the nationalist movement. The state is going full swing in implementing dark chapter of ‘Justice Srikrishna Committee by suppressing the Telangana agitation with repressive law such as PD Act which legally does not exist. Though the PD laws are aimed at fighting destructive elements, their history shows that the rulers always used to stifle the voice of political opposition. In its enthusiasm, the State is using a repealed or struck down law – Preventive Detention Act, to jail the leader of Telangana Rasthra Samithi, Dr. Cheruku Sudhakar, who is also the champion of civil rights with leftist ideology. Interestingly, it realized the mistake and released him from the charge under non-existing PD Act only to recharge him on the same grounds under National Security Act, continuing his incarceration. The PD Act 1950 passed by Parliament was repealed in 1970 and AP PD Act 1970 was struck down as unconstitutional.
The Kiran Kumar Reddy Government in AP considers the agitation for implementation of declaration by
Union Minister for Home Chidambaram about initiating process of formation of Telangana state, as a law and order problem and agitators as criminals. Now as per the advice of Justice Srikrishna, it is considering the Telangana agitators as anti-nationals also who can be arrested under Preventive Detention laws for “national security”. The Polit-bureau member of TRS, Dr. Cheruku Sudhakar was arrested on November 3 and sent to Warangal Central Jail, where he can be kept for more than six months without informing the grounds of arrest. He is also denied the opportunity to seek judicial review of his detention. He can only approach the Advisory Board under National Security Act.
