Komatireddy Venkat Reddy begins indefinite fast for Telangana

Congress Leader Komatireddy Venkat Reddy Tuesday launched an indefinite hunger strike to ask the central government to initiate the process to carve out a separate Telangana state. Venkat Reddy, who resigned as minister last month to protest the delay in forming Telangana, began the fast in Nalgonda town in the presence of some party MPs from the region. Komatireddy Venkat Reddy Said, "I am ready to sacrifice my life for the cause of Telangana. There is no question of calling off the fast," he told a huge gathering.Venkat Reddy alleged that ministers from Telangana were the main hurdle in the formation of a separate state. Congress MPs and former state ministers criticized their own party for not taking a clear stand in favour of Telangana.