page_title: Mid 2011 Telangana protests
section_title: Suicide near Parliament
hierarchical_section_title: Mid 2011 Telangana protests / Suicide near Parliament
caption_attribution_description: English: BJP Party leader Sushma Swaraj greets Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at her residence in New Delhi, July 19, 2011
context_page_description: The Mid 2011 Telangana protests refers to a chain of protests and mass resignations following the Million March incident in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. From April till June, the movement saw a lull, with different parties citing various reasons and fresh deadlines to renew the agitation. In July, 81 of 119 Telangana MLAs in the state, 12 out of 15 Telangana ministers in state, 13 out of 17 Telangana MPs in Lok Sabha, 1 Rajyasabha MP, 20 MLCs resigned protesting delay in the formation of Telangana. On 20 July, 30-year-old Yadi Reddy was found dead 100 yards from Parliament House in Delhi. An eight-page suicide note says the young driver from greater Hyderabad region of Telangana was upset over the government not creating a new state for his homeland. The speaker of the AP assembly on 23 July summarily rejected the resignations of all 101 MLAs citing that they were made in an emotionally surcharged atmosphere.
context_section_description: On 20 July, 30-year-old Yadi Reddy was found dead 100 yards from Parliament House in Delhi. An eight-page suicide note found says that the young driver from Greater Hyderabad region was upset over the government for not creating Telangana. Telangana JAC called for road blockade on 21 July throughout Telangana in memory of him. Telangana representatives, including those from ruling party, requested the in-charge of state owned guest house in Delhi, AP Bhavan, to house the dead body so that they can pay last respects. This request was denied by the officer who wrote a letter to Delhi police that Yadi Reddy's body should not be allowed in AP Bhavan and instead should be directly sent to the cremation ground after post-mortem.
  Protesting against the alleged "lack of respect" shown for "Telangana Martyr", TRS leaders including MLAs and former MPs got violent in the AP Bhavan in Delhi. Harish Rao & KTR also assaulted a Dalit government officer. This led to protests from Dalit leaders who condemned the attack on a Dalit officer by Harish Rao. The officer who was slapped said that Mr Rao later apologised to him. Amid tight security, the body was airlifted from Delhi to Hyderabad and was moved to his native village after arresting scores of Telangana supporters who want to bring the body in procession to Telangana martyr's memorial.
  KCR in one of his speeches, remarked that he would rather die consuming poison than face the humiliation if a separate state is not created. This statement was criticised by many leaders suggesting that this will provoke youth to commit suicides.
  Leader of opposition in Parliament, Sushma Swaraj, in her address to the house spoke regarding the Telangana movement in last 55 years. She criticised the government for the delay in the formation of Telangana and the Sri Krishna committee report alleging injustice to the people of Telangana while quoting the suicide letter of Yadi Reddy.
caption: BJP Party leader Sushma Swaraj spoke in the Parliament on the Telangana issue
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