Unified AP stir to cast shadow on Modi's Hyderabad rally

August 11, 2013 00:24

The ongoing agitation against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh is likely to cast a shadow on the much-publicised BJP rally to be addressed by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad on Sunday.

Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions are witnessing widespread agitation ever since the Congress announced decision to create Telangana state on July 30.

The BJP State Executive, which met at Tirupathi on July 1-2, had directed the Rayalaseema leaders and cadres to mobilise about 10,000 people from the region for Modi's rally.

Later, in view of the agitation for unified AP, Rayalaseema leaders, in a recent meeting held at Hyderabad in the presence of State BJP President and senior leaders, scaled down the target to 2,000.

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