Declaring that it would contest the 2014
general elections on its own, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has
set a target of 15 Lok Sabha and 100 assembly seats, party chief K.
Chandrasekhara Rao said in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The sub-regional party, fighting for
statehood to Telangana, made it clear that it would have no alliance
with any party in the next elections.
The party took the decision on the first
day of the two-day brainstorming meet, which began at Karimnagar
Wednesday, called to chalk out future course of action to achieve its
goal of Telangana state.
Terming the Congress party a "villain", Rao called upon people to "bury" that party in the region.
KCR, hit out at the Congress saying it
had once again betrayed the people of Telangana. He told party leaders
that he had gone to Delhi at the invitation of the Congress party, which
stopped talks on Telangana.
KCR also said he would visit villages across Telangana starting on Nov 30.
The party plans to hold a public meeting
at Suryapet on Nov 23 and protests across Telangana on Nov 29 to mark
the third anniversary of KCR's 11-day hunger strike Nov 29, 2009.
It was after the hunger strike that the
central government announced its decision to initiate the process for
formation of Telangana state. It later backtracked, saying there is need
for consultations and a consensus.
Admitting some differences with
Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), KCR ruled out leaving the JAC.
He recalled that it was the TRS which took the initiative to form the
JAC.
He said he would soon call JAC convenor M. Kodandaram and other leaders for talks to sort out issues.
