Free zone: Govt failed to argue case properly in SC

Former MLA of Telangana Rashtra Samiti K T Rama Rao on Wednesday strongly criticized the State Government for its total failure in projecting the ‘free zone’ issue properly in the Supreme Court. 

Talking to reporters over the Supreme Court's refusal to review its order declaring Hyderabad as a ‘free zone’ for recruitments in government jobs, he said the government had failed to argue the case properly in the apex court.

 He demanded that the government solve `free zone’ problem by amending the bill in Parliament instead of making ‘eyewash’ efforts in the Assembly.  

If the government did not make efforts in this direction, the employees of Telangana unions will intensify their protests across the Telangana districts, he warned. 

Reacting to the Supreme Court's refusal to review its order, TRS leader Harish Rao said the court order would cover appointments to 18 departments, including the police. "This will badly affect the interests of Telangana people," he added.