Telangana Praja Front
Telangana Praja Front | |
|---|---|
| President | Nalla Masa Krishna (as of May 16, 2016) |
| Secretary-General | Menchu Ramesh (as of May 16, 2016) |
| Founder | Gaddar |
| Founded | October 9, 2010 |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Ideology | Separatism & Caste Upliftment in Separate Telangana |
| Political position | Centre-Right |
Telangana Praja Front (TPF) is a regional political party founded by balladeer Gaddar[1] in the southern Indian state of United Andhra Pradesh. It is formed as a Telangana separatist party, and makes a demand for quick introduction of bill in the parliament for separate statehood for Telangana. After the Gaddar's resignation, Akula Bhoomaiah took the position of President. In the wake of Telangana's declaration, Akula Bhoomaih,unlike, the other political parties, he had outspokenly criticized the centre's ambiguous decision on Hyderabad. The alleged political murder of Bhoomaih[2] which is direct consequence of his staunch rejecting of Hyderabad as common capital of Andhara pradesh. He has been an occupying figure in the recent political Telangana scenario. He was an apostle of separate Telangana, launching Telangana Jana sabha in 1996, which posits his deliberation for a separate Telangana which culminated into present Telangana movement.
Objective
Its main aim is safeguarding of Dalit and Backward Caste peoples' interests and lives in the Telangana state.[3]
Its founder popular balladeer, Gaddar was born in 1949 in the Toopran village of the Medak district. He came from a poor dalit. He attended his early schooling in Bodhan of Nizamabad district. After completing 12th standard from a government junior college in Hyderabad, he joined the [RECW]Regional Engineering College to pursue a bachelor's degree in civil engineering but dropped out after the first year to earn a living.
