According to Jagan Mohan Reddy, permission has been granted for the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) to hold a public meeting. The literal translation is Youth, Labor and Peasant Congress Party. Originally planned for October 19th, the party has postponed the meeting until October 26, from 2 PM to 5 PM.
The YSRCP and its members support the Samaikya Andhra Movement or Samaikyandhra Udyamam a "people's movement" organized to keep the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh united and to prevent the division of the state - separating the Telangana districts of the state into a separate state of Telangana. Since July of this year sympathizers of the cause have held rallies, conducted strikes effecting the electric power supply and public transportation, as well as other forms of protest.
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The YSRCP gathering will be held at Lal Bahadur Stadium Sports Complex, in Basheerbagh, HYDERABAD, about 9 miles and 25 minutes from our location in HiTec City. LB Stadium was constructed in 1961 and has a covered seating area for 30,000 spectators. Its Indoor facility, added in 1971, has a seating capacity of 3,000.
So far, we've remained beyond the range of this ongoing conflict. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the YSRCP, however, it remains to be seen how tension might escalate. More as events warrant.