The Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) chairman M Kodandaram, who is gearing up for massive `show of strength’ by mobilising large number of youth and students for his proposed `Nirudoyogula Nirasana Rally’ (Unemployed Protest Rally) on February 22 in Hyderabad, is seems to be getting ready for a major confrontation, for the first time with Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.

Though the police denied permission to the rally, he announced that proposed rally would be held as per schedule, whatever maybe `evil designs’ of the government. The rally is scheduled to begin from Sundarayya Park to Indira Park in Hyderabad at 10 am. It will be concluded at Indira Park.

After formation of Telangana state, it may be the first major mobilisation of strength for a protest rally in the city by TJAC. TJAC felt that the government is impatient and restless with this agitation.

Suspecting that the government is moving to create ruckus during the rally, so that to facilitate police to swing into action, he said that there were reports that government was planning to order baton charge and firing against the rally. Accusing that some are planning to create disturbances during the rally so as to force the police to resort to firing, he alleged that their ploy is to tarnish the image of the TJAC.

TJAC chief appealed all participants in the rally should exercise utmost restraint. They shouldn’t fall prey to the machinations of evil forces. He requested the students and youth to take part in the rally in large numbers and allow it to be held peacefully.

Meanwhile, yesterday while greeting Chief Minister on his 63rd birthday, the former comrade of the TRS chief during separate statehood agitation, Kodandaram urged him to at least resolve the demands of unemployed youth in the state.