Nava Telangana Praja Party is a political party in Andhra Pradesh, India. The party was founded by T Devender Goud to achieve separate statehood.....

Nava Telangana Party (NTPP) is a political party in Andhra Pradesh, India. The party was founded by Tulla Devender Goud to achieve separate statehood for Telangana. According to the party the people of Telangana are being treated as second class citizens, due to lack of drinking water for in spite of having two major rivers (Krishna and Godavari) flowing in the region.

NTPP intends to contest the 2009 Andhra Pradesh assembly election in all constituencies of the Telangana districts (Hyderabad, Khammam,Mahbubnagar, Nizamabad, Nalgonda, Adilabad, RR, Karimnagar, Warangal, and Medak) together with like-minded parties with the objective of creating a separate Telangana state.^[1]

Contents [hide] 1 Birth of NTP 2 NTPP Flag Details 3 NTPP Head Office 4 Merged With PRP AND NTP 5 References

[edit]Birth of NTP

Devender Goud announced the new party (NTPP) on July 11, 2008 around 11:11 AM in Hyderabad, along with flag, and its symbol.^[2]

[edit]NTPP Flag Details

NTPP flag consists of a Telangana state regions map surrounded in blue color. Blue color was chosen to reflect rivers around the regions ofTelangana state and also reflects the color of bird Indian Roller (Pala Pitta bird in Telugu language) which is regarded as most auspicious to watch on the occasion of Dasara festival by the people of Telangana .

Interior of Telangana region on the flag is chosen to be brown in color. Brown color reflects the color of earth or land. The Telangana region map on the flag also contains plough, spade, book, and torch in the centre to symbolize youth, farmers, workers, and students.

• Torch symbol aims in creating political awareness and change the lives of the Telangana people.
• Spade symbol stands for workers who are in distress.
• Book symbol aims to spread knowledge.
• Plough symbol to represent farmers of Telangana state.^[3]

[edit]NTPP Head Office

Nava Telangana Praja Party head office is formally inaugurated on August 14, 2008 by Smt. Fatima Begum mother of Shaik Fakir belonging towarangal who died during agitation for separate statehood of Telangana in 1968 at the age of 19 yrs along with Smt. Venkamma, mother ofNarsimlu who died in police firing at an age of 14 yrs during agitations for separate Telangana state.^[4]

NTPP also paid homage to all 369 people who lost their life during separate statehood agitation of telangana in 1969 and also felicitated freedom fighters Konda Laxman Bapuji, Bhupati Krishnamurthy, and dozen others who lost their family members in the agitation.

• Address:- 8 - 2 - 598/D, Road No. 8, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034, Andhra Pradesh, India
• Phone:- 91 - 040 - 66294444
• Enrollment Email:- enroll@ntpp.com
• Website:- http://www.ntpp.com or http://www.navatelanganaprajaparty.com

[edit]Merged With PRP AND NTP

On 26th Feb 2009 at Raavi Narayana Reddy auditorium in Hyderabad Goud announced that NTP is merged with Prajarajyam Party.
Mr. Goud has taken this decision because of funds.

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[edit]References

• http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071554520500.htm
• http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20080712/1054/tnl-goud-launches-telangana-party.html
• http://www.global-report.com/india/?l=en&a=323383
• http://www.telanganaonline.com/viewnews.aspx?Id=127
• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-3220584,prtpage-1.cms
• http://www.goudsinfo.com/News-TDG.htm
• http://www.navatelanganaprajaparty.com

1. ^ New party floated to fight for Telangana state
2. ^ Devender Goud launches new party
3. ^ Nava Telangana Praja Party Flag Details
4. ^ Devender Goud inaugurates new state office
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