Gulbarga, Oct 26: The Hyderabad Karnataka Horata Samithi (HKHS) would launch a agitation in the North Karnataka Region demanding a ''Seperate Statehood'' which would be called as Hyderbad-Karnataka Region.

Disclosing this at a press conference here today H K H S founder Vijanath Patil, MLA, said the HKHS would organise protest day and black day programmes on November One, the formation day of Karnataka.

No political party or leaders has shown any interest to develop this backward HK region, evenafter the formation of the state four decades ago, he lamented.

Mr Vijnath Patil informed that the HKHS hereafter demanding for the bifurcation of the state to ensure the development of the backward region.

As a senior political leader and MLA of this district he said that they were planning to launch a political party, on the lines of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in Andhra Pradesh, in the region to fight for the ''Seperate Statehood'' status to the North Karnataka region.


UNI