Hyderabad : Private professional colleges in Telangana have again threatened to go on an indefinite strike to demand the release of fee reimbursement arrears by the state government.

Federation of Associations of Telangana Higher Education (FATHI) on Wednesday set an October 12 deadline for the government to release the arrears.

After a meeting of FATHI, its chairman N. Ramesh Babu announced that if arrears were not cleared by October 12, the colleges will go on an indefinite strike from October 13.

The colleges, including engineering, pharma, nursing, MBA, MCA and B.Ed colleges had launched an indefinite strike on September 15, but following the assurance from the government they called off the strike the same day.

FATHI said Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who led the

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