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Have new districts pushed Amaravati on back-burner?

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Have new districts pushed Amaravati on back-burner?

Why has the TDP stopped talking about Amaravati these days? While it is taking up issues such as Kodali Nani’s casinos and the carving out of new districts, the TDP has largely fallen silent on the issue of three capitals and Amaravati. Interestingly, this silence comes after a hugely successful Amaravati farmers’ padayatra from Thullur to Tirupati.

The Yatra was hugely successful and created quite a buzz. The yatra was enthusiastically received all along the route. The local TDP leaders provided the logistic support to the yatra and Chandrababu himself was the chief speaker at the culmination of the yatra in Tirupati. But, soon after, YS Jagan withdrew the 3 capitals bill to buy some time. Since then, the issue has been put in the cold storage.

The focus now has shifted to the carving out of 13 new districts in the state. Identifying and fighting the gerrymandering of the constituencies has become important for the TDP and it is now planning to raise several issues with regard to the new reorganisation. Also, the party is now focusing on rebuilding the party and re-energizing its cadre.

Amid all this, the Amaravati issue appears to have been put on the back burner. One section in the party feels that the party should react only when Jagan makes a move on the three capitals issue. There is also a fear in this section that the party would end up becoming a one-issue party if it only harped on Amaravati. Due to all these, the issue has now been relegated to the background.

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This “hero” is now just a social media ‘tiger’

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This “hero” is now just a social media ‘tiger’

In his first term the MLA was known for his work among the people. He stood by them and fought for them. The voters liked him so much that they even rejected a leader like Nara Lokesh and re-elected him. But after winning a second time, the MLA has become completely inactive. Yes. We are talking about once-firebrand Alla Ramakrishna Reddy or RK of Mangalagiri.

The general perception in Mangalagiri these days is that the MLA is confined to social media. He is busy with social media posts but is not doing much on the ground. The voters feel that he is not focusing on development and welfare programmes. This is leading to discontent against RK.

RK had won in 2014 with a majority of just 12 votes. In 2019, he was pitted against TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh. The battle was very intense and hard-fought. But, Alla Ramakrishna Reddy managed to defeat Lokesh by 5337 votes. This was seen as a significant victory and Alla instantaneously became a hero in the eyes of the people.

But, in his second stint, the general perception is that Alla is confined to social media only. He is busy posting pics of himself slogging it out in the farm lands or sipping team in a roadside kiosk. This is angering the people of the area. Mangalagiri is closest to the capital of Amaravati and RK is deafeningly silent on the issue of three-capitals. 

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JD Lakshminarayana joins Amaravati farmers’ yatra, says 3-capitals is a ruinous idea

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JD Lakshminarayana joins Amaravati farmers’ yatra, says 3-capitals is a ruinous idea

Despite several hurdles placed by the ruling party, the padayatra of the Amaravati farmers is continuing. The police are putting restrictions every step of the way. Yet, the yatra is continuing with renewed vigour and enthusiasm. The Yatra is currently in Gudur mandal of Nellore district. On Monday, the yatra resumed after an overnight stay from Vengamambapuram.

On Sunday, the yatra has a surprise visitor in the form of former CBI JD Lakshminarayana. He came to Gudur and joined the yatra. Expressing solidarity with the protesting farmers, who are on a trek to Tirupati, he said the state would register progress only when it has a single capita. He said the job opportunities would grow if there is a single capital. He said the very idea of having three capitals is wrong.

VV Lakshminarayana walked along with the farmers for some distance. Several other leaders from various parties The locals too are extending voluntary support to the yatra. The yatra, which was initially limited to a few villages in the capital area, has now extended to rural areas in several districts.

The yatra would culminate at Tirupati on December 15. The yatra began from Tulluru in the Amaravati capital area on November 1. The yatra is led and participated by the men and women from the Amaravati area with the sole aim of having Amaravati as the only capital of the state.

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Amaravati Farmers’ Yatra: Tents removed, yatris harassed

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Amaravati Farmers’ Yatra: Tents removed, yatris harassed

The Amaravati farmers’ padayatra “Nyayasthanam to Devasthanam” faced hurdles galore in Sarvepalli mandal of Nellore district. Local YSRCP MLA Kakani Govardhan appears to be hell-bent on disrupting the yatra. On Wednesday, the MLA’s henchmen reportedly put hurdles every step of the way.

On Wednesday, the police obstructed the Yatra and said that the vehicles accompanying the yatra such as the one carrying the deity of Lord Venkateswara were not allowed. The yatris pointed out that these vehicles were accompanying the yatra all through and that there was no point in objecting to them at this stage. Left with no option, the yatris had to stage a sit-in due to which there was a huge traffic jam. Finally, the police relented.

By afternoon, the police removed the tents arranged for the lunch programme near Podalakur. The yatris had to protest again. The police again obstructed the yatra in Taduru. The yatris alleged that Sarvepalli MLA Kakani Govardhan Reddy was obstructing the yatra. They said the yatra was apolitical and had a single demand of keeping Amaravati as the sole capital of the state.

TDP leader S Chandramohan Reddy slammed Govardhan Reddy and alleged that the democratic rights of the peaceful padayatris were being trampled upon. The CPI too strongly criticized the ruling party for putting hurdles in the way of the padayatra. He said that the government was unnerved as the yatra is drawing great response from the people.

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Temporary halt to Amaravati farmers’ yatra due to heavy rains

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Temporary halt to Amaravati farmers’ yatra due to heavy rains

With incessant rains giving no respite, the Amaravati farmers yatra – Nyaya Sthanam to Devasthanam – has taken a temporary break. The yatris have decided to stay put in Nellore till the skies become clearer. Like on Sunday, they have given a break on Monday too. If the weather becomes favourable, the yatra is likely to resume from Tuesday, according to the Amaravati JAC, which is leading the yatra from Tulluru to Tirupati.

The Yatra began on November 1 in Tulluru in the Amaravati capital area, and will end on December 15 at Tirupati. On Friday, The Yatra completed 28 days on Saturday. As of now, the yatri’s have camped in the Salivahana Function hall on the outskirts of Nellore city.

The yatris received a shot in the arm as the Jana Sena too has expressed its solidarity. Jana Sena senior leader Nadendla Manohar joined the yatra in Nellore city on Friday and said that his party would not allow the state capital to be moved even an inch from Amaravati. TDP parliamentary constituency incharge Abdul Aziz and assembly constituency incharge Kotamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy too supported the yatra and as a mark of solidarity, walked through the streets of Nellore along with the yatris.

Meanwhile, the BJP too has joined the yatra and extended their support to the Padayatra, which seeks to demand that only Amaravati be made the sole capital of AP.

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Amaravati Yatra to continue despite Jagan’s bill withdrawal move

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Amaravati Yatra to continue despite Jagan’s bill withdrawal move

Regardless of the AP Government’s decision to withdraw the controversial three-capitals bill, the Amaravati farmers yatra is continuing. The yatris have decided to go ahead with the yatra. After giving rest to the yatra on account of Kartika Somavaram, the yatra began from Konda Bitragunta in Nellore district on Tuesday. Despite the cloudy weather and incessant rains, the yatra is forging ahead.

On Tuesday, the padayatris will cover 15 km and reach Sunnambatti by evening. Tuesday is the 23rd day of the yatra. The Yatra will continue for 45 days. The yatra began on November 1 at Tulluru in Guntur district and will reach Tirupati on December 15. As part of the yatra, the yatris are trying to create awareness about the need to have Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh.

Meanwhile, the BJP has entered the fray. Several BJP activists have joined the yatra with their party flags and extended their support to the Padayatra, which seeks to demand that only Amaravati be made the sole capital of AP. BJP leaders like Purandeswari, Ravela Kishore, Sujana Chowdary and CM Ramesh have come out in support of the yatra. Several TDP leaders too have expressed their solidarity with the yatris.

On Monday, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy told the assembly that the government was going to withdraw the 3-capital bill. However, he also clarified that the bill will come back in a different form and that all the legal loopholes would be removed.

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Will Bandi Sanjay soon join Amaravati farmers yatra ?

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Will Bandi Sanjay soon join Amaravati farmers yatra ?

The padayatra of Amaravati farmers got a shot in the arm with the BJP leaders and cadres openly joining hands with them. On Sunday, the BJP leaders and cadres joined the padayatra with their party flags. This is the first open demonstration of BJP support to the Amaravati yatra. Significantly, this has come after Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s admonition to the BJP workers. The party has taken an unambiguous stand on the issue.

Now, highly placed sources reveal that Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay is gearing up to support the yatra. He is said to have discussed this issue with party leaders in Telangana. If sources are to be believed, he might soon join the padayatra in Kurnool district to express his solidarity with the farmers of Amaravati. Sources said that that he would speak to his AP counterparts on the issue.

The “Nyayasthanam to Devasthanam” padayatra of the Amaravati farmers has now completed 23 days The 45-day Padayatra will end at Tirupati. The yatris are now in Prakasam district. Though the incessant rain is proving to be a big hindrance, the yatris are forging ahead on their way to Tirupati.

The TDP has already extended its support to the yatra. The TDP leaders are joining the yatra at several places. They are also seen to be extending logistical support to the yatra at different places. In Prakasam district, all the three TDP MLAs are seen actively supporting the yatra. Now, the BJP too is coming forward to extend support.

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Is BJP too joining the Amaravati Padayatra?

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Is BJP too joining the Amaravati Padayatra?

The Amaravati Padayatra saw a new development on Saturday. At a time when the ruling YSRCP is busy trying to dub the padayatris as paid artistes and as TDP sponsored yatris, the BJP has entered the fray. Several BJP activists have joined the yatra with their party flags and extended their support to the Padayatra, which seeks to demand that only Amaravati be made the sole capital of AP.

Even the independent journalists and observers, who studied the yatra, have said that the yatra has considerable public support. The extension of support by the BJP cadres is also being viewed as a significant development. Recently during his visit to Tirupati, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reprimanded the BJP cadre for ignoring the farmers’ yatra. He asked the party workers to join the yatra as a mark of solidarity.

Since then, the BJP workers too have joined the yatra at some places. But, one major problem being faced by the padayatris is the incessant rains. Yet, the yatris are using umbrellas. Despite the problems, the yatra is going on unabated albeit at a slower pace.

In most villages, the people are said to be voluntarily joining the yatra. As on Sunday, the yatra has completed 22 days. Sources say that senior leaders like Sujana Chowdary, CM Ramesh and Purandeswari too are said to be preparing to join the yatra.

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Despite a mishap, Amaravati yatra goes on unabated

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Despite a mishap, Amaravati yatra goes on unabated

Tragedy struck the Amaravati Maha Padayatra of the farmers of the Amaravati region on Monday. While the yatra was about to reach Chirrikurapadu in Kondapi mandal from Uppalapadu on Monday evening, the cylinder meant to fill gas into the balloons for the padayatra suddenly exploded. One person was killed and two others were grievously injured.

According to the police, a cylinder to fill gas into balloons was being carried in an autorickshaw as part of the yatra. The police said that the pipe developed a small crack causing an explosion. Meda Navin of Vijayawada’s Krishna Lanka, Pakalabattula Bhaskara Rao and sixty-year-old Vinnakota Raghavendra Rao suffered injuries. Later, Raghavendra Rao died while under treatment in the RIMS hospital in Ongole. The police immediately removed the autorickshaw from the convoy.

Meanwhile, the Amaravati farmers yatra is eliciting good response. On Sunday, NRIs from Singapore and the USA joined the yatra and expressed their solidarity with the farmers on a padayatra. Similarly, IT sector employees from Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad extended their support to the yatris. Kondepi MLA Dr D Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy expressed his solidarity by walking some distance along with the yatris.

On Monday, the yatra began from Nidamanuru and covered several villages in Kondapi mandal. Kondapi MLA extended his support all through the yatra. The 45-day yatra, which is being organised with the sole demand of keeping Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh, will end in Tirumala.

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Amaravati yatra rebegins after Monday break, Cops slap two cases against farmers

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Amaravati yatra rebegins after Monday break, Cops slap two cases against farmers

The Padayatra of the Amaravati farmers is increasingly facing problems from the police. The police are slapping cases on the padayatris. The Prakasam police, who slapped a case on November 7 on the farmers and the women who were on a padayatra from Tulluru to Tirupati opposing YS Jagan’s three-capital formula, have filed another case. The police claim that the padayatris were violating the conditions imposed by the High Court.

Prakasam district superintendent of Police issued a press release accusing the padayatris of violating the covid protocol. The statement said that while the court has permitted 157 persons to undertake the yatra, the actual number is more than 2000. It also said that there were over 500 vehicles, which was a violation of the conditions imposed by the High Court. It said that while only hand mikes were permitted, the padayatris were using loud speakers. The SP said that two cases have been slapped.

Meanwhile, the yatra, which took a break for one day on account of Kartika Somavaram fete, began again from Inkollu in Prakasam district. The yatris, who entered Prakasam district on Saturday, walked for 17 km and reached Inkollu on Sunday. On Monday, they performed special poojas on account of Kartika Somavaram. The yatris said that the total number of those performing the yatra was 157, but they can do nothing if the locals join them to express their solidarity.

The yatra is aimed at highlighting the plight of the Amaravati farmers, who had parted with their lands for the construction of the capital city. However, the YSRCP government has announced that there would be three capitals – the administrative capital in Vizag, legislative capital in Amaravti and the judicial capital in Kurnool. The farmers feel that this was a betrayal of the trust and sacrifice of the Amaravati farmers and want the government to rescind its orders. The yatra will go on for 45 days and would culminate at Tirumala.

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Shock to Jagan govt: AP High Court strikes down FIR against Dammalapati

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Shock to Jagan govt: AP High Court strikes down FIR against Dammalapati

The YSRCP government in Andhra Pradesh headed by Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy received yet another jolt in AP High Court on Thursday (today) over the issue of alleged insider trading in Amravathi capital lands during TDP regime between 2014 and 2019.

The High Court on Thursday dismissed FIR filed against former AP advocate general Dammalapati Srinivas, his family members and friends.

The Andhra Pradesh ACB filed cases against Dammalapati Srinivas and his family member stating that they indulged in insider trading by purchasing lands in Amaravathi for cheaper rates from farmers after obtaining prior information from TDP government that it will announce Amaravathi as new capital for AP.

However, Srinivas challenged these orders in the High Court. The High Court issued stay orders. But again, YSRCP government approached Supreme Court on this issue. The Supreme Court too dismissed the petition stating that there was no insider trading in Amaravathi lands and directed High Court to complete hearing on this case within a month.

Following this, the AP High Court delivered verdict today dismissing FIR filed against Srinivas.

The High Court permitted Srinivas to initiate legal proceedings against ACB for framing him in this issue by filing false cases against him and causing mental agony.

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Jagan’s yet another deadly blow to Amaravathi

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Jagan’s yet another deadly blow to Amaravathi

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy is on a mission to put an end to Amaravathi capital city as early as possible.

In yet another crucial decision towards goal, the Jagan government on Wednesday (today) issued orders creating Mangalagiri-Tadepalli municipal corporation (MTMC).

Mangalagiri and Tadepalli fall under Amaravathi capital region.

By making it a municipal corporation, Jagan government gave enough hints that Amaravathi will be confined as a municipal corporation and not as a capital city.

There is already Guntur municipal corporation in Amaravathi. The Jagan government has created a new municipal corporation in the name of MTMC on par with Amaravathi by merging 21 surrounding villages.

With this, Amaravathi capital region lost its importance further as it was bifurcated as two municipal corporations.

Amaravathi will now be known just as a municipal corporation along with Guntur municipal corporation and MTMC.

The latest orders of Jagan government are being viewed as sounding death knell to Amaravathi capital city yet again.

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Amaravati is the right of Andhra people: Chandrababu Naidu

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Amaravati is the right of Andhra people: Chandrababu Naidu

Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said that Amaravati is the right of Andhra people and called upon all to fight for it.

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president participated in a road show as part of the party’s campaign in Vijayawada Municipal Corporation elections.

Naidu said at least one person from every house should come forward to fight for continuing Amaravati as the state capital.

The leader of opposition said people of Vijayawada should move ahead with a clear plan and fight for Amaravati. He said the fight to save Amaravati as the only state capital is a people’s fight.

“Amaravati is not for me. It’s for the people,” said Naidu, who recalled that farmers gave their land for building the state capital.

Naidu urged people to elect TDP candidate as Vijayawada mayor. He called for putting an end to what he called the tyranny of the ruling YSR congress Party (YSRCP).

A total of 347 candidates are in the fray for the elections to Vijayawada Municipal Corporation scheduled to be held on March 10. The number of municipal wards has gone up from 59 to 64.

The YSRCP has fielded candidates in all the wards while TDP, which has an alliance with CPI, is contesting 57 seats. The CPI has fielded candidates in six wards.

The BJP fielded candidates in 22 wards, while the Jana Sena Party candidates are contesting in 41 wards.

The Congress fielded candidates in 34 wards, CPI-M in 22 wards and BSP is contesting in two wards.

Meanwhile, Vijayawada Police Commissioner B. Srinivasulu said that police are making fool-proof arrangements for a smooth conduct of the elections scheduled to be held on March 10.

He said that the department is deploying about 3,000 police personnel for the peaceful conduct of elections in Vijayawada. The commissioner said that 1,870 rowdy-sheeters were bound over.

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HC quashes atrocities cases against Amaravati farmers

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HC quashes atrocities cases against Amaravati farmers

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh is giving blow after blow to the Jaganmohan Reddy Government. Today also, the court struck down yet another case filed against the Amaravati farmers. This was pertaining to the SC, ST atrocities that were filed against the SC farmers of Krishnayapalem village in the Capital city area.

The respondents’ lawyer argued before the court that the atrocities cases should be filed only when the SC, STs were attacked by other castes or communities. In this case, the police filed the atrocities cases against the SC farmers. This was quite unheard of in the past that such cases could be filed.

Only yesterday, the HC gave a verdict that no insider trading took place in the Amaravati lands. Even after the change of the Chief Justice of AP, one by one adverse orders were being given against the cases and decisions of the Jagan regime.

Soon, the cases relating to the shifting of Capital infrastructure will also come up before the High Court.

Analysts say that the farmers’ petitions were strong in respect of their agreements reached with the Government for the development of the Capital. Tough days are ahead for the Jagan regime with all these cases coming up before the court in a row.

The AP Government is approaching the Supreme Court on all these cases but the future is uncertain whether the CM could get final approval for Capital shifting.

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Would Jagan rule go to Supreme Court on ‘insider trading’?

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Would Jagan rule go to Supreme Court on ‘insider trading’?

The Jaganmohan Reddy Government has made it a ritual to approach the Supreme Court of India on all adverse orders of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh. It had happened in respect of the YCP colours, English medium, State Election Commissioner, etc. Today, once again, the High Court struck down the Jagan regime’s insider trading charges that were made against Chandrababu Naidu and TDP leaders in the Amaravati Capital lands.
Analysts are asking whether the CM would once again go to the Supreme Court on the insider trading issue as well. Interestingly, this time, the High Court summarily rejected the CID cases saying that the insider trading allegations would not be applicable to any of the sections of the IPC.

With this, it was proved that the Chief Minister, his Ministers and MLAs have been making false allegations against the TDP leaders on this count. Now, the YCP leaders can no longer give ‘insider trading’ as the reason for their shifting the AP Capital from Amaravati to Visakhapatnam. This is the only major reason that the CM has used to whip up feelings among the people to support his Capital shifting task all these days.

Legal experts say that if the AP Government would still go to the Supreme Court on insider trading, that would make it look absurd. The High Court had made it clear that the insider trading charges cannot be booked under the IPC.

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Andhra HC judge gets warm send-off after judgment attacking CM

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Andhra HC judge gets warm send-off after judgment attacking CM

Amaravati farmers and women gave a warm send-off to Andhra Pradesh High Court judge Justice Rakesh Kumar, who retired on Thursday, a day after delivering a judgment with a sharp attack on Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Large number of farmers gathered on Seed Access road when Rakesh Kumar was returning from the High Court and bid adieu to him with folded hands. They thanked him for standing by the farmers of Amaravati region fighting against the proposal to trifurcate the state capital.

Farmers displayed placard with slogan ‘Long live Justice Rakesh Kumar’. He stopped his car to thank farmers for their send-off and had a chat with some of them.

A division bench comprising Justice Kumar and Justice D. Ramesh on Wednesday rejected a prayer for recusal of Justice Kumar from hearing petitions filed against the proposed sale of government lands in Guntur and Visakhapatnam districts under “Mission Build AP” and posted the batch of writ petitions to the second week of February 2021.

The court also passed an order initiating criminal prosecution against Mission Build AP Director and senior IAS officer Pravin Kumar for submitting a false affidavit which amounted to perjury.

“If such petitions are entertained, it will amount to allowing the party for hunting the Bench. Such an action by the State was not expected, but in this State, as I have observed the circumstances herein above, everything can be possible. However, at the same time, the Court cannot be frightened by any such action of the State,” Justice Kumar observed.

The court issued notices to Pravin Kumar asking why action should not be taken against him for contempt of court for trying to interfere in the discharge of judicial functions of high court with false allegations.

Justice Kumar felt that bureaucrats of Andhra Pradesh have been emboldened after Chief Minister addressed a letter to the Chief Justice of India — and made it public — with allegations against a senior Supreme Court judge, the Chief Justice of the AP High Court and number of sitting Judges of AP High Court with their names.

He also observed that the Andhra Pradesh High Court and the Supreme Court is “under attack” by those in power.

The judge also made a scathing observation that the recent transfer of the Chief Justices of the High Courts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana may delay proceedings in the three capitals case and the CBI cases pending against the Chief Minister, giving him an “undue advantage”.

“We are not aware as to whether any contempt proceeding for such an action (Jagan’s letter to CJI) has been taken or not by the Chief Justice of India. But, it is a fact that recommendation has been made on December 14 by the Collegium of Supreme Court for transfer/appointment of Chief Justices, which includes transfer of Chief Justice of AP High Court to the Sikkim High Court and transfer of the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court to the Uttarakhand High Court. Whether by this act of sending an unceremonious letter to the Chief Justice of India, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh will get final relief or not but fact remains that he succeeded in getting undue advantage at the present moment.

“People may draw an inference as if after the so called letter of Chief Minister, the two Chief Justices, i.e., the Chief Justice of High Court for the State of Telangana and the Chief Justice of High Court of AP have been transferred. By the said transfer, naturally, the cases pending in the Court of Special Judge for CBI cases in Hyderabad against Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and others may be delayed and monitoring by the Supreme Court in W.P (Civil) No.699 of 2016 may hamper for the time being,” he observed.

Jagan Mohan Reddy had dashed off a letter to Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde in October, alleging that the state High Court was being used to “destabilise and topple” his democratically elected government.

Weeks after this, Andhra Pradesh High Court’s Chief Justice J.K. Maheshwari was transferred to the Sikkim High Court.

Rakesh Kumar also called for transparency in the SC Collegium orders. “I am not raising any question on the transfer of Chief Justices, either of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh or of the High Court for the State of Telangana, but, at the same time, I am constrained to observe that transfer of High Court Judges or its Chief Justices may reflect some transparency and for betterment or upliftment of the administration of justice. After all, they are also holding Constitutional posts like members of Supreme Court Collegium,” he observed.

Rakesh Kumar also attacked Jagan Mohan Reddy, saying he got “very disturbing” information about him. He stated that he Googled to know about the cases against the Chief Minister. “Till the publication of the letter of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, I was not having much information about him. But, immediately thereafter, I became curious to know about him. Subsequently, I was told that if I go on site Google and type only ‘Qaidi No 6093’, I can get information. Accordingly, I did the same thing and thereafter I got very disturbing information,” he observed.

He also mentioned how the police filed closure reports in more than seven cases pending against the Chief Minister, a day after the Supreme Court passed a judgment to fast-track cases against legislators. He said the present Chief Minister is accused in more than 30 cases, of which 10 are registered by the CBI in which charge sheets have been filed long ago.

Justice Kumar also attached several articles about the CBI cases against the Chief Minister to his order, and gave details of all the CBI and Enforcement Directorate cases against him.

Justice Kumar took charge as the Andhra Pradesh High Court judge on November 8, 2019. Before being transferred here, he was serving as the judge of the Patna High Court, and had then alleged instances of corruption in higher judiciary. His statement was taken notice of by the Supreme Court Collegium, and he was subsequently shifted to Andhra Pradesh High Court.

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4 contacts of UK returnees to Andhra test Covid positive

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4 contacts of UK returnees to Andhra test Covid positive

Six returnees from the UK to Andhra Pradesh and four of their contacts have so far tested positive for Covid-19, health officials said on Sunday.

In all 1,216 people from the UK returned to Andhra Pradesh and of them 1,187 were traced. Efforts were on to trace the remaining 29.

A total of 1,162 returnees were in quarantine. Six of the returnees found infected by coronavirus. They include two from Guntur district and one each from East Godavari, Krishna, Anantapur and Nellore districts.

Officials also traced 3,282 contacts of UK returnees and sent their samples for testing. Four of the contacts have tested positive. While three are from Guntur district, one person is from Nellore.

The samples of those tested positive were sent to National Institute of Virology, Pune and Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) for genome sequencing to find out if they are infected by the new strain of the virus found in the UK. “We have not yet received the reports,” said an official.

Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh on Sunday reported 349 new Covid cases, pushing the state’s tally to 8,81,061.

One person succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours. With this, the death toll rose to 7,094.

According to state command control room, 422 people recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours ending 10 a.m. on Sunday. The cumulative recoveries mounted to 8,70,342.

The number of active cases dropped further to 3,625.

During the last 24 hours, 46,386 tests were conducted. With this, the total number of tests conducted so far rose to 1,16,20,503. Tests per million ratio in the state increased to 2,17,612

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Jagan desperately using caste to crush Amaravati

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Jagan desperately using caste to crush Amaravati

The ongoing litigations in the courts have created enough obstacles for AP Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s grand plan to shift Capital City from Amaravati to Visakhapatnam. His Government has faced strictures and cautionary warnings against taking any hasty steps with respect to the Capital shifting. But, still, the CM has been gaining upper hand in the field level by slowly shifting Capital City offices and infrastructure one by one to Vizag.
Though the Jagan regime was facing adverse orders in the courts, it was somehow pushing ahead with its controversial decisions through protracted litigations. Amid this, Jagan Reddy obviously adopted a 3-pronged strategy to crush and kill Amaravati. Firstly, the protracted litigations will continue in a wide variety of ways. This will help in creating confusion among the opponents and drain out their time and energy eventually.
Secondly, Capital City offices would be shifted to Vizag under the cover of those court litigations. Thirdly, Jagan Reddy has started using the caste factor on a larger scale than before to suppress the voice of the Opposition, the TDP and the Amaravati farmers. At every forum and at every given chance, the Chief Minister is repeatedly saying these days a Capital should represent all castes and religions. His indirect references to Amaravati as a Capital meant for one caste had created much impact initially. Only time will tell whether Jagan’s caste battle would bring victory or not eventually.

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Naidu offers to quit politics if Jagan holds referendum

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Naidu offers to quit politics if Jagan holds referendum

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu challenged Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy to withdraw his 3 Capitals or go for a referendum seeking public opinion on Amaravati as the only Capital of Andhra Pradesh.

Mr. Naidu offered to quit politics forever if Jagan Reddy’s 3 Capitals plan received public sympathy or support from any section of society in the State. Amaravati is located at a central point in AP with six districts and 12 parliamentary constituencies on one side and another six districts and 12 parliamentary constituencies on the other side.
The TDP chief addressed the ‘Jana Bheri’ public meeting organised by Amaravati Parirakshana JAC in the Capital City area. Even the media surveys witnessed 80 percent respondents giving their choice for Amaravati. Whereas, the Chief Minister was going ahead with his dangerous 3 cards game with the farmers who sacrificed over 34,000 acres of their ancestral lands. Without any credibility, Jagan Reddy was now saying at the BC Sankranthi meeting that Amaravati agitation was being run by businessmen with real estate interests. In fact, the CM was himself a misguided businessman bent on destroying the Capital City and the State as well.

Mr. Chandrababu Naidu deplored that over Rs. 10,000 Cr was spent already for developing basic infrastructure in the Capital City area but the atrocious Ministers and MLAs were describing it as a desert and a burial ground. The fake Chief Minister gave kisses to the voters at the time of elections but now he was giving blow after blow to all sections of people. In course of time, Amaravati would have the potential to create a wealth of Rs. 1 lakh Cr to Rs. 2 lakh Cr for the people of the entire state. No sane person would take the decision to shift Capital from Amaravati to Visakhapatnam.

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It’s a real estate agitation: Jagan on Amaravati stir

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It’s a real estate agitation: Jagan on Amaravati stir

Once again, AP Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy launched a scathing attack on the Amaravati agitation. His attack came on a day when Amaravati agitators were taking part in Jana Bheri public meeting to mark one year of their protests. CM Jagan called Amaravati women just real estate women and that only real estate businessmen were running the agitation.
The CM asserted that much before it was formally announced, a decision was taken to develop Amaravati as Capital. Then, they bought lands in the Capital region under benami names. With the help of insider trading, they bought Amaravati lands at far cheaper rates.
Mr. Jagan Reddy said that now, the agitation was being carried out only because all those who bought lands were now worried about the fall in the land rates there. Chandrababu Naidu was thinking with a bad mind and making baseless allegations against the Government.
The Chief Minister addressed a BC Sankranthi public meeting at Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation Stadium in Vijayawada. It was held as a show of strength to counter the Jana Bheri of Amaravati agitators. Jagan Reddy said that it was for the first time in the entire country that such a meeting was held for the BCs.

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