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Water in lieu of cash-for-vote : YSRCP Allegation

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Water in lieu of cash-for-vote : YSRCP Allegation

YSR Congress is suspecting  a water-deal between Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana in the continued release of water from Srisailam reservoir unmindful of the difficult situation being faced by the people of Rayalaseema.  The state was also ignoring the minimum level condition, the party said.

According the Party MLA Gandikota Srikanth Reddy, the evidence is the coincidence of commencement of  water release from  Srisailam dam and cash-for-vote scam. How could it be possible to release water so generously from the reservoir without maintaining the cut off level?, he asked.

Recalling the agitations of farmers to stop the release of water in order to make them available for the people of Rayalaseema,  Srikanth Reddy  demanded that minimum level at 854 ft be maintained in the reservoir.

Wondering at  not maintaining the minimum 854 ft level, he said it was not possible for any government  to release so much water generously, over and above usual  quantity, without  any deal with the Telangana government unless there was an understanding and that  this had happened  in wake of the cash for vote scam was a clear proof for the deal.

The YSRCP MLA also demanded the TDP government an all-party meeting be convened to discuss severe drought situation prevailing in the state and the steps to be taken to provide relief to the farmers. He stressed on the need  provide one-time settlement  of loan-waiver for the farmers as the drought in the state crippled the financial conditions of farmers’ families.

‘The TDP government’s indifference towards drought is objectionable. We demand that an all-party meeting be convened to discuss the steps to be taken to mitigate the situation,’ Party MLA G Srinkant Reddy  said. The party  also demanded that the Government to clear all the loans of farmers in a single installment which would alone benefit the farmer .

‘Reiterating that Rayalseema is being neglected badly, he said that the irrigation projects which were near completion during the term of YSR are still pending and Chandrababu Naidu is concentrating only on one region,’ he said.

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Cash-for-vote : Jagan wants debate on Naidu’s role

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Cash-for-vote : Jagan wants debate on Naidu’s role

The cash-for-vote scam rocked the AP Assembly on fifth day, the last day of the ongoing monsoon session, which led to the acrimonious scenes in the well and finally to the two adjournments.
In Andhra Pradesh Assembly everything boils down to Jagan vs Chandrabu Naidu. Today, the vote-for-scam also has got finally reduced to Naidu versus Jagan fight relegating the regular business to the background.

YSR Congress insisted on taking up the infamous cash-for -vote scam as adjournment motion for a debate in the House as the chief minister’s name figured 22 times in the charge-sheet file by Telangana ACB, which is investigating the case. Ruling party members stoutly opposed any debate on the subject as it was related to another state. Speaker Kodela Sivaprasadarao disallowed the notic while advising the opposition benches that it was sub judice.

But, opposition members, demanding a debate on the subject, rushed into the well raising slogans.
The YSRCP MLAs Roja, Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy and Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy attacked the TDP for its efforts to shield the chief minister who was involved in the cash-for-vote scam. “The ruling party is scared of debating the issue. Because Naidu is personally involved in the scam. He is taking commissions in the state and using the money to buy MLAs in other state,” Roja attacked. The treasury benched attempted to repel the attack by alleging that Jagan had colluded with TRS in Telangana.

The TDP deployed chief whip Kalva Srinivasulu, welfare minister Ravela Kishore Babu, senior member Dhulipalla Narendra and sports minister Achhannaidu, who charged that YSRC was in league with TRS to kill the TDP in Telangana. “Jagan was embodiment of corruption. He is the most corrupt politician in the country. Every Friday he attend the court to face trial in more than a dozen cases. He has no moral right to talk on Chandrababu Naidu,” they said.

Reacting to the allegation Jagan said it was Chandrababu Naidu who hobnobbed with KCR . Showing a picture of KCR and Naidu campaigning jointly in 2009 elections, Jagan said,” the TDP has a lot to answer on the cash -for-votes scam.,” he also hurled a challenge that he would resign in minutes from the Assembly if the ruling TDP offered proof that he had spoken to or written a letter to Telangana CM KCR. He asked Naidu to tell whether the voice recorded in telephone conversion was his or not.

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AP CID issues notices to driver and gunman of KTR

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AP CID issues notices to driver and gunman of KTR

The unseemly squabble going on between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana took a new turn today with investigating agencies slapping notices on drivers of the sons of chief ministers.

Telangana Anti-Corrution Bureau which is investigation into the cash-for-vote scam issued notices to Kondal Reddy, driver of Nara Lokesh Naidu, son of Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu, under section 160 of criminal procedure code (CrPC)Wednesday morning.

Retaliating against the move, Andhra Pradesh CID, which launched a probe into the Telephone tapping case are trying to slap notices on Janaki Ram, driver and Satyanarayana, gunman of KT Ramarao, son Chandrasekhar Rao, Telangana chief minnister. The CID personnel reached the T-CMs camp officer this night to issue the orders.

They want both,Janakiram and Satyanarayna to present themselves before the CID in Vijayawada on August 14, 2015.The complaint against them is that they had threated Mattaiah to tell that Chandrababu Naidu was responsible for the cash for vote scam.

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AP Assembly to meet from Aug 31: Storm expected

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AP Assembly to meet from Aug 31: Storm expected

Andhra Pradesh Assembly is expected to meet for a brief monsoon session tentatively from August 31. The House will be in session for five working days.  The session is going to be a stormy one as the Assembly is meeting after the government received many setbacks in the recent past. The session commences when all the opposition parties are agitating against centre’s apathy towards  according special category status to Andhra Pradesh. The TDP government’s soft corner for NDA government is likely create trouble for the ruling party. Similarly, the cash for vote scam, telephone tapping and stampede deaths in Pushkaralu, attempts to dilute the case of Rishiteswari, continued suicides of farmers are all expected to set the House ablaze. Another important issue the opposition likely to raise is the development of capital. So far the government has not released any plan on the development of the new capital. The opposition will use the occasion do demand the government to make public the deals envisaged for the participation of Singapore and Japan companies and the terms of reference.   So far the season also is not kind to the Telugu Desam party.  Failure of monsoon in several parts of the Andhra Pradesh especially the region of Rayalaseema, which received scanty rainfall, is also expected to come up for debate in the House. Sources in the Assembly said the government will notify the date after chief minster Naidu’s return from Turkey holiday.

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AP Desperate to have Phone Tapping Software

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AP Desperate to have Phone Tapping Software

Caught unawares in the cash-for-vote scam and alleged phone tapping by Telangana state, Andhra Pradesh police is desperate to out beat it in gathering intelligence. So, poor was the intelligence preparedness of Andhra Pradesh  that their inability to keep tabs on activities of MLAs led to the shunting out of Intelligence boss Anuradha  last week. Now they realized that they also need advanced technology to snoop around the suspects, politicians, officials, criminals etc.  They wanted to acquire cellular interception technology from an Italian company at a cost of $1 million last month.

According to WikiLeaks, which released a million mails from Hacking Team, an Italian spyware company, that supplies the intercepting software and hardware to various police wings in India, was contacted by AP for the technology. Company’s contact list includes Special Intelligence Branch, Andhra Pradesh  Police; Intelligence Branches of Karnataka, Gujarat; special branch and economic offenses wing of Delhi Police, anti-terrorism squad of Mumbai Police, and Cabinet Secretariat of Government of India. Even the RAW, the external spy agency of India, is in touch with the Hacking Team to acquire some surveillance software.

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Cash-for-vote claims first Casualty

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Cash-for-vote claims first Casualty

The cash-for-vote and the alleged phone tapping have claimed its first casualty in Andhra Pradesh. State government, which has been reportedly unhappy with the failure of intelligence wing in keeping watch on the activities related to cash-for-vote in Hyderabad, today shunted AR Anuradha out of the department.

The failure is said to have cropped up even in cabinet meeting where she was grilled by many ministers in the presence chief minister Chandrababu Naidu. Anuradha, first woman Cop to head state intelligence wing, is shifted as DG, Vigilance & Enforcement & Ex-officio Principal secretary to GAD (V&E). Anuradha is an IPS officer of 1987 batch.

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Out of Jail, Revanth Gets Rousing Welcome

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Out of Jail, Revanth Gets Rousing Welcome

TDP MLA Revanth Reddy, who is facing cash-for-vote charges, was set free this afternoon at 5.27 PM from Cherlapally Jail.

Revanth Reddy, who had been in jail for over a month, walked free out of Jail to a rousing welcome by Family members, fellow MLAs and party workers. Andhra Pradesh High Court granted bail to the MLA on Tuesday. Thousands of Yellow flags fluttered in the air. Crakers were burst to celebrate the occasion.  TDP, which was, badly hit by the cash-for-vote scam, in which Revanth Reddy was caught red-handed by Anti-corruption bureau team, wants to enthuse the party workers by turning the occasion of release of its MLA from jail into a spectacular event. Suddenly, the jail premises transformed into an arena for show of strength.

Family members as well as Supporters of TDP MLA from as far off places as Mahabubnagar, Ranga Reddy and Anatapuramu districts arrived in Cherlapally. The plan was to take him  to NTR Trust Bhavan, TDP headquarters in a rally. First the Police did not allow the rally as it had no permission. Chants of ‘Revanth Reddy zindabad’ and ‘KCR down down’ rent the air. Later police relented. The rally proceeded towards TDP headquarters.

Addressing the huge gathering Revanth Reddy lambasted Telangana chief ministers KCR in choicest expletives. He said he would tour entire state and arouse youth against the exploitation of the state by KCR family. He said,” the people of Telangana would one day crush the family under their feet”. KCR had implicated him in a false case just because he was questioning the mis-rule of KCR, Reddy told the cheering crowds

Family members as well as Supporters of TDP MLA from as far off places as Mahabubnagar, Ranga Reddy and Anatapuramu districts arrived in Cherlapally

Co-accused Sebastian and Udya Simha were also released along with Revanth Reddy.

 

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Naidu, Pl Take Up Sec.8 with Prez: Botsa

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Naidu, Pl Take Up Sec.8 with Prez: Botsa

YSR Congress has demanded the TDP to place its apprehensions on Section 8 of State Reorganisation Act 2014 before President Pranab Mukherjee and seek clarification.

The party also advised Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu to get his reservations about governor ESL Narasimhan clarified from the president as he is the appointing authority of the governor.

“Chandrababu Naidu and his cabinet colleagues have been raising a hue and cry over the implementation of Section 8, more so after the cash-for-vote scam has come to light. The chief minister should make best use of the time as the Implementing authority (the governor) and his appointing authority (the president) are in city,” party senior leader Botsa Satyanarayana said.

Stating that the TDP had revived the controversy over Section 8 after its MLA was caught by ACB while trying to bribe a fellow MLA, Botsa said TDP had gone on the offensive and called the Governor names.

Though Chandrababu Naidu was allotted an additional 30 minutes time on Tuesday with the President Pranab Mukherjee, there seems to be no mention of the controversy they have raised on the implementation of the issue, he added.

Botsa demanded that Naidu broach the issue with President in the presence of the governor, extract a reply and issue statement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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