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Media Watch: Andhra Jyothi and CBN’s quid pro quo.

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Media Watch: Andhra Jyothi and CBN’s quid pro quo.

Quid pro quo is a Latin phrase which means “this for that” or “a favour for a favour”. Most of the Telugu readers know this term and its meaning as it is extensively used by Telugu dailies during YS Jagan’s Dis-proportioned Assets case. Ironically, some of the media bigwigs who used this term extensively for others are now seem to be doing the same if the reports are to be believed.

Radha Krishna, editor of ABN Andhra Jyothi seems to be having quid pro quo arrangement with AP CM Chandra Babu Naidu. His media seems to be getting around 65 lakhs for OB Van live business per month. OB van, as it is called, is Outside broadcasting Van used for giving live streaming services. AP government is paying this astronomical amount to ABN Andhra Jyothi channel for using OB van services provided by them, In addition, as per reports, this daily is receiving around 50 lakh rupees on government ads every month. Other channels are getting nothing from AP Govt. Generally these sarkari ads have to be given based on TRP’s of the channels. But in AP, top 3 channels are getting zero ads while ABN which is not in top 3 list is getting all the ads. Of course, this is not the first time it is happening. When Rajashekar Reddy was CM, he did the same by giving ads for Sakshi without giving to leading dailies like Eenadu. At that time, Chandra Babu Naidu raised hue and cry. But same story is repeating now, though in a reverse direction. There have also been other rumors that CBN is doing many other favors to Andhra Jyothi in the last 2-3 years which including allocating some prime lands in Vizag.

But at this moment, these are all circulating widely as gossips and truth will come out only if someone proves it or RK denies it.

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Lokesh emulates Dad in using technology

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Lokesh emulates Dad in using technology

Vijayawada: The young Minister for IT, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Nara Lokesh, is emulating his father, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in adapting to the technology in conducting his Ministerial business. He held a video conference with the district Collectors on the availability of drinking water in the districts.

The Minister using the teleconference system introduced by his father told the district Collectors to have the regular monitoring of the drinking water from the village level. He had directed them to get ready to meet any eventuality in the middle of the summer if people have problems in having access to the drinking water. The Minister announced the introduction of a toll free number to receive complaints from people about drinking water. He said that the call center established by the department had come as handy for the officials to rush to the aide of the people providing drinking water this summer. He wanted the official to plan ahead of the summer next year and see that all the drinking water tanks and ponds in the villages across the State are filled in advance.

The Minister is also monitoring the availability of the officials to the calls and said that he would take the officials response in assessing their performance. He wanted the officials to have separate plans to provide drinking water for the people and livestock. He also directed them to focus on the Uddanam area in north Andhra region and the drough-hit Markapur area of Prakasam district to provide regular water supply.

The Minister directed the officials to open more drinking water centers in the villages and towns to make safe and protected drinking water available. He had directed the Collectors to identify the villages where new water plants are required and take steps to establish them at the earliest. The Minister wanted the officials to have better coordination between the officials of the panchayat raj and rural water supply for better results.

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Mallavalli set to be AP’s major industrial hub

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Mallavalli set to be AP’s major industrial hub

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government is planning to make the Mallavalli area of Bapulapadu mandal in Krishna district as the State’s major industrial hub. Starting with the mega food park, the abundant land available in the area would help the State to turn it into a major industrial hub, close to the capital, Amaravati city.

Minister for Major industries, food processing and public enterprises, N Amarnadh Reddy, who inspected the progress of works for the mega food park that is set to come up in the first phase, expressed confidence that the area would be a special attraction for the global investments. He said the availability of the Chennai-Kolkata national highway, the Gannavaram airport and the access to the Machilipatnam port would all be additional advantages for the area to be developed into a global investment destination.

The Minister further informed that the automobile major Ashok Leyland had shown interest to have its investments at Mallavalli and the talks were in progress. The Minister said that the government would consider all applications for investment in Mallavalli and even give clearances at the earliest. He further claimed that Mallavalli would be greater than the Jeedimetla and Balanagar of Hyderabad. He said that the government was holding consultations with the industrialists and investors giving them priorities to invest in Mallavalli.

The Minister asked the officials to speed up the roads, drains and electricity works for the 57 acres of food park area on priority. This would follow similar arrangements for other investors in the vicinity, he asserted.

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Call Money: End of Jagan’s Fight for Special Status ?

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Call Money: End of Jagan’s Fight for Special Status ?

As the issue of special status to Andhra Pradesh ran out of steam, Call Money has become cause célèbre for Opposition leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy. The first day of the winter session today had successfully been exploited by YSR party. This issue had been used to attack chief minister Naidu in every conceivable way. Unlike, special status issue, where Naidu could at best be criticized for not putting enough pressure on centre for getting special status, Call Money racket has all the elements of a masala movie to make a villain out of Naidu. Simple Call Money is not an effective weapon to hit at the CM. Because, lending money at exorbitant rate of interest is not new in any part of the country. The private money lenders had already been blamed for the suicides of farmers long back. The element of sex racket has made the call money all the more powerful. Jagan is in a hurry to do as much damage to his bête noire as possible before the links of other political leaders with call money connections are exposed. Because, police records say no party is free from call money taint.

But, today Jagan attacked chief minister Naidu with choicest epithets to show him as the man responsible for the whole racket. Addressing media, after the adjournment of Assembly for the day, the Opposition Leader Jaganmohan Reddy called Chandrababu Naidu ” Call Babu, Money Babu and Sex Racket Babu. He said today’s Assembly looked worse than the Kaurava Sabha and Dusshasana Sabha. He alleged that the Call Money cum Sex Racket had the direct blessings of chief minister Chandrababu Naidu. He said his party had in its possession photographs of Chandrababu Naidu with the accused of the Call Money racket. He displayed some photographs for the benefit of media. He alleged that Ambedkar reference was taken only to distract the people’s attention from the real issue.

Even though many TDP MLAs and MLCs had their fingers in the racket, Naidu had no courage to touch upon them, he alleged. ” Naidu is leaving no stone unturned to divert the people’s attention away from the sex racket. He has no right to continue in power even for a day,” he said and added that his party MLAs Sivaprasada Reddy and Ramalingeswar Rao had been suspended simply because they questioned Naidu’s role in the call money racket. Jagan even alleged that Chandrababu Naidu was getting benefited from land , sand and sex mafia to show that the issue is of much more important than the special status to AP.

In the meantime, the special status issue has got reduced to a small dharna near Gandhi statue in Parliament House by YSRC MPs today.

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TDP plans to enter Odisha after Andamans

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TDP plans to enter Odisha after Andamans

TDP is planning to use it’s Andhra Pradesh president Kimidi Kalavenkatrao’s cotacts in Odisha to make inroads into Odisha where sizeable chunk of Telugu population lives. After winning the two wards in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the party is planning to spread it’s wings in Telugu areas of neighboring states like Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. Now the appointment of Kalavenkatrao has come handy for the party as he hails from North Coastal Andhra. He has good contacts with Telugu areas of Odisha state.

Party leaders from North Coastal Andhra are suggesting TDP national president and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu to think of entering Odisha. Over 30 lakh Telugu-speaking people live in areas such as Chatrapur, Berhampur, Parlakhemundi, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and Jeypore in Odisha. Senior TDP leader Gorle Haribabu Naidu on Friday urged TDP national president Chandrababu Naidu to look into the possibility of expanding to Odisha, by setting up local TDP committees. “There is vast scope for TDP to expand into Odisha and win some seats if the party contests next election,” he said.

He said TDP Andhra Pradesh state committee president Kala Venkata Rao had contacts with several public representatives in Odisha and his influence can be used for the benefit of the party. TDP said the party happens to be strong in Srikakulam district with the support of settlers from Odisha this would work in the Telugu areas of Odisha in favor of Telugu Desam party. “TDP will have a national outlook if it has the presence in Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andaman and Nicobar,” state vice-president PV Ramana and general secretary Sriakkulam Boina Govinda Rajulu said.

The party leaders said influential parties in Odisha may join hands with the TDP to win the support of Telugu people in several constituencies.

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CM Naidu’s new spiritual concept for temple services

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CM Naidu’s new spiritual concept for temple services

Andhra Pradesh government will develop all temple-towns in the state around the concept of ‘Annadanam, Vidyadanam and Pranadanam. This was the outcome of the meeting the chief minister Naidu had with the officials of endowments department. “Annadanam should be mandatory in every temple. No person in the temple surroundings should go hungry. We should be able to feed every person in the vicinity. Simultaneously, hygiene and sanitation should be maintained along with beautification and landscaping,” Naidu instructed the officials. From now onwards, in Andhra Pradesh, Annadanam, Vidyadanam and Pranadanam will become part of the temple activity.

Naidu, who has become spiritual and religious in recent past, is giving emphasis on the connection between spirituality and well being. ” If wellness and spirituality or positive attitude increases among people, it will bring down health issues. This will eventually bring down healthcare spending by people,” was the bottom line of his spirituality. On protecting the temple lands in the state, Naidu asked the officials to come up with innovative ways of developing parks and sports facilities in these areas, so that they are socially protected. “Temple should become part of people’s lives. On the occasions of birth, marriage and death, temples priests should take initiative to visit the houses of those and perform rituals,” he said.

Elaborating on the temple priests social services, the CM said, “If a baby is born, the priest from that village can visit their house and bless them. Similar practice can be followed for marriages. In case of death, they can perform the shuddhi puja and other rituals. This practice of connecting with people will bring goodwill,” he added. He also suggested to have a call centre and control room to monitor all the temples and their daily activities regularly.

His critics,however, argue that the growing religiosity or soft Hindutva of Naidu is result of his association with Prime Minister Modi, and his anxiety to impress him. His performing of Bhumi Puja for the Amaravathi capital city like King Janaka according to Hindu tradition attracted criticism from secular scholars.

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“It’s worse than Kaurava Sabha”

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“It’s worse than Kaurava Sabha”

YSRC president and Opposition leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy deplored that today’s Assembly looked worse than the Kaurava Sabha. ” I have not seen the Kaurava Sabha. But, today’s Assembly appears worse that the Kaurava Sabha,” he said.

Referring to the special status statement the chief minister Chandrababu Naidu made onthe floor of the House, Jagan said he was ready to resign from the House if anybody tells what Naidu talked looked like a statement.

He said today he exposed a political conspiracy in the Assembly.

” There was an attempt to ensure that only one version that is the version of chief minister alone goes out. My microphone connection had been cut several times. And chair allows only the CM to speak on the condolence motion. The chief minister speaks for 20 minutes and chair doesn’t give chance to opposition leader to speak,” Jagan said.

He dared the chief minister to reveal his stand on special status.” People want to know if the Chandrababu Naidu is for special status or not,” Jagan asked.

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