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Cabinet meeting within a week, local body polls soon: Chandrababu Naidu

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Cabinet meeting within a week, local body polls soon: Chandrababu Naidu

Gearing up to take on the attitude of the Election Commission of India (ECI) ahead of local body polls in Andhra Pradesh, chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu said that he would convene Cabinet meeting within a week. ECI and the central government are creating blockages for administration in the state and I don’t allow this to happen, said Naidu.

“The TDP government has been elected by the people of Andhra Pradesh and it has full-fledged powers. We’ll hold Cabinet meeting within a week and also visit the Polavaram project to review the progress. We’re ready for local body polls. We demand VVPATs in Municipal elections as well. If there’s a mismatch between EVM and VVPAT, then all the VVPAT slips in the constituency should be counted. If there’s still a mismatch, then EC has to take what should be done. A paper ballot will only ensure transparency in the elections,” maintained Naidu.

Naidu interacted with the media after participating in ‘Praja Vedika’ at Undavalli on Friday. Naidu has further recalled that VVPATs have been introduced in the country as a result of his efforts as he has been fighting against EVMs for over a decade.

“I also moved Supreme Court against EVMs. Responding to the SC, the EC informed that it would take six days for counting VVPAT slips. Later, the SC gave a direction to count five per cent of EVM votes and five per cent of VVPAT slips,” added Naidu.

Criticising the appointment of Chief Secretary by the EC, Naidu said that it’s a different situation in Andhra Pradesh. “Generally, the CS would go to the chief minister and explain about the administrative plan and issues. But, the CS in AP is in the opposite direction. I once again caution that I don’t spare the irresponsible officials,” remarked Naidu.

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Chandrababu Naidu calls all to help cyclone-hit people

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Chandrababu Naidu calls all to help cyclone-hit people

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has called for immediate action to support all the cyclone Fani-hit people and areas while asking the TDP cadre and general public to gear up for the rescue operations in the coastal Andhra. Naidu has directed the party cadres to supply milk, drinking water, food and clothes to the cyclone-hit areas.

“The impact of cyclone Fani is more on Srikakulam, Vijayanagaram, Visakhapatnam and East Godavari districts. We have the responsibility to help all the cyclone victims. I request all the general public, business houses, traders, NGOs, TDP cadres and leaders to come forward to help the cyclone victims. We have been implementing our action plan to ensure regular supply of drinking water, milk, food and other essential commodities to the people suffering in the cyclone-hit areas,” maintained Naidu.

Cyclone Fani, which has hit Odisha this morning, is considered to be severe storm since 1999 on the east coast.

In a tweet, India Met Department said: “The extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani lay centred at 6:30 am (Friday) at 80km south-southwest of Puri and 280km east-northeast of Visakhapatnam.”

The cyclone Fani has disrupted transport services in the coastal Andhra as Indian Railways and Airport Authority of India (AAI) have issued caution notices. AAI has asked the airlines to take up rescue and relief operations in Coastal Andhra and Odisha. Airlines are requested to airlift relief material to distribute in the cyclone-hit areas. All the airlines have cancelled all the flights from and to Visakhapatnam.

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YCP is up to do something wrong, says Chandrababu

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YCP is up to do something wrong, says Chandrababu

All eyes are now on the electronic voting machines stored in the strong rooms. Recently, the YCP leaders started making allegations that the rival party may tamper with the EVMs. They have asked the Election Commission to take all the precautionary measures. Now AP CM Chandrababu Naidu is referring to these complaints of YCP to express doubts whether the opposition party is preparing to do something seriously wrong with the EVMs. He says that the YCP has a bad track record in the recent past. It tried to get lakhs of TDP votes deleted from the voters’lists by making false Form 7 requests to the EC.

Naidu said that it’s a unique modus operandi of the YCP to level allegations against the TDP before it’s going to commit those malpractices to achieve its goals. Given the present statements of the YSC leaders, there’s no doubt that they are up to do something to subvert the counting process. Naidu expressed doubts whether the YCP leaders are planning to create disturbances across the state on the counting day. Already, some YCP leaders are alleging that the TDP is trying to resort to violence on counting day. This is an indication of the YCP future plans, said AP CM. He stressed the need for AP police to remain on high alert until the completion of the counting process.

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I am not PM aspirant, clarifies Chandrababu Naidu

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I am not PM aspirant, clarifies Chandrababu Naidu

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP supremo Nara Chandrababu Naidu has clarified that he’s not an aspirant for Prime Minister position. However, he said he would be part of core team comprising Congress and other regional parties to decide on the PM candidate after the results scheduled on May 23.

Responding to the speculation over the possibility of Chandrababu Naidu becoming Prime Minister, if poll results point to hung government at the Centre, Naidu said: “I am not an aspirant of PM position. Let’s not speculate anything as remaining three phases of general elections yet to be completed. After the results, Congress and other like-mined parties sit together and we’ll decide on who’ll be the PM candidate.”

Chandrababu Naidu has come down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and criticised his unilateral decisions that impact the spirit of democracy. Prime Minister Modi is acting above the law and restricting all the chief ministers in the country in the name of Election Code, remarked Naidu.

“Chief Ministers of cyclone-hit states have requested the Election Commission to exempt the state from the Code. Unfortunately, their request was turned down. I question here that is Prime Minister Modi exempt from the Code? Is Modi above law? Modi has reduced the role of chief ministers to beggar level,” maintained Naidu.

The AP chief minister has further stated that Modi is in high level of frustration as he seems to be realised the possible outcome on May 23. “That’s why, Modi has become so intolerant of opposition parties. As he promised there’s no change in India, but the way he dress up. Prime Minister Modi appears in different outfit for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Modi is undergoing peak level of frustration that’s why he’s often mentioning ‘Balakot’ incident,’ stated Naidu.

Naidu was heading the Panel on digital currency during his good days with Prime Minister Modi. Referring to this, Naidu said that he gave a report on digital currency to the Centre stating that digital currency cost should be less than physical currency.

“But, the Modi-led NDA government didn’t bother about my report on digital currency. I don’t see any rationality behind banning Rs1,000 currency and introducing Rs2,000 currency,” elaborated Naidu.

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‘Chandranna Beema’ shows TDP’s greater confidence

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‘Chandranna Beema’ shows TDP’s greater confidence

AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu took part in May day celebrations in Amaravati capital city today. He announced a 100 per cent increase in ‘Chandranna Beema’ financial assistance to the workers soon. It means Rs 10 lakh in place of existing Rs 5 lakh. Naidu sounded ultra confident on the certain victory of the TDP. He had not spoken with this kind of an authoritative tone in the recent past in view of the prevailing election code.

It’s known that the code will be in force till May 19. Regardless of this, Naidu went ahead making the announcement on Chandranna Beema. The TDP leaders say that it’s an indirect reply to the silent propaganda by the rival YCP leaders about their winning prospects. Due to the election code, Naidu has not openly talked about the issues of governance. There’s a lot of pressure from the YCP leaders who are complaining to the Election Commission even if Naidu plans any small meeting in his capacity as the chief minister.

Naidu believes that Chandranna Beema is one of those welfare programmes that have saved the TDP in the face of all out war by the rival YCP and BJP leaders.

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Professor Nageshwar – Six factors that make Chandrababu Naidu so confident of victory

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Professor Nageshwar – Six factors that make Chandrababu Naidu so confident of victory

Amidst swelling ground reports that the YSR Congress may wrest power from TDP this time, the TDP leadership especially Chief Minister and party supremo Chandrababu Naidu is pretty confident on retaining power. Not just the ground reports coming to the media, several opinion polls held before the elections also pointed out towards a clear win for YS Jaganmohan Reddy though few of them predicted TDP win too. However, the publication of exit polls is delayed due to multiphase polling and would only be known on May 19, the last phase of polling. In fact, the visibly disturbed Chandrababu Naidu and his body language gave credence to the reports of TDP losing the polls
Many thought that Chandrababu Naidu’s claim that he would win as only public posturing. His unrelenting tirade over EVMs is also seen as an alibi to defend his failure to win the polls. The conspicuous silence of Lokesh further strengthens the feeling that TDP is nervous.

Notwithstanding all this, if one speaks to TDP insiders, they tell that their leader is really confident of winning the polls. The TDP sources argue that only vocal sections are talking about Jaganmohan Reddy winning the elections and based on this feedback, the YSR Congress chief looks very confident this time. The TDP leaders even draw the parallel to the Assembly elections in Telangana. The vocal sections making a lot of noises on the KCR government gave an impression of Congress led Praja Kutami coming to power. But, the TRS won the poll landslide.

YSR Congress Confidence

The YSR Congress has its own calculations. They feel that the urge for change is quite visible among the electorate and the enthusiastic response from voters is interpreted as people’s urge to defeat the incumbent government. Give Jagan a chance feeling has attracted the voters, the YSR Congress party strongly claims. The TDP led combine won the 2014 polls with less than two per cent margin. The BJP and Pawan Kalyan deserted the TDP. Several sections of the electorate especially the Kapus got disgruntled with TDP due to non-fulfilment of promises like quotas. The sitting MLAs of the ruling party face strong anti-incumbency. The Janma Bhoomi committees spelt a political disaster for Chandrababu Naidu. The North coastal Andhra and the Rayalaseema people are alienated due to a capital centred model of development, while the people in the capital region are angry over the government for not doing anything on the ground despite lofty claims of world-class capital city. All these reasons are cited by those who believe that change of guard in Andhra Pradesh is imminent this time.

TDP Confidence

But, why is Chandrababu Naidu still confident of winning the elections. Firstly, as Naidu himself claimed the welfare schemes like Pasupu Kunkuma created an enormous positive vote for the ruling party. The silent revolution will bring back the TDP to power, claimed Naidu immediately after the elections. The TDP interprets the increase in voting as pro incumbency vote. The participation of women in large numbers and their long waits at the polling booths due to malfunctioning of EVMs indicate their resolve to bring back Chandrababu Naidu who gave such generous cash support to them. The TDP completely hopes on the women vote to win the polls this time.

Secondly, the TDP also feels that other welfare schemes like old age pensions have also helped them. The government has substantially increased the pension amounts. The old people showed a visible endorsement of Chandrababu Naidu government, the TDP sources explain.

Thirdly, the middle classes are swayed away by the long and spirited battle the TDP and the Chief Minister, in particular, fought for special status to Andhra Pradesh.

Fourth, the poorer sections especially dalits constitute a major chunk of YS Jagan’s support base. The TDP hopes to cut into this vote base of YSR Congress due to the positive impact of Chandrababu Naidu’s welfare schemes. Unlike the first term as the chief minister, Naidu has gone on a full swing to implement several populist schemes.

Fifth, Muslims and other minorities constitute a loyal vote base of YS Jagan. The TDP believes that there has been a substantial shift in this vote especially Muslim vote due to YSR Congress failure to fight the BJP and Chandrababu Naidu waging a spirited battle on Modi.

Finally, the TDP also feels that the Jana Sena failed to create much electoral impact despite initial fears. Any rise in Jana Sena voting would have meant significant damage for TDP as Pawan Kalyan’s supporters voted for TDP in 2014.

As the rival camps strongly believe that people have voted for them, only the EVM count would reveal the mind of the voters.

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( Prof.K. Nageshwar is India’s noted political analyst. He is a former member of the Telangana Legislative Council and professor in the Department of Communication & Journalism, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India )

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Chandrababu makes horse trading charges against Modi

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Chandrababu makes horse trading charges against Modi

AP CM Chandrababu Naidu took strong objection to PM Modi’s threat that he can bring down the Mamata Banerjee government any time now. How can Modi say that 40 Trinamool MLAs are in touch with him? This is nothing but horse-trading on the part of Modi against whom the Election Commission of India should take immediate action, Naidu demanded.

Modi’s remarks stirred a political storm in the entire country now. Chandrababu said that first Modi had crippled all the central and national institutions like the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Reserve Bank of India, etc. Now, Modi is attacking and hitting at the very roots of democracy in the country. Naidu asked the ECI to take suo motu cognizance of what he described as the shameful remarks of Modi.

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Professor K Nageshwar : Chandrababu better PM than Rahul, Pawar power politics

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Professor K Nageshwar : Chandrababu better PM than Rahul, Pawar power politics

Sharad Pawar said Chandrababu Naidu would make a better Prime Minister than Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. It is a clever ploy to rally the support of other regional parties for his own candidature. It also indicates Pawar’s known aversion towards congress first family despite being part of the UPA.

Sharad Pawar who has friends in both UPA and NDA seems to have plotted operation to leave no stone unturned for fulfilling his long standing ambition. The alliance between Congress and NCP was always fragile. Sharad Pawar maintained cordial relations with BJP and Shiva Sena in Maharashtra in every election, speculation will do rounds on possibility of Pawar shifting stands. But, due to the ideological bonhomie between BJP and Shiva Sena, Pawar had to wait and was compelled to embrace Congress. This seasoned politician has friends across the regional parties too.

At a time when the Congress faces Mayawati and Mamata Banerjee in the respective states the statements of one of the towering leaders of UPA would certainly embarrass the grand old party . It is unbecoming of a leader of Sharad Pawar’s stature to talk about post poll combinations amidst the multi phase voting. This would only give further ammunition to BJP leadership who is already waging a fierce criticism that the so called anti Modi Mahagatbandhan is weak and divided.

However, Pawar rating Chandrababu Naidu as better prime ministerial nominee than Mamata Banerjee or Mayawati has certainly logic in it. Naidu is now more acceptable to Rahul Gandhi than Mamata Banerjee, who refuses to concede to Congress chief. Mamata Banerjee has been responsive to Sonia Gandhi and yet to accept Rahul Gandhi as a leader of anti BJP national combine. But, Chandrababu Naidu, ever since he left the NDA has been working hard to rally other regional parties behind Rahul Gandhi led Congress leadership. The Congress considers it has more stakes in Uttar Pradesh or West Bengal than Andhra Pradesh. The Congress possible support for Mayawati or Mamata would jeopardise its attempts from political revival in UP and West Bengal.

Both the Congress and the SP may not prefer Mayawati as her elevation would consolidate the BSP across several states. The BSP is already demonstrating the potential to be the spoiler in several states. The BSP gave congress several sleepless nights in the recently assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Mamata is unpalatable to the left. But, the dwindling strength of the Left may not cause her much damage. Besides, she would have much more MPs than Chandrababu Naidu. The TMC won 34 seats in 2014 and is expected to retain this tally if not increase it.

But, Naidu enjoys friendly relations with Badal and Nitish Kumar as he was part of both first and second NDA. The south Indian regional parties like DMK and JD(S) may prefer him to north or west Indian leaders. But, Mamata or Mayawati would be more acceptable to KCR or YS Jagan who would do everything and anything to thwart the chances of Chandrababu Naidu.

Naidu is also the darling of big business whose lobbying role cannot be ignored. Mamata is seen as eccentric and her anti Industry stand during the left rule is a testimony to this. On the contrast, even the World bank praised Naidu for taking even political risks to carryout economic reforms.

But, everything depends on post poll arithmetic , the resultant permutations and combinations and tactical moves. In a fractured verdict and fragmented polity, no possibility can be ruled out. Meanwhile, any marginalisation of TDP in the state would deliver body blow to Chandrababu Naidu’s national political ambitions.

( Prof.K. Nageshwar is India’s noted political analyst. He is a former member of the Telangana Legislative Council and professor in the Department of Communication & Journalism, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India )

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National leaders inviting Chandrababu but not KCR

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National leaders inviting Chandrababu but not KCR

AP CM Chandrababu Naidu is now invited by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to address election meetings. Naidu is planning to campaign for Mamata’s Trinamool Congress Party for over two days soon. He has already campaigned for Deve Gowda’s Janata Dal Secular in Karnataka. Naidu played a key role in campaigning in Telangana as well.

No national leader has so far invited TRS leader and CM K Chandrasekhar Rao till now. A few days ago, TRS leaders have announced that KCR will once again campaign for his Federal Front to bring together non-Congress and non-BJP parties at the national level. He once met Mamata Banerjee in the past but later the Trinamool leader is not trusting KCR because of his secret deal with PM Modi and Amit Shah. As the counting day is drawing nearer, the speculation has begun on the role to be played by Chandrababu and KCR. Analysts say Naidu has gained a big advantage by becoming a focal point for anti-Modi parties with his all-out war on EVMs. His ‘Save Democracy’ campaign has also put Naidu in the spotlight as far as the anti-BJP parties are concerned. Some national leaders like Deve Gowda are talking about greater role for Naidu in Delhi while KCR is totally relying on support from Jaganmohan Reddy. Analysts say that Jagan will give greater weightage to BJP since he needs support in his CBI assets cases.

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Andhra CM threatens EC with legal action to recover cost overrun

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Andhra CM threatens EC with legal action to recover cost overrun

Angry over the Election Commission preventing him from holding review meetings on ongoing projects, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday indirectly threatened the poll body with legal action to recover cost overrun.

Stepping up his attack on the Election Commission, Naidu alleged that it was usurping powers of a democratically elected government.

In a nine-page letter to the EC, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) lashed out at the poll body saying it was intentionally paralyzing the state administration.

Stating that the review of ongoing projects like Polavaram and construction of the new capital city was required for completing of the works in a time-bound manner, Naidu said the Election Commission would be solely responsible for the cost overrun and loss of time of these projects.

“The people of Andhra Pradesh reserve the right to recover the cost overrun amounts from all concerned personally who come in the way of timely completion of these projects by initiating appropriate legal proceedings,” he wrote.

Naidu told the poll panel that since there was a gap of nearly six weeks between the conclusion of the elections and counting of votes, it was not constitutionally and legally correct to deprive the people of the state the right to be governed by their democratically elected government for five years.

He said since the electorate exercised their franchise, the poll panel had no jurisdiction to stop any review meeting by him or briefing by the officers.

Naidu said the Chief Electoral Officer’s comments that the Chief Minister did not have powers to review the departments was surprising and shocking and alleged that the CEO was exceeding his jurisdiction.

“Comments by CEO were absurd and arbitrary and also belittle relevance and primacy of political governance in a democratic polity.”

Naidu also took strong exception to the CEO directing Additional Director General (Intelligence) not to report to the Chief Minister and wondered if Director (IB) and National Security Advisor were are also prohibited from functioning under the Prime Minister.

“Have you issued similar orders in other states? If not, why this discriminating orders in case of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh?”

The TDP chief pointed out that Prime Minister and also Chief Minister in Telangana continued to hold review meetings of the departments.

Stating that seven people died in thunderbolts last week, Naidu said this could have been averted if the democratically elected government was allowed to function.

“Who is responsible for these deaths?” asked Naidu and said many critical issues require urgent attention of the state government and cannot be postponed till May 23.

He reiterated that the Election Commission failed to conduct the elections properly, depriving many people of their right to vote.

Naidu wrote that in his 40-year-long political career he never saw an election which was so badly conducted, logistically mismanaged and poorly organised.

Elections to 175-member Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state were held in a single phase on April 11.

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After gruelling power battle, Naidu, Jagan chilling out

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After gruelling power battle, Naidu, Jagan chilling out

With nearly a month to go for the election results, top politicians in Andhra Pradesh are headed to different tourism destinations for a much-needed break after weeks of grueling campaigning under the sun and in the dust.

Both Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and his main rival Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy have finally got a breather from the hectic campaigning across the length and breadth of the state.

The main contenders of power in Andhra Pradesh, which went to simultaneous polls for the Assembly and the Lok Sabha on April 11, have taken some time off to relax in the cool environs of their respective destinations along with their families.

Naidu, who is the President of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), was leaving for Himachal Pradesh on Friday for a summer vacation along with his family members, while YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) President Jagan Mohan Reddy was holidaying in Switzerland for the last two days along with his wife Bharati and two daughters.

Though it has been two weeks since the polling got over in the state, both the leaders kept themselves busy, albeit for different reasons.

After receiving feedback from the party leaders and candidates in a series of review meetings, they drew their own calculations about the possible outcome and exuded confidence of winning the elections.

Elections to the 175-member Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats were held in a single phase on April 11. The counting of votes will be done on May 23 after the completion of all the seven phases of Lok Sabha polls across the country.

Immediately after the polling, Naidu had become busy in taking on the Election Commission of India over what he called its failure to conduct the polling in a smooth and efficient manner.

He dashed off to Delhi and lodged his protest with the poll panel over the malfunctioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and held meeting with non-BJP parties to reiterate the demand for the counting of 50 percent VVPAT slips and taking steps to make the EVMs tamper-proof.

Naidu, who turned 69 on April 20, also visited Karnataka a couple of times where he campaigned for the Janata Dal (S)-Congress combine.

The TDP chief also went to Chennai where he met the DMK leadership and appealed to the voters in Tamil Nadu to defeat the AIADMK-BJP alliance.

He then visited Mumbai to show support for the NCP-Congress alliance where he also held discussions over the issue of faulty EVMs.

After the elections, Jagan spent plenty of time relaxing at his residence in Hyderabad. He also celebrated Easter with his family before leaving for a foreign trip after the court hearing cases related to disproportionate assets granted him permission for the same.

For Jagan, this was a much-needed break as he had been busy with the state-wide ‘padayatra’ (foot march) for more than a year.

Jagan’s 14-month-long ‘padayatra’ concluded in January after which he got busy with election preparations. The YSRCP chief covered a distance of 3,648 km on foot in what many are claiming to be the longest foot march by any political leader.

According to the YSRCP leaders, the ‘padayatra’ and the subsequent election campaign took a toll on the 46-year-old leader. Jagan also suffered sunburn during his visits to the remote villages.

Other leaders of the two rival parties were also headed to different tourist destinations, both within the country and abroad.

Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh, who made his poll debut in the Assembly elections, is said to be holidaying abroad along with his family members.

State Ministers, outgoing MPs, MLAs, and leaders, who were in charge of the campaigns for their respective political outfits, have also left for various destinations for a much-needed break.

They are set to return before the counting of votes with renewed energy, hoping to make it to the corridors of power.

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Naidu shoots open letter to Election Commission

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Naidu shoots open letter to Election Commission

AP CM Chandrababu Naidu is readying for a head-on fight with the Election Commission. He shot off an open letter asking why he should not be allowed to hold review meetings on irrigation projects and development and civic activities. In other states, the CMs are freely running their day-to-day administration without any hassle.

Naidu wondered why restrictions in the name of the election code are being imposed only in AP. It’s wrong on the part of AP CEO to say that the chief minister cannot hold review meetings in view of the election code. Chandrababu is preparing to start review meetings soon on the Polavaram lifeline project, the Amaravati capital city works, drinking water crisis and other issues of immediate importance.

Following the clash between the CM and the Election Commission, the IAS officers are under pressure. There are division of opinion among them. Some officials have started keeping a low profile taking care not to risk antagonising any side. The civil servants are taken by surprise as the present Chiefs Secretary has taken a stand to favour a particular side so openly.

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Pawan and Naidu express shock over Telangana suicides

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Pawan and Naidu express shock over Telangana suicides

AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu appealed to the students to maintain self-confidence and overcome crisis situations like exam failures. He expressed shock and grief over the suicide of over 16 students following their unjustified failure in intermediate board examination. Naidu told the students community not to get frustrated or disappointed by such testing times. The youth should have patience and look for other alternatives to come up in life.

AP CM’s reaction came amid continuing incidents of suicides by students. There are allegations that the youth were taking extreme step because of the mistakes made by the intermediate board in Telangana. Student unions accused the board authorities of failing to ensure genuineness and transparency in results.

Meanwhile, Jana Senani Pawan Kalyan has also expressed shock over the spate of student suicides. Pawan asked the government to take responsibility and explain why there are lapses in valuation and results announcements. He called upon the youth not to take extreme step because of such failures. He appealed to the students to continue their hard efforts and work for their golden future.

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Chandrababu Naidu sees Russian hackers’ role in EVM tampering

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Chandrababu Naidu sees Russian hackers’ role in EVM tampering

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has suspected the role of Russian hackers in making electronic voting machines (EVMs) malfunction during the elections held in AP. Claiming the rumours that Russian hackers have allegedly involved in hacking EVMs, while questioning the Election Commission (EC) and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government for sabotaging the credibility of the electoral process across the country.

“Speculation is rife over the malfunctioning of EVMs to work in favour, for which hundreds of crores of rupees changed hands. However, I can’t confirm this, but rumours are spread across the nation. Only 18 countries are using EVMs in the world. EVMs can be hacked as hackers use several methods. I once gain demand the EC to check all the EVMs and VVPAT rolls. We’ll file a petition in Supreme Court in this regard,” maintained Naidu.

Holding Narendra Modi responsible for economy disturbance in the country, Naidu said that the voice of opposition parties is totally suppressed, while Modi government is also threatening the media against publishing or telecast of news about factual things. If anyone talks against the Centre, then Modi is ordering CBI and ED to raids against such leaders.

Naidu further expressed concerns over the complaints about malfunctioning of EVMs in Kerala, Goa and UP. Naidu has predicted less than 150 MP seats for BJP so it can’t form NDA government at the Centre this time.

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Why EC restrictions only on Andhra, asks Naidu

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Why EC restrictions only on Andhra, asks Naidu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday took exception to the Election Commission imposing restrictions on his review meetings and wondered if the Model Code of Conduct applies only to Andhra Pradesh.

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued to hold review meetings with the Intelligence Bureau and other departments and the poll panel has imposed no bar on him.

“Why there are restrictions only on Andhra Pradesh,” asked Naidu. He said if there were rules governing the review meetings, they should apply to all.

Reiterating the allegation that the Election Commission was working at the behest of Modi, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President said the poll body should work for India and not for Modi.

Naidu, who turned 69 on Saturday, was addressing a news conference here.

The Chief Minister said his fight was not against the EC but the manner in which it was functioning. He urged the poll body not to make mockery of democracy through its actions.

Naidu said the helicopters of the Chief Ministers of Karnataka and Odisha were searched but when an official searched the chopper of Modi, he was suspended.

The TDP chief said the democratic institutions were under threat and the Modi government was even trying to misuse the Election Commission.

Naidu recently held a review meeting on Polavaram project and state capital infrastructure works which did not go down well with the Election Commission.

On a complaint by YSR Congress Party, the Election Commission told the state government that it cannot hold meetings as the Model Code of Conduct still stands in the state.

Recalling that he started his political journey during student days from Tirupati, Naidu since then he had been fighting for justice and working hard with honesty.

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Professor K Nageshwar: Chandrababu Naidu’s post poll Crusade: What does it Mean?

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Professor K Nageshwar: Chandrababu Naidu’s post poll Crusade: What does it Mean?

Ever since the elections, The TDP supremo is on the warpath. He has launched a sort of a battle on the Election Commission of India(ECI). Even as his critics call it desperation due to the fear of imminent defeat, Chandrababu Naidu seems to be on no path of return.

His anger over the manner in which the ECI has been conducting itself is certainly justifiable given the storm of suspicion, criticism surrounding the functioning of an otherwise Constitutionally autonomous body.

The ECI was clearly found wanting on ensuring the polls uninterruptedly. Despite several phases of voting, the ECI failed to ensure that the EVMs do not report malfunctioning on the poll day. One can understand the problems in few EVMs given the character of the complex technology involved. But, the large number of EVMs developing technical snags in Andhra Pradesh is a point to ponder. This forced the authorities to allow voting later into the midnight, something un-precedent and unheard of. Despite two decades of experience, why technically fool proof EVMs could not be ensured? Why should the EVMs still develop such teething troubles?

Adding further confusion, there is a significant difference in the number of EVMs that developed malfunctioning reported by the ECI and claimed by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister. The reports emanating from the ground do not inspire confidence in the claims of ECI though the TDP claims may be over exaggerated.

The ECI has been failing in its duty to ensure free and fair elections as it could not even provide sanitised electoral rolls. In the age of information technology, preparation of electoral rolls without mistakes, duplication, etc is not a herculean task. A country that can develop an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and an anti-satellite weapon, failure of the ECI to prepare electoral rolls without any mistakes in incomprehensible. The Chief Electoral officer’s (CEO) admitted that they have asked for more central forces but have not received them and the reasons he said he was not aware. Why did the ECI fail to send an adequate number of central forces as the elections are held in the first phase itself and the state is witnessing simultaneous polls for Loksabha and Assembly?

The CEO of Telangana tried to absolve himself from faulty electoral rolls by stating simply sorry that too after the elections. Such a blatant denial of people’s right to vote is certainly unpardonable. Given the thin margins of victory, large scale missing of voters has the potential to tilt the mandate.

The adamancy being displayed by the ECI on the request of over 20 political parties to order a count of 50 per cent of VVPAT machines has further eroded the credibility and partiality of ECI. It may be recalled here that ECI has not suo motto initiated the Confidence Building measures like attaching VVPAT machines. The Supreme Court made it do so. It is surprising that ECI took a hard stand on the question of counting the VVPAT machines. It stood firm on its stand to count only one polling booth in an assembly constituency by random method. The apex court has ordered the ECI to count five such machines in a constituency. The reasons cited by the ECI for its refusal to count more VVPAT machines are flimsy. The ECI said that the counting process will take another week. What’s wrong when the people of Andhra Pradesh are already waiting for over six weeks for their votes to be counted due to multiphase voting. They can still wait for a week more. The Counting of VVPAT machines will only need limited resources. Such a count would clear the doubts over the efficacy of EVMs and more so it would clarify on the possibility of tampering of EVM. Nothing else can be more important than ensuring the people’s confidence in the democratic electoral process.

Meanwhile, some acts of EC have raised questions over the political impartiality of the institution itself. The ECI delayed the announcement of poll schedule in three Hindi states to enable Modi to complete his rally in Rajasthan. Similarly, the Gujarat poll schedule was also delayed to give sufficient time for the ruling BJP. The ECI failed to act even when Modi and Amit Shah violated the commission’s guidelines not to invoke the army in the campaigning. Despite the ECI orders, Modi continues to seek votes in the name of Pulwama martyrs and Balakot heroes. Thus ECI remains a spectator. The Commission acted only after the apex court pulled it up. But, the action was limited to Yogi Adityanath, NaMO TV and Modi biopic.

All these questions over the ECI are perfectly justified. Naidu has a grievance over the transfer of even the Chief Secretary and the Intelligence chief. This can also be understandable. But, Naidu’s crusade did not end here. He went on to attack the ECI officials. He expressed doubts over the EVMs to the extent of claiming that his vote was wrongly registered. How is it possible that he could notice wrong registration of his vote. No voter has complained so. Naidu has not raised any objection on EVMs in 2014 when he won the polls. Despite being an active partner in both NDA-1 and NDA-2 governments, Naidu did precious little to return to the ballot. In fact, Vajpayee government was surviving on the support of Naidu. Naidu has been questioning the powers of ECI. A simple reading of the Constitution will tell that ECI is certainly powerful during the elections.

Such unrelenting crusade that crossed even established standards will only defeat the very purpose of the struggle to protect the autonomy of the constitutional body and ensure the impartiality and transparency of EVMs.

( Prof.K. Nageshwar is India’s noted political analyst. He is a former member of the Telangana Legislative Council and professor in the Department of Communication & Journalism, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India )

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Are VVPATs mere ornaments? Chandrababu asks ECI

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Are VVPATs mere ornaments? Chandrababu asks ECI

AP CM Chandrababu Naidu is making a relentless attack on PM Modi and the Election Commission of India. He asked the ECI why it has brought VVPAT machines when they are not used effectively along with the EVMs. What’s the problem to cross-check VVPAT slips with EVM counting. The VVPAT slips count is the more reliable method for a fair election process.

Naidu held meetings with the TDP leaders when he said that Modi has destroyed the ECI just like he crippled the CBI, ED, Income Tax department, etc. The ECI has totally surrendered to Modi and they are not functioning independently. The VVPAT machines are of only ornamental value now. The ECI should explain to the country why it spent thousands of crores on these machines when it’s not wanting to count VVPAT slips.

There is a facility for the voter to check whether his vote was cast properly or not. It’s there in VVPAT. Even in this feature, the voters were not given proper information on what to do if their slips were not shown clearly on VVPAT machines. The ECI told voters that the VVPAT slips display for 7 seconds but this has not happened in respect of many voters.

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TDP condemns Jagan’s comments on Chandrababu

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TDP condemns Jagan’s comments on Chandrababu

The AP police are taking stringent action against the YCP cadres involved in the poll violence. Cases are being booked against those responsible for attacks on Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao and other TDP leaders in Nellore, Tadipathri and other places. Jaganmohan Reddy complained to Governor ESL Narasimhan that CM Chandrababu Naidu is misusing the official machinery which should be prevented till May 23. He also accused Chandrababu of forcing the AP officials to favour those recommended by him.

Later Jagan commented on the claims of Chandrababu Naidu on the IT development and modern Hyderabad. Strongly countering this, TDP National Spokesman Lanka Dinakar said that Chandrababu had the credit of getting Satyam Ramalinga Raju to sit beside Bill Gates while Jagan was responsible for Raju’s total downfall and destruction. It was a fact that the YCP goondas caused bleeding injuries to the Speaker and made a murder attempt on a TNSF leader in Nellore.

Mr Dinakar said that Jagan once again proved what sort of a psychopathetic liar he was going by how he was spreading casteist misinformation campaign on the transfers of 40 DSPs.

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Naidu will address anti-Modi rallies in Varanasi

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Naidu will address anti-Modi rallies in Varanasi

AP CM Chandrababu Naidu has decided to campaign against PM Modi’s candidature in Varanasi. The Congress is expected to field Priyanka Gandhi here. This election will be the centre of nation wide attention. TDP MLC Buddha Venkanna says that Chandrababu will show to Modi what the real strength of the TDP in coming days. With Naidu’s entry, Modi’s win will be very difficult there.

Venkanna says that the TDP took serious view of how the BJP and the Election Commission of India (ECI) are acting as per the suggestions given by YCP leader Vijayasai Reddy who is accused number two in 12 criminal cases.

He said that the ECI and Modi were undemocratic and making a mockery of the Constitution by not conducting the election process in a free and fair manner. PM Modi played the role of mediator to make the ECI totally take a partial stance to favour YCP President YS Jaganmohan Reddy. The YCP and ECI are wrongly saying that one blood test is enough to diagnose the disease since there are more tests like X-ray, CT Scan, etc are required. Fifty percent VVPATs should be counted to ensure fair election.

Mr Venkanna said that the ECI’s actions have given rise to doubts and suspicions among the voters on the polling process which is why CM Chandrababu Naidu has taken up a nation wide campaign against the vulnerable EVMs.

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Naidu’s fight in Delhi – EVMs can be hacked?

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Naidu’s fight in Delhi – EVMs can be hacked?

The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are at the centre of an intense electoral and political controversy in the country right now. CM Chandrababu Naidu has taken it very seriously to prove that the EVMs can be hacked. So, these vulnerably machines should be set aside by bringing back the age old ballot paper system which has no scope for massive manipulation. Naidu is camping in Delhi now to prove that the Election Commission of India is not honest about the flaws in the EVMs.

Vemuru Hari Prasad, technical advisor to AP government, has asserted that the ECI has not yet proved that EVMs are fool-proof and that they are not vulnerable. He says that different countries are sending their EVMs to international hackers’ event ‘Def Con’ held in America every year to test their effectiveness. It helps to find flaws, if any, for taking up improvements in the machines. India has never sent its EVMs there.

Just like Def Con, the Indian Hackers Association conducts ‘Nullcon’ event in Goa where also expert hackers arrive to display their talent. Hari Prasad has earlier suggested to the ECI to sent EVMs to this event to test its strong and weak points. But this suggestion is also set aside. With technical questions remaining unanswered, the issue is now caught up in a serious political storm with 21 opposition parties demanding return to paper ballot system.

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