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NTR targetted Congress but Naidu helping it: Modi

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NTR targetted Congress but Naidu helping it: Modi

PM Modi launched a scathing attack on AP CM Chandrababu Naidu. Modi’s main attack is on why Naidu is supporting the Congress party while his father-in-law and TDP founder NT Rama Rao set up his party to eliminate the Congress in the country. It is well known NTR also played a crucial at the national level by forming the National Front against the Congress that eventually grabbed power at the Centre in the past.

Modi addressed a video conference with BJP leaders and cadres in Kadapa district. He said the Chandrababu Naidu government made it a single point programme to criticise the BJP rather than solving the problems of the people like drinking water problem in remote corners. Modi said NTR worked hard to build an India without Congress but the scene had reversed now as his son-in-law Chandrababu Naidu was helping to bring the Congress back to power.

Modi questioned the need for Naidu to take the lead in forming an anti-BJP alliance at the national level with the sole objective of helping the Congress. He said the Chandrababu Naidu government is not able to show records on how the Central funds given to it were spent in AP state. While various schemes were implemented in Gujarat to improve irrigation and help farmers, such efforts were not made in the AP state, Modi said.

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To set his son, Naidu leading Andhra to sunset: Modi

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To set his son, Naidu leading Andhra to sunset: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called the opposition’s alliance a crowd of “family-ruled parties”, saying those unable to win over the people are resorting to violence.

Modi said the Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was so fixated with the rise of his son that he does not realise how his policies and corruption can lead to sunset of the state.

“To set the son, he (Naidu) is creating an atmosphere for the sunset of the state. He is promoting only his son, he is forgetting the sons and daughters of the state,” he said, accusing the TDP chief of stabbing his father-in-law N.T. Ramarao in the back.

The Prime Minister’s response came during his interaction with BJP workers and volunteers from Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Narasaraopet and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh through Narendra Modi App.

“Those failed to win the hearts of the people or being rejected by them, are resorting to violence. Yesterday, a bomb was found outside the home of our Kerala MP V. Muralitharan. A conspiracy was hatched to kill him. Every day our workers are being targeted in Kerala and also in Andhra Pradesh,” he said.

A BJP leader had said that Naidu on Friday vented his anger on a group of party workers after they blocked the CM’s convoy to protest his comments against Modi.

Naidu had reportedly said, “You will get beaten up. Don’t invite unnecessary trouble. You will be finished. Do you support the injustice meted out to Andhra Pradesh? People will teach you a lesson.”

“The threat is an outcome of nervousness and insecurity. This means despite a huge government machinery, those in power are afraid. The threat means the BJP workers are succeeding,” he said.

Modi warned opposition parties to never underestimate the power of BJP workers, saying once the party workers decide something, “no force can stop the party from getting success.”

“For BJP what matter is the passion to serve Bharat Mata. In some parties what matters is a family. In others, what matters is one’s fortune. And for many others, both family and fortune matter,” Modi said.

Coming down heavily on TDP and its chief, he said Naidu had stabbed its founder N.T. Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR, in the back.

“What do you expect from those who have cheated NTR not once but twice? Is it the first time that people in power in Andhra Pradesh are cheating people? Today NTR’s own son-in-law has bowed his head before the Congress to save his chair. It was NTR who led the Congress-Mukt Bharat movement with the anti-Congress National Front.

“Today the rulers in Andhra are so desperate to cling to power that they have betrayed Telugu interests. They stabbed NTR in the back, for a second time. NTR was a true icon of Telugu pride. He never forgave Congress for hurting Telugu pride and its betrayal of Telugu interests,” he said.

He said Congress is a non-starter in the state and that the ruling TDP’s “poor governance record” had totally been exposed.

“The BJP has been a victim of many lies. We are called a party of Hindi heartland and a party of upper castes. But we have formed governments in Goa, Gujarat, Assam, Tripura and many other states. People of Andhra Pradesh are looking for a change.”

Modi urged party workers to make friends with the “foot soldiers” of the media and asked to talk to them, even beyond press meets.

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Modi, KCR and Jagan plotting against CBN’s Davos visit

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Modi, KCR and Jagan plotting against CBN’s Davos visit

The Modi government has refused to give permission to the 7-day visit of AP CM Chandrababu Naidu to World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland this month end. Naidu was asked to reduce his visit to four days only and also reduce his team from 15 members to just 5. This has given a big blow to Naidu’s annual effort to highlight AP’s achievement and how it is a favourite investment destination for global players.

Analysts say this is no doubt a big disadvantage to AP state as a whole and this kind of indifference would damage the future prospects of AP people. Instead of encouraging states to look for development opportunities on their own, the Centre has set a bad precedent in this respect. The incident will bring sharp focus on the strained Centre-State relations once again. Naidu has asked his advisors on how to undo the damage being done by the Centre in this respect.

With elections round the corner, Naidu has made big plans to focus AP’s strengths in the world summit and get greater attention from global investors. The denial of permission is now considered a carefully calculated move by Modi, KCR and Jagan to create every hurdle in the path of Naidu till the elections. The TDP leaders say this is yet another example of how the BJP, TRS and YCP are working against the interests of AP people.

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Modi fears AP may overtake Gujarat: CBN hits back

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Modi fears AP may overtake Gujarat: CBN hits back

There was intense competition between Modi and Chandrababu when they were chief ministers of Gujarat and United AP respectively. Now CBN has hit back at Modi’s recent remarks. Naidu says he has put Hyderabad in the world map as an IT hub while Modi has done nothing for Ahmedabad. CBN accused Modi of not giving funds to AP just because he is jealous that AP may overtake Gujarat soon.

Modi has referred to defeat of Mahakutami in Telangana and he said the Congress alliance will meet with the same fate in the country. But CBN reminded PM of the disaster of the BJP in Telangana polls where the party could win just one seat despite the campaigning by a galaxy of national and local leaders of that party.

Naidu appeals to AP people to be very cautious as KCR, Modi and Jaganmohan Reddy are bent upon damaging the prospects of Andhra Pradesh for their selfish political advantage. CBN says it is unfortunate that Jagan is working with KCR despite the fact that the Telangana CM is aiming to further damage AP. Chandrababu said when the TRS won greater number of seats though it had done nothing for the people, the TDP would definitely get ever more seats because of its better performance in AP. The coming election in AP will teach a big lesson to KCR, say TDP leaders.

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The year when Modi’s charisma appeared to wane (2018 In Retrospect)

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The year when Modi’s charisma appeared to wane (2018 In Retrospect)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP face a tough challenge in the Lok Sabha elections in the coming summer in the wake of its defeat in the recent Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and mounting worries on the economic front.

Even at the end of 2017, no one would have given the opposition a chance in the next general elections after BJP’s sweeping success in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in the wake of demonetisation and surgical strikes on terror hideouts across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and its ability to come to power in other states where it was not the largest party.

However, the BJP was contained in Modi’s home state of Gujarat in the year-end Assembly elections where it was stopped short of the 100 mark, signalling the green shoots of recovery for the Congress.

The change in the last one year became evident after a united Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samajwadi Party defeated the BJP in the Lok Sabha by-elections in its strong holds like Gorakhpur and Phulpur and along with the RLD, in Kairana in Uttar Pradesh. The Congress worsted the BJP in parliamentary by-elections in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and in Karnataka.

Also, the Congress was quick to learn from BJP’s game elsewhere and surrendered the Chief Minister’s post to the JD-S in a post-poll tie up to keep the BJP out of power in Karnataka, despite the saffron party emerging the single largest in the summer of this year.

The results of the recent Assembly polls in five states, where the Congress snatched power from the BJP in the Hindi heartland, has given a major boost to the opposition parties and could be a factor in the battle for control of the next Lok Sabha.

During the year, the BJP had lost seven out of the 13 by-elections in parliamentary constituencies. Of these, it held nine since 2014. It could retain only Palghar in Maharashtra and Shimoga in Karnataka.

Since 2014, the BJP managed to retain just six Lok Sabha seats in by-polls. Besides Palghar and Shimoga, it had won Lakhimpur in Assam, Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh, Beed in Maharashtra and Vadodara in Gujarat.

In the last four-and-half-years, the party has lost Lok Sabha by polls in Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, Gurdaspur in Punjab, Alwar and Ajmer in Rajasthan, Kairana, Phulpur and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, Bhandara-Gondiya in Maharashtra and Bellary and Mandya constituencies in Karnataka. The BJP’s tally in the Lok Sabha has come down to 268 from 282 in 2014.

The results of the recent Assembly polls and the by-elections may have signalled the weakening of the “Modi wave” of 2014 the road ahead may not be easy for the saffron party, given the fact that major parties like SP and BSP in Uttar Pradesh are planning an anti-BJP alliance and formation of the RJD-led alliance in Bihar, the two states which send 120 of the 543 elected MPs to the 545-member Lok Sabha, where two members are nominated.

Although the BJP-led government has been counting various of its schemes including Mudra, Ujwala, Saubhagya, opening of ‘jan dhan’ bank accounts, One Rank One Pension, and decisions on demonetisation, GST and the surgical strikes across the border in Pakistan as its major achievements in last four-and-a-half-years, the issues related to farmers and impacts of demonetisation and GST, NPAs crisis have come as a major dampener for the ruling party.

Unlike in 2014, when they were the challenger at the Centre and in many states, when an untested Modi made various promises, he and his party would now face a lot of questions to answer on the “achhe din” they had offered to the electorate.

During the last election campaign, Modi had promised one crore jobs a year and depositing of Rs 15 lakh in each persons account from the black money to be repatriated from abroad. The opposition is likely to rake up the issues and demand answers over the crisis of unemployment and agrarian distress among others.

Besides, the party is also facing the heat from the VHP and RSS, which have been mounting pressure on the government for constructing a Ram temple at Ayodhya by bringing a law or ordinance. Opposition parties allege that the sangh parivar, headed by RSS, may like to raise the political temperature on their pet issues to polarise the political situation.

Although the Supreme Court has given a clean chit to the government on the Rafale fighter jet deal, the issue remains live as the Congress has been pushing for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe.

In the Hindi hearltland of Bihar, where the BJP had won 22 of the 40 seats in 2014, Chhattisgarh (10 out of 11), Haryana (10-10), Himachal Pradesh (04-04), Jharkhand (12-14), Madhya Pradesh (16-29), Rajasthan (25-25), Uttarakhand (05-05), Uttar Pradesh (71-80) and Delhi (07-07), 182 out of 225 seats came into the party’s kitty in 2014.

In the present political scenario, political analysts feel the BJP is unlikely to repeat its performance of 2014, especially in key states like Uttar Pradesh as the coming together of the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh, social equations are likely to change.

In Bihar, the ‘mahagathbandhan’ of Rashtriya Janata Dal, Congress, Hindustani Awam Morcha and Rashtriya Lok Samata Dal has already been formed. Though the Janata Dal-United has now allied with the BJP and the LJP, the grand alliance remains focussed on social engineering of Maha Dalits, extremely backward communities, along with RJD’s traditional Muslim-Yadav votebank.

In Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh the BJP has already lost power to Congress and the BJP’s numbers are likley to drop in 2019.

In Maharashtra, the BJP ally, the Shiv Sena, may cause anxiety as both the parties don’t sharing good vibes. Maharashtra is the largest state after Uttar Pradesh as it sends 48 MPs to Lok Sabha. In the last election, the BJP won 23 seats and the Shiv Sena won 18.

In Gujarat, which is considered the BJP’s bastion and the Hindutva laboratory, the state to which Modi and BJP President Amit Shah belong, it may not be easy to repeat the 2014 performance given the Congress’ fightback in last year’s Assembly polls.

Andhra Pradesh has 25 seats in the Lok Sabha. Earlier, the BJP and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) fought together, with the BJP winning two seats and the TDP 15. Now, the TDP is out of its fold, the BJP is trying to woo a new ally in the form of YRS Congress – at least post poll.

In Tamil Nadu, where it is facing heavy headwinds, the party is trying to woo the ruling AIADMK, which is itself split, to take on a formidable DMK-Congress combine in which a number of other regional parties will also find a place. The state has a tradition of voting one way and the results in 40 seats including one in Puducherry will be crucial to the national outcome.

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RSS promotes Gadkari as an alternative to Modi?

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RSS promotes Gadkari as an alternative to Modi?

Because of Modi’s growing unpopularity, the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) is alarmed that the BJP may not be able to win the 2019 general election with enough majority. The question arises as to what should be the strategy if the BJP emerges as the single largest party. In such a situation, the RSS wants to promote Union Minister Nitin Gadkari as the prime ministerial candidate so as to win the necessary support from friendly parties.

It is well known the Modi-Shah duo are fast losing support from the NDA allies one by one. Most of the opposition parties are vocally against their leadership. Modi is becoming more unpopular because of demonetisation and the perceived highhandedness of his governance. These are some of the reasons why the Shiv Sena, the TDP and other smaller allies have slowly distanced themselves from the BJP-led NDA.

The RSS leaders firmly believe other probable allies of the NDA will not extend support to the BJP to form an alliance government if Modi is to be the prime minister. So, it is now agreed that Modi may continue to be PM candidate for 2019 poll but after the poll, if the BJP emerges only as single largest majority, it will have Gadkari as an alternative to Modi as PM candidate. Because of this strategy alone, RSS has forced Gadkari to issue statements recently asking Modi-Shah to take responsibility for BJP defeat in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

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CBN dares KCR, Modi and Jagan to contest jointly

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CBN dares KCR, Modi and Jagan to contest jointly

AP CM and TDP National President N. Chandrababu Naidu has welcomed CM Chandrasekhara Rao to come to AP and contest elections jointly with the BJP and Jaganmohan Reddy. Where is the need for hiding behind fake cover-ups when you can unitedly enter the elections? Naidu asked his rivals.

In an elaborate reply, Naidu said Jagan is nothing but a junior Modi while KCR is a middle level Modi. Apparently, senior one is PM Modi himself. Of course, this will not happen under any circumstances considering prevailing anti-Modi sentiment all over the state cutting across all sections people. The TDP leaders say Modi and his friends are attacking Chandrababu just because AP CM has questioned the injustice done to his state.

Naidu has also found fault with KCR for not coming forward to cooperate with Andhra Pradesh to sort out various issues pending since the separate state formation. He asked KCR to go ahead and write a letter to the Centre recommending special status for AP. On the late Harikrishna comments, Naidu asked KCR what exactly he had done to take political advantage out of the NTR son’s death.

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KCR predicts Chandrababu downfall, laughs at white papers

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KCR predicts Chandrababu downfall, laughs at white papers

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhara Rao made an unsparing attack on TDP National President and AP CM Chandrababu Naidu. KCR said Chandrababu will not win the 2019 election and there are plenty of reasons for the same. KCR is particularly angry over the Telugu Desam Party’s criticism that the TRS is also responsible for AP not getting the special category status as promised at the time of bifurcation.

KCR said he is ready to write a letter to the Modi government to recommend special status for AP but at the same time equal industrial incentives should be given to Telangana as well. This is what the TDP leaders are objecting as KCR is adopting double standards. While on the one hand KCR is speaking in favour of special status to AP and on the other hand he is asking similar incentives for Telangana. Moreover, he says this has been promised at the time of reorganisation.

Stating that TRS is not against AP, KCR said that he himself has spoken in favour of bifurcation promises to AP while his party leaders K Kesava Rao and Kavita have talked about this at various forums. KCR has particularly attacked Naidu’s white papers, saying that Chandrababu’s speeches are full of lies. Naidu has snatched away the TDP from his father-in-law NT Rama Rao which is known to everybody, said KCR

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Modi’s Jan 6th AP trip postponed

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Modi’s Jan 6th AP trip postponed

Ever since it was announced that Modi will visit AP on January 6th, people as well as politicians were curious about this trip and waiting to see what he will say during that visit. But as per latest update, Modi’s trip is postponed for now and it may be done by the end of January or early February .

As per the original schedule, Narendra Modi supposed to visit Kerala and AP on 6th Jan. He will first address a Public Meeting at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala on January 6th and then he will start to AP on the same day. He will then address another meeting at Guntur. But this plan is changed now and his AP trip got postponed. TDP supremo has Chandra Babu been criticizing Modi for visiting AP without fulfilling bifurcation assurances. However, some analysts were opining we need to wait and see if Modi will announce anything for AP and if he shows empty hand again, then we can criticize him. People were also curious to see what Modi has to offer to AP.

However, as per the latest program, Modi will not be visiting AP on 6th Jan. We need to wait and see whether he will visit at the end of January or he will come to AP directly during elections only.

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Vizag Air Show cancelled; TDP MPs protest against Modi sarkar

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Vizag Air Show cancelled; TDP MPs protest against Modi sarkar

Hyderabad: MPs of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in front of Parliament on Friday voiced concerns over the cancelation of Air Show, scheduled to be organised as part of Visakha Utsav -2018. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government’s unilateral decisions against interests of Andhra Pradesh, criticised MPs.

The union defence ministry has called back staff, who have already arrived Visakhapatanm to organise Air Show on the occasion of Visakha Utsav-2018. However, the organisers of Visakha Utsav announced that Air Show stands cancelled owing to cancellation of approvals from the Centre.

Air Show organisers inspected RK Beach and other areas in Vizag for the show. MPs attribute the reason for Air Show cancellation to the political vendetta by Narendra Modi against Andhra Pradesh.

However, officials said that the arrangements were incomplete and another major reason was that lack of time for processing the application of AP government as the state submitted its request very late.

TDP MP Murali Mohan said: “The Centre should announce sanctioning of special category status, railway zone, steel factory, etc, for the state as assured in AP Reorganisation Act-2013.”

Another TDP MP Sivaprasad has demanded that “the NDA government at least now announce the fulfillment of all the assurances on occasion of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to AP on January 6. Otherwise, Andhraites will teach BJP a lesson in 2019 general elections.”

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Modi has no moral right to visit AP, says TDP MP

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Modi has no moral right to visit AP, says TDP MP

The TDP is making an unsparing criticism of Prime Minister Modi ahead of his visit to address a BJP public meeting near Guntur in Andhra Pradesh on January 6. TDP MP Sujana Chowdary advised Modi not to visit Andhra considering the strong feelings prevailing in the state against the injustice done by the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.

Sujana says Modi has no moral right to visit AP as he has not fulfilled many of the commitments made by the BJP to save AP from the crisis situations. The unscientific and biased division of United AP has caused irreparable damage to the people of AP since 2014. While the Congress party responsible for AP division stepped down, the BJP came to power but it had done nothing to improve the lot of AP people, Sujana said.

Expressing anguish, Sujana said they were not able to understand what was the true purpose of the Modi visit and it would be better if Modi cancelled his visit. He criticised the YSR Congress Party MPs for holding dharnas for Special Category Status outside the Parliament while they do not show such fighting spirit inside the House when the subject comes up for discussion.

Sujana Chowdary said the Modi government had declared Polavaram as a national project and promised to provide total funds but it had failed to meet this commitment.

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What is the mystery behind KCR-Modi meeting? CBN asks

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What is the mystery behind KCR-Modi meeting? CBN asks

To form a non-BJP and non-Congress front, Telangana CM K Chandrasekhara Rao has been touring other states. But at the same time KCR has a meeting with Prime Minister Modi. What is the actual mystery behind this meeting? Is it to ask for support to Telangana state or to brief Modi about what happened in his visits? These questions are asked by APP CM Chandrababu Naidu who discussed latest political situation with party leaders.

CBN told party men that KCR has not the habit of doing what he says. Everything is doubtful about his political activities. The same happened prior to formation of separate Telangana. KCR convinced Sonia Gandhi that he would merge his party with the Congress if she announced separate statehood. After the announcement of separate state, KCR told the Congress leadership he would prefer a post-poll alliance. But after the polls, KCR slowly distanced himself from the Congress party and now he became a secret ally of the BJP on the national stage.

An equally shrewd politician, CBN has been exposing KCR’s true intentions to the leaders of other regional parties in different states. Naidu’s counter strategies are giving a tough time to KCR to convince Odisha and West Bengal chief ministers to change their mind about Federal Front.

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CBN not giving protocol reception to PM Modi

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CBN not giving protocol reception to PM Modi

It is known Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to take part in a BJP public meeting near Guntur on January 6. As it is not an official meeting, AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu has decided not to give official reception and send-off to Modi. So in effect, CBN and Modi will have no contact at all during the latter’s visit.

However, Governor ESL Narasimhan is expected to arrive a couple of hours prior to Modi’s arrival in order to receive the prime minister. The development speaks volumes about the wide gap between the Centre-State relations in times of fast approaching general election. Moreover, the relations between the TDP and the BJP are at their lowest point mostly because of the BJP state leaders who have created irreconcilable differences between Naidu and Modi.

Modi is expected to attack the ruling TDP during his coming visit and he may deliver a detailed speech on various steps taken by the Centre to support the crisis-ridden Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation. This public meeting assumes lot of political significance which is why CM Naidu is attacking Modi on a daily basis by releasing white papers on the Centre’s indifference to AP’s needs and the TDP government’s achievements.

The Chief Minister’s Office has already studied the issue to verify whether CM Naidu has to mandatory extend reception to PM at the airport. Though Naidu has not finalised his stand, it is agreed he need not official meet Modi considering his nature of visit.

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Why Jagan and Pawan don’t talk about Modi’s AP visit?

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Why Jagan and Pawan don’t talk about Modi’s AP visit?

The ruling TDP is criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his January 6 visit to AP. The TDP is asking why Modi is avoiding visits to developmental projects like Polavaram and Amaravati to address only BJP’s party public meeting. At the same time, the TDP is asking why Opposition leader Jaganmohan Reddy and Jana Senani Pawan Kalyan are not talking about Special Category Status and reorganisation promises ahead of Modi’s visit.

For a long time now, the TDP leaders have said there are secret deals between Modi, Jagan and Pawan. This is why the YCP and Jana Sena leader are not placing any demands before Modi on lack of progress in reorganisation promises. Raising this issue, CM Chandrababu Naidu said Jagan and Pawan owed an explanation to the public on their silence with regard to the failures of the Modi government at the Centre.

Talking in a tele conference to party leaders, Naidu said Modi’s forthcoming visit was aimed at sprinkling chilli powder on the wounds caused to AP people by way of bifurcation injustices. CBN said in his capacity as PM, Modi should have visited Polavaram irrigation project and extend required support for the same. He further said there was nothing Modi has done for helping the crisis-ridden AP and this is why he would be able to tell nothing in his public meeting here.

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Modi only interested in Gujarat: CBN on Polavaram

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Modi only interested in Gujarat: CBN on Polavaram

Ahead of PM Modi’s visit to AP, the ruling TDP and the BJP are engaged in mutual allegations and criticism. TDP mounted strong criticism as CM Chandrababu Naidu says that Modi has not extended required support to the Poalvaram life line project of AP which is costing nealry Rs. 53,000 crore.

Modi is interested only in developing his home state of Gujarat with states like the much-neglected and highly discriminated Andhra Pradesh pushed to the background, CBN said. The TDP is launching a comprehensive campaign on the step-motherly treatment being given by the Centre to AP’s needs. Even the party second rung leaders are making open statements against the Modi visit and passing critical comments against the BJP.

Not many BJP leaders are able to issue counter statements to the TDP on this count. Because of the fast-approaching 2019 elections, many BJP aspirants are looking for better opportunities in other parties. BJP MP GVL Narasimha Rao is busy in Delhi politics. Only BJP AP President Kanna Laxminarayana is countering TDP leaders as he accused Chandrababu of intensifying criticism of Modi out of fear of exposing his misinformation in front of the AP people.

Kanna says the TDP leaders have exploited all the funds provided by the Centre under various schemes and this misuse of funds spanned from toilets to liquor bottles. CBN is afraid of the truth coming out which is why he is blaming Modi for ulterior political advantage, Kanna says.

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CBN white papers: To corner Modi ahead of his AP visit

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CBN white papers: To corner Modi ahead of his AP visit

A series of 10 white papers are being released by AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu with a singular focus to target the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The white papers are intended to put burning issues before PM Modi asking him to come out with answers that are owed to the people.
In the first of the 10 papers, CBN asks with what face Modi is visiting AP and whether the PM’s visit is to find out whether the AP people were left dead or alive after all the injustices given to them during and after state reorganisation. CBN targeted the secret allies Jaganmohan Reddy, BJP and Pawan Kalyan, saying there is nothing Modi can do to destabilise AP state as its development will be carried forward with its human and natural resources.

Naidu said the Modi-led Central government is acting with a vengeance and hatred-like discrimination against the AP state for reasons only known to the BJP leaders. He said PM Modi is trying to suppress and degrade AP at every step which is a clear setback to the federal spirit and foundations of Centre-State relations.

CBN recalled that Modi has promised on the floor of Parliament that all Central support will be given to the AP Capital City construction but nothing has been done so far. Ultimately, only a fistful of soil and water given by PM is left with the AP people and nothing else, said Naidu.

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Modi should visit AP only after giving special status: TDP MLC

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Modi should visit AP only after giving special status: TDP MLC

The Bharatiya Janata Party leaders are busy making arrangements for PM Modi’s public meeting to be held on a massive scale opposite Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur district on January 6. They are facing criticism from rivals over their enthusiasm. TDP MLC Buddha Venkanna questioned the wisdom of conducting this public meeting, saying Modi should set his foot on the AP soil only after fulfilling the promise of Special Category Status.

Venkanna’s comments assume importance in the light of the fact that the TDP is bringing increased pressure on the Modi government over non-fulfillment of bifurcation promises and also absence of required fund allocations for the Polavaram and Amaravati capital city projects.Moreover, the TDP leaders are also talking about secret understandings of the BJP and the TRS parties in Telangana early polls that are termed opportunistic. Buddha Venkanna accused Modi of provoking Telangana CM K Chandrasekhara Rao to attack and cause harm to the TDP in AP. He said Modi has been deliberately carrying out activities that are hurting the people of AP in different ways. Venkanna said in creating differences between AP and Telangana, Modi is playing the role of ‘Sakuni’ who became responsible for the ravaging war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas in the Mahabharata.

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Anti-Modi protests by TDP MPs outside Parliament

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Anti-Modi protests by TDP MPs outside Parliament

When the Parliament is in session, the Telugu Desam Party MPs make it a point to fight for the cause of AP issues in novel ways. With differences between TDP and BJP reaching a flash point, the TDP MPs protested outside Parliament against the Modi government’s indifference to AP’s needs. Chittoor MP Shiva Prasad came to Parliament in the style of Janapada artist Vanga Pandu and singing country songs.

Shiva Prasad appealed to Modi to implement all the promises he has been making to the people of AP with immediate effect as AP badly needs such help right now. The injustice caused at the time of bifurcation of the State has caused residual AP a lot of damage which can be repaired only with special status and other bifurcation promises.

On his part, Srikakulam MP Rammohan Naidu took up a protest Deeksha without celebrating his birthday and he demanded that Modi grant his wish for fulfilment of promise of railway zone for the north coastal Andhra. He started his deeksha at the Gandhi statue in the Parliament and he vowed to continue the same till the conclusion of the session. The other TDP MPs expressed solidarity to Rammohan Naidu and raised slogans in support of the demand for special status, railway zone and so on.

Rammohan Naidu said if Modi wants to give any gift to him on his birthday, it should be the gift of railway zone. He asserted TDP protests had an impact that led to BJP defeat in three northern states.

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Why has PM Modi avoided mention of CBN and TDP?

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Why has PM Modi avoided mention of CBN and TDP?

Political circles are full of speculation after Prime Minister Modi left everyone guessing by not mentioning the name of AP CM Chandrababu Naidu and his party Telugu Desam. In his election speech at Nizamabad, Modi spoke at length on the failures of the KCR government in Telangana and he targetted Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. But he never mentioned Praja Kutami nor TDP nor its president CBN even for once.

Modi’s selective attack sent analysts on a speculation spree as they did not rule out the possibility of PM not wanting to provoke TDP any further. Already, there has been a lot of bad blood between the BJP and the TDP because of the Modi government’s alleged role in forcing central agencies to raid properties of TDP leaders and associates. CBN has taken a strong and aggressive stand against the BJP on this aspect and he blocked Central Bureau of Investigation from entering AP in the name of any raid or investigation.

Against this backdrop, Modi might have calculatedly avoided Naidu’s mention. Another view is all said and done, the TDP is a secondary player in Praja Kutami alliance politics in Telangana while the Congress plays the key role as the main rival party against TRS. Modi has confined himself to criticising KCR regime for not solving people’s problems and attacking Sonia Gandhi for her promoting family politics in the Congress.

The TDP leaders are in utter confusion as to why Modi has not targetted their party now.

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KCR relies on astrologer, ‘pooja paat’: PM

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KCR relies on astrologer, ‘pooja paat’: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao is so insecure that he relies on astrologers and ‘pooja paat.

Addressing his maiden election rally here, he slammed Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief and described the TRS and Congress as two sides of the same coin.

“This Chief Minister feels insecure and has no confidence in himself. He relies either on jyotish or pooja paat or ties nimbu mirchi,” said Modi, mocking at the rituals often performed by KCR.

Modi, in his speech, repeatedly attacked KCR for what he called failing to fulfil the promises made in 2014. He recalled that the TRS chief had publicly stated that he will not seek votes if he failed to provide drinking water to every household.

“Has he not misled people? Should he not be punished for this? A person who can’t even provide drinking water should not be allowed to rule,” he said.

Alleging that KCR destroyed Telangana, Modi said this was not surprising as KCR had done his ‘apprenticeship’ in the Congress. “He learnt it from Congress, which has PhD in destroying the country.”

The Prime Minister said both the Congress and TRS were family-centric parties, both lacked internal democracy and both indulged in vote bank politics and minority appeasement.

Recalling that KCR worked as a Minister in the Congress-led UPA government, Modi remarked that a person who ate “UPA’s salt” can’t be a rival of Congress.

“He was in Madam’s remote controlled government and was enjoying (power),” Modi said.

Modi urged people not to allow the Congress to make a comeback and pointed out that no state allowed the Congress to return after throwing it out of power.

He said people in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal were ready to trust others but not the Congress.

Stating that people of Telangana were caught between the devil and deep sea, Modi said the only alternative before them was the BJP, which he said would transform the state.

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