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Revanth Reddy holds Praja Darbar, to have it every Friday

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Revanth Reddy holds Praja Darbar, to have it every Friday

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy held Praja Darbar at his official residence Jyothirao Pule Praja Bhavan in Begumpet of Hyderabad on Friday. He started meeting people at 10 am in the morning as announced yesterday after his swearing-in ceremony.

The officials have renamed the Pragati Bhavan as Jyothirao Pule Praja Bhavan as desired by Revanth Reddy. He also directed the officials to remove barricades in the area and keep the building open for the people to visit him.

Former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who built the Pragati Bhavan had restricted the entry of the people to the area for the past nine years. However, with his defeat and victory of the Congress, the new chief minister had opened the gates of the building and made it a people-friendly building.

Revanth Reddy is yet to move to the building officially. He is currently operating from his own house as the officials are making some changes to the building that suit the requirements of the new chief minister.

People are welcoming the holding of Praja Darbar by the new chief minister. They recall how late chief minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy used to hold the darbar and meet the people. Dr Reddy used to receive representations from the people on various issues and direct the officials to resolve them.

After almost 12 years, the residence of the chief minister is opened to the people to come and meet the chief minister. People are celebrating the change and have welcomed the decision of Revanth Reddy to meet them every Friday morning.

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Revanth thanks Jagan for greetings

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Revanth thanks Jagan for greetings

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy thanked his Andhra Pradesh counterpart Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy for his greetings to him on assuming charge. Jagan Mohan Reddy sent greetings to Revanth Reddy and his team of ministers through social media on Thursday.

After assuming the office, Revanth Reddy posted in the social media thanking Jagan Mohan Reddy for his good wishes. He further said that as a brotherly Telugu state, he was looking forward to a healthy relationship with Andhra Pradesh.

The Telangana chief minister also said that he was looking for a healthy relationship with all other states along with Andhra Pradesh. He wanted other states including Andhra Pradesh to help Telangana develop as a fast state.

Revanth Reddy assumed charge as the chief minister in L B Stadium on Thursday. Governor Tamilasi Soundarajan administered the oath to Revanth Reddy and 11 other ministers.

Later, Revanth Reddy visited the secretariat and took the charge as the chief minister. He also chaired the cabinet meeting in the evening and took the decision to implement all his electoral promises. He allocated portfolios to the 11 cabinet colleagues.

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are yet to settle several issues related to the AP Reorganisation Act 2014. Schedule IX and X institutions are to be settled and the bank accounts are to be settled between the two Telugu states.

Former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Jagan Mohan Reddy held talks once in the last five years, but nothing had happened. The Union Home Ministry also held four rounds of meetings with the officials of the two Telugu states in the past. But there was no breakthrough yet.

It is to be seen how best both Jagan Mohan Reddy and Revanth Reddy would sort out these issues in the days to come. However, there would not be any meeting between the two chief ministers before Andhra Pradesh goes for general election in 2024.

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Tough time ahead for Revanth in Telangana

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Tough time ahead for Revanth in Telangana

PCC president A Revanth Reddy took charge as the chief minister of Telangana state. He is the second chief minister of the state after K Chandrasekhar Rao, who was the chief minister for two consecutive terms.

Revanth Reddy also had 11 ministers taking oath along with him on the day and all the 11 ministers were selected by the Congress top leadership. He had no choice in selecting his own team as the Congress has the tradition of imposing the ministers into the cabinet.

While Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka was made deputy chief minister and given the revenue portfolio, another senior leader N Uttam Kumar Reddy was made Home Minister. Komatireddy Venkata Reddy was made Minister for Municipal Administration, while Damodara Rajanarasimha was made Minister for Health and family welfare and Ponnam Prabhakar was made Minister for BC Welfare.

All these five ministers are very seniors in the Congress party, and they have their own Godfathers in the top leadership. In fact, they were the contenders for the chief minister post, which was given to Revanth Reddy, silencing them.

Among these five top senior leaders in the cabinet, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Uttam Kumar Reddy and Venkata Reddy are not going to support the chief minister or may not follow him. They might be taking their own decisions even without informing the chief minister. They would also be acting as chief ministers of the state.

It is going to be tough for Revanth Reddy to handle these three ministers. Damodara Rajanarasimha and Ponnam Prabhakar might surrender to Revanth Reddy. While Damodara Rajanarasimha is a soft and cool leader, Ponnam is somewhat junior and not an aggressive dissident. These two may not cause any inconvenience to the chief minister, but the other three might cause some problems to Revanth Reddy.

It is to be seen how Revanth Reddy would handle them. There are another five ministers likely to be taken into the cabinet. Among these five, Revanth Reddy would have the chance to pick up from his own team that might have some help to him. Portfolios like Finance are still pending and will be given to his own men.

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Revanth Reddy takes oath as Chief Minister of Telangana

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Revanth Reddy takes oath as Chief Minister of Telangana

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president A Revanth Reddy took oath as the chief minister of Telangana on Thursday. He took the oath of office and secrecy at the L B Stadium in the presence of hundreds of his supporters.

Governor Tamilasi Soundararajan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Revanth Reddy. She also administered the oath to 11 ministers, who included Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka as deputy chief minister, N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Komatireddy Venkata Reddy, D Sridhar Babu, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Konda Surekha, Damodara Rajanarasimha, Jupalli Krishna Rao, Thummala Nageswara Rao, Ponnam Prabhakar and Seethakka.

Congress former presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, president Mallikharjuan Kharge, general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, Karnataka chief minister Siddharamaiah, deputy chief minister D K Siva Kumar and several other top leaders of the Congress party were present at the swearing-in ceremony.

He signed on the implementation of the six promises that he had made to the people of Telangana during his election campaign. He also signed the appointment letter to a physically challenged woman, giving her a government job.

Later, he visited the secretariat and took the charge as the new chief minister of the state. He also held a cabinet meeting in the evening. He allocated the portfolios to the new ministers in his cabinet.

Earlier in the day, he directed the officials to remove barricades at the Pragathi Bhavan and opened its gates for the people to come and meet him. He also named the Pragati Bhavan as Jyothirao Pule Praja Bhavan. He said that he would start meeting the people at the Praja Bhavan from Friday morning.

He also promised to fulfill all the election promises and bring Indiramma Rajyam to the people. He thanked every Congress worker and every voter for bringing Congress to power after ten years of bifurcation. He said that his government would also respect the sentiments of the families whose members have sacrificed their lives for separate Telangana.

Revanth Reddy thanked Congress former president Sonia Gandhi for giving Telangana state.

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Revanth invites Naidu, Jagan, others for oath taking ceremony

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Revanth invites Naidu, Jagan, others for oath taking ceremony

Telangana chief minister designate A Revanth Reddy, had extended an invitation of Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagna Mohan Reddy, former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu for his oath taking ceremony to be held in Hyderabad on Thursday.

Revanth Reddy started his political career in Telugu Desam and was a trusted lieutenant of Chandrababu Naidu. He helped Chandrababu Naidu in many ways though he was not made a minister in the TDP government.

Revanth Reddy was part of the close coterie of Chandrababu Naidu till the state was divided in 2014. Later, Revanth Reddy joined the Congress and became its Telangana unit president. Now, he had successfully steered the party to victory in the just concluded Assembly elections.

It is for this reason, he had sent an invitation to Chandrababu Naidu to attend the oath taking ceremony. However, as a chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, he also sent the invitation to Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Revanth Reddy also extended invitations to Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, deputy chief minister D K Siva Kumar, and Congress top leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, AICC president Mallikharjuna Kharge and others.

Meanwhile, the Telangana state government had made elaborate arrangements at the L B Stadium for the oath taking ceremony. Revanth Reddy had extended an invitation to the Congress workers from across the state to join the celebration.

The officials have put up VIP, VVIP and general public galleries at the stadium and have made elaborate security arrangements for the event. The Hyderabad police have completely taken over the stadium for the arrangements. Every activity is closely watched by the police at the stadium and other places.

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Congress war room declares Revanth as CM candidate

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Congress war room declares Revanth as CM candidate

The Congress had finally taken a call on the next chief minister of Telangana state, where elections were completed on December 3. The Congress had won the majority seats in the 119-member Assembly and was set to form the next government.

Incumbent chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao of the BRS had already resigned to the post and Governor Tamilasai Soundarajan is currently heading the administration in the state.

The Congress newly elected MLAs met in Hyderabad on December 4 and passed a resolution authorising the AICC president Mallikharjuna Kharge to announce the name of the Congress Legislature Party leader as the chief minister candidate.

However, things didn’t go well in the meeting. Party senior leaders like Uttam Kumar Reddy, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Damodara Rajanarasimha, Komatireddy Venkata Reddy have raised the objection to the candidature of Revanth Reddy. Interestingly, these leaders have also staked their claim for the post.

Bhatti Vikramarka wanted the party leadership to give him the chance to be the chief minister of the state given his seniority and loyalty to the party. He also told the leadership that as CLP leader between 2018 and 2023 he kept the Congress party alive in the Assembly and the state as well.

He also told the Congress top leadership that he held a padayatra in the state which took the party to the people and asserted that he would be the right choice to be the chief minister of the state.

With this, the issue went to Delhi, where the top leaders of the party met and discussed for two days. AICC president Mallikharjuna Kharge, former president Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders of the party were engaged in a brainstorming session in Delhi.

Finally, after two days, the Congress leadership announced the name of Revanth Reddy as the new chief minister of Telangana. He will be taking his oath at Raj Bhavan on December 7 at 10.28 in the morning.

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Anti-KCR forces coming together, says Telangana Congress chief

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Anti-KCR forces coming together, says Telangana Congress chief

Telangana Congress chief A. Revanth Reddy said on Wednesday that the state is witnessing re-alignment of anti-KCR forces ahead of the Assembly elections.

Revanth Reddy said as part of the process, he is inviting several leaders to join the Congress. The state Congress chief was speaking to reporters after inviting former minister Jupally Krishna Rao and ex-MP Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy to join the party.

Both Krishna Rao and Srinivasa Reddy were recently suspended from the ruling Bhaarat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) for anti-party activities.

Revanth Reddy along with party MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and other senior leaders met Krishna Rao and Srinivasa Reddy on Wednesday and invited them to join the party.

While Srinivasa Reddy told reporters that he will announce his decision in 3-4 days, Krishna Rao agreed with the need to unite anti-KCR forces to realise the dreams of Telangana’s martyrs.

According to Congress sources, both the leaders will meet Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on June 25. The next day they will announce their decision to join the Congress at a press conference.

Two MLCs, some former MLAs and a couple of Zilla Parishad chairpersons are also likely to join the Congress.

All the leaders will formally join the Congress at a public meeting at Khammam on July 2 which will be addressed by Rahul Gandhi, sources said.

Revanth Reddy said that a re-alignment of anti-KCR forces will be done to bring Congress to power so that justice can be done to Dalits, tribals, minorities and weaker sections of the society.

He noted that many leaders are raising their voice against Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and they will all be brought together so that they play their role in bringing ‘Indiramma Rajyam’ in the state.

The state Congress chief exuded confidence that the Congress will win 15 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana, and thus play a key role in strengthening the party at the Centre.

Krishna Rao said that the BRS has lost the moral right to rule Telangana, adding that BRS and KCR have betrayed Telangana’s martyrs by not fulfilling their dreams. He also alleged that all the schemes of the BRS government are aimed at fooling the people and that it is neck deep in corruption.

Stating that there are dissidents in the BJP and other parties, he underlined the need to unite them to become a strong force.

Srinivasa Reddy said that KCR’s rule is against the spirit of self-rule, adding that for the last four months, he along with krishna Rao visited various parts of the state and met people from various sections of the society.

“After consultation with all, we have almost taken a decision in tune with the people’s aspirations and we will announce the same shortly,” he said.

Srinivas Reddy, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from Khammam on YSR Congress Party ticket in 2014, later switched loyalties to BRS. He was unhappy after KCR denied him a party ticket for both 2018 Assembly and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Krishna Rao had resigned from the Congress to join the BRS in 2011. He was elected from the Kollapur constituency in Mahabubnagar district in 2014 on a BRS ticket. He felt sidelined in the BRS after MLA Harshvardhan Reddy, who had defeated him in 2018, switched his loyalties from Congress to BRS after the Assembly polls.

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T’gana Cong chief seeks forensic audit of transactions over Dharani portal

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T’gana Cong chief seeks forensic audit of transactions over Dharani portal

The political slugfest between Telangana’s ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and opposition Congress over the Dharani portal has intensified with the latter making serious allegations and demanding a forensic audit of 25 lakh transactions made using the platform.

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday alleged that by using Dharani portal, some people with the help of leaders of the ruling party were encroaching on the lands or indulging in other irregularities.

Revanth Reddy alleged that Chief Minister KCR and his son KTR were looting people’s money like cyber criminals. He also claimed that landlords and feudalists were behind the portal.

The Congress leader said the revenue record which should be with the government has fallen into the hands of IL&FS which is managing the portal. He questioned how the government can have an agreement with a company which defaulted on bank loans to the tune of Rs 90,000 crore.

He also alleged that TerraCIS Technologies which is managing Dharani portal on behalf of IL&FS has sold 52.26 per cent stake to a company from Philippines for Rs 1,275 crore.

He said the management of the portal has completely gone into the hands of Sridhar Raju.

All fees related to e-Dharani portal land transactions are going directly to the company run by Sridhar Raju.

Revanth said 25 lakh land transactions valued at Rs 50,000 crore are estimated to have been done over Dharani portal.

“The government is not getting anything from these transactions. The entire money is going to Sridhar Raju’s company,” he said.

The Congress leader claimed that when people are booking slots for registration by paying the fee but not going for registration, they are not getting back their money.

He demanded a forensic audit of 25 lakh transactions done on Dharani portal.

He also plans to approach investigating agencies to demand a thorough probe into Dharani. He said, if necessary, he would knock on the doors of the court.

Revanth also claimed that Dharani portal is not a brainchild of KCR but it started in 2010 in Orissa.

The CAG in its report suggested that the management of the Dharani portal should be handed over to the centrally supervised National Informatics Center (NIC).

The Congress leader’s fresh allegations came amid a war of words between KCR and Congress leaders.

Addressing public meetings, KCR had slammed the Congress party for opposing the Dharani portal and promising to throw it in the Bay of Bengal if voted to power in the coming elections.

KCR urged people to throw the Congress party into the Bay of Bengal. He alleged that the Congress wanted to bring back the system of middlemen.

The BRS government brought the Dharani portal in 2020 as a one-stop solution for all land records under large-scale reforms in the revenue system. The opposition parties, however, say that the Dharani portal added to the problems of land owners, especially farmers.

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Telangana Congress chief stopped from visiting Secretariat

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Telangana Congress chief stopped from visiting Secretariat

Hyderabad police on Monday stopped Telangana Congress chief A. Revanth Reddy from proceeding to state Secretariat.

Police stopped Revanth Reddy near Telephone Bhavan near the Secretariat.

Revanth, who is also a member of Parliament, took exception to the police action. He said he was going to the Secretariat to meet Special Chief Secretary Municipal Administration Arvind Kumar over the issue of the leasing of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) to a private party.

He questioned the government’s decision to lease ORR for 30 years.

Police said Revanth was stopped as he had not taken permission to meet officials. The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief argued that there is no need to take appointments to go to the Secretariat.

Revanth wanted to know the rules under which he was being stopped.

Police have beefed up security at the Secretariat, which was inaugurated on Sunday. Barricades have been erected at the entrance.

The TPCC chief said that the leasing of ORR by the government as a big scam. He said the project that would generate Rs 30,000 crore in the next 10 years was leased out for just Rs 7,380 crore.

Revanth had told reporters on Sunday that huge sums had changed hands in the deal. The ORR, which is estimated to grow at least 10 per cent annually, cannot be given away at a throwaway lease price, he argued.

He claimed that the toll collection on the ORR is Rs 2 crore every day and the extension without any tender benefitted the bigwigs, and Minister for Municipal Administration K. T. Rama Rao should explain the reasons for the extension without the tender.

He said the Congress government would surely review the lease as soon as it comes to power after the next elections and warned that those behind this shady deal will not be spared.

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Paper leak case: Congress state chief demands SIT summon KTR

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Paper leak case: Congress state chief demands SIT summon KTR

Telangana Congress chief A. Revanth Reddy, who appeared before SIT probing the paper leak in Telangana State Public Service Commission exams, has demanded that the investigation team also summon state minister K.T. Rama Rao.

Revanth Reddy told the Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials that the minister has all the information about the case and hence he should be summoned to furnish the same.

He appeared before the SIT in response to the notice issued by it asking him to provide evidence in support of certain allegations made by him in the paper leak case.

“SIT is issuing notices to all those who are making allegations but why is it not issuing notice to minister KTR over his remarks. He has all the information,” Revanth Reddy told reporters after coming out of SIT office.

He said he told SIT official A. R. Srinivas that even before the questioning of the accused, KTR revealed everything.

Revanth Reddy said KTR stated that only two persons were involved in the paper leak case. The minister had mentioned the names of Praveen Kumar and Rajasekhar Reddy, both employees of the TSPSC.

The two accused were among nine persons arrested by police on March 13. The SIT arrested three more accused including two employees of the TSPSC on Thursday.

Meanwhile, SIT is reported to be contemplating action against Revanth Reddy for failing to provide evidence of his allegation that 100 candidates from one mandal secured over 100 marks in Group-1 exam.

The TPCC chief had also alleged that KTR’s personal assistant was involved in the paper leak. He claimed to have information that candidates belonging to a mandal from which KTR’s PA Tirupati, and the accused Rajashekar Reddy hail have secured over 100 marks in Group 1 prelims.

The SIT is said to be taking legal opinion for action against Revanth Reddy for making baseless allegations.

The investigation team has also issued notice to state BJP chief Bandi Sanjay for some allegations made by him. He, however, said he would not appear before SIT but would share information if the state government orders a judicial probe by a sitting judge of the high court.

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TSPSC paper leak: SIT serves notice to Cong leader over allegations

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TSPSC paper leak: SIT serves notice to Cong leader over allegations

Telangana Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the question paper leak in TSPSC has issued a notice to state Congress chief A. Revanth Reddy, asking him to share whatever information he has about the case.

The SIT, which has stepped up the probe with the questioning of nine accused, is also issuing notices to those making allegations relating to the case.

Revanth Reddy, however, said he has not yet received the SIT notice. He said he was not afraid of SIT notice and would share whatever evidence he has if a judicial probe is ordered in the case.

The development came a day after Revanth Reddy made a serious allegation that state minister K.T. Rama Rao’s personal assistant was also involved in the paper leak.

The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president had said on Sunday that KTR’s personal assistant (PA) Tirupati and one of the key accused in the case, Rajasekhara Reddy, were friends.

He also claimed that Tirupati helped Rajasekhar Reddy get a job in the Telangana State Technological Services (TSTS) on outsourcing basis and later ensured he lands a job in Telangana State Public Service Commission �(TSPSC) in a key role.

Rajasekhar Reddy is one of the two employees of TSPSC who have been arrested by the police for question paper leak. Rajasekhar Reddy, a network expert, allegedly copied question papers of several exams from confidential systems in the Commission and gave the same to Praveen Kumar, who then shared it with some aspirants for money.

During a protest in Kamareddy district on Sunday, the Congress leader had also claimed that Tirupati and Rajasekhar are friends hailing from neighbouring villages in Malyala mandal of Jagtiyal district and that 100 people belonging to Malyal mandal secured more than 100 marks in Group-1 Prelims. He had demanded that TSPSC should reveal names of 100 people who scored more than 100 marks.

The TPCC chief had also alleged irregularities in 2016 Group-1 results. He said that Madhur, the topper of that exam, came straight from the US to write the exam and secured the first rank. Rajinikanth Reddy, a TSPSC employee, secured fourth rank in that exam.

Revanth Reddy demanded a probe by a sitting judge of the High Court saying a thorough probe was needed to find out from which year the question paper leak was going on.

The TSPSC had conducted the examination on March 5 for 833 vacancies of Assistant Engineer, Municipal Assistant Engineer, Technical Officer, and Junior Technical Officer in various engineering departments. A total of 55,000 candidates had written the exam.

However, the Commission suspected leakage of the question paper and lodged a complaint with the police.

On March 13, police arrested nine people, including two employees of the TSPSC.

Following the arrest of the accused, the Commission cancelled the exam and also postponed other exams scheduled to be held later this month.

Amid doubts that the accused may have leaked question papers of some other exams, the Commission on Friday decided to cancel three other exams, including Group I Prelims.

Nearly 2.86 lakh aspirants of Group I posts had appeared in Group-I exam conducted on October 16, 2022.

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KTR’s aide involved in TSPSC paper leak: T’gana Congress chief

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KTR’s aide involved in TSPSC paper leak: T’gana Congress chief

Telangana unit Congress chief A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday alleged that the personal assistant of state minister for industries and information technology K.T. Rama Rao has played a key role in the question paper leak case that has rocked Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC)

He also alleged that KTR’s PA Tirupati has links with Rajasekhar Reddy, a contract employee of TSPSC and number two accused in the case.

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president claimed that the paper leakage happened from KTR’s office.

He said the minister gave Rajasekhar Reddy a job in TSPSC on the recommendation of Tirupati.

Revanth Reddy, who is currently on Haath se haath jodo padyatra, sat on protest in Kamareddy district over the question paper leak.

He demanded the state government should immediately order a probe by a sitting judge of the High Court.

He also announced that he would take the issue of paper leakage to the High Court.

Stating that TSPSC employees are ineligible to attend the exams conducted by TSPSC, he wondered how 20 employees appeared in exams.

Praveen Kumar, an employee of the Commission, had appeared in the Group-I Prelims. He had scored 103 marks.

The Congress leader said in the past, TSPSC employee Rajinikanth was selected for Group-I post. He had secured fourth rank.

Revanth Reddy said that the probe should cover all those who scored more than 100 marks in Group-I Prelims. He said 100 candidates from one mandal scored more than 100 marks.

The TPCC chief said that there were irregularities in Group-I results in 2016. Madhuri, who had come from the US to write the exam, secured first rank, he said.

He also claimed that 25 candidates who wrote Group-II exam in one place secured jobs.

The TSPSC had conducted the examination on March 5 for 833 vacancies of Assistant Engineer, Municipal Assistant Engineer, Technical Officer, and Junior Technical Officer in various engineering departments. A total of 55,000 candidates had written the exam.

However, the Commission suspected leakage of the question paper and lodged a complaint with the police.

On March 13, police arrested nine persons including two employees of the TSPSC.

Following the arrest of the accused, the Commission cancelled the exam and also postponed other exams scheduled to be held later this month.

Amid doubts that the accused may have leaked question papers of some other exams, the Commission on Friday decided to cancel three other exams including Group I Prelims.

Nearly 2.86 lakh aspirants of Group I posts had appeared in Group-I exam conducted on October 16, 2022.

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Narrow escape for TPCC chief in road accident

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Narrow escape for TPCC chief in road accident

Six cars in the convoy of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president A. Revanth Reddy were damaged in an accident in Rajanna Sircilla district.

Few media persons travelling in two vehicles belonging to news channels were injured in the incident that occurred at Yellareddypet when Revanth Reddy was on his way for ongoing Haath Se Haath Jodo yatra.

Four SUVs, which were part of Revanth Reddy’s convoy, were damaged along with two media vehicles. The collision took place when the driver of one of the vehicles lost control and hit the vehicle moving in front. The cars following the first vehicle also rammed into each other.

Revanth Reddy and other occupants of SUVs had a narrow escape. The balloons in these vehicles opened due to the impact of the collision saving the passengers from major injuries.

However, few media persons travelling in two cars belonging to news channels were injured.

Revanth Reddy later left in another vehicle.

Meanwhile, the state government has informed the Telangana High Court that Revanth Reddy has been provided security during the ongoing yatra.

The TPCC chief had filed a petition seeking direction to the government to provide security in view of a recent incident in which supporters of ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) attacked the yatra.

Additional DGP, Intelligence, informed the High Court that a fax message had been sent to all unit officers of places where Revanth’s Haath Se Haath Jodo Yatra will pass through, instructing them to provide security.

Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy adjourned the hearing to Monday. He directed Revanth Reddy to inform the court whether he has been provided with security.

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Police complaints filed against T’gana Cong chief over controversial remark

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Police complaints filed against T’gana Cong chief over controversial remark

Leaders of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday filed police complaints and the ruling party has called for protests against Telangana Congress president A. Revanth Reddy over his remark concerning the Chief Minister.

Reddy had said that “even if Maoists blow up the official residence of the chief minister with explosives it would be of little consequence as it was of no use to the people”.

The complaints were filed in Mulugu and Narasmpet police stations. The BRS leaders expressed doubts that there could be a conspiracy behind Revanth Reddy’s remarks.

The complainants alleged that the Congress leader gave a call to Maoists to blow up Pragati Bhavan as a conspiracy to endanger the life of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.

Telangana Pradesh Congress committee (TPCC) president Revanth Reddy had made the controversial remarks on Tuesday in Mulugu district during his ongoing Hath Se Haath Jodo padayatra.

Revanth Reddy, who is also a member of the Lok Sabha, alleged that Chief Minister KCR was indifferent to the woes of the people as he was barricaded by the walls of the Pragati Bhavan. He went on to add that even if Maoists blow up Pragati Bhavan, it would make no difference as it was of no use to the people.

“What use is a structure built with hundreds of crores when the chief minister is indifferent to the sufferings of the people as long as he is inside it? If it is of no use to the public,” he asked.

Alleging that hundreds of crores of public money was spent to build Pragati Bhavan, he asked why Pragati Bhavan is home to KCR family.

Meanwhile, the BRS has also called for protests against Revanth Reddy. The party has called up on its cadres to set afire the effigies of the Congress leader during the protests.

BRS MLA P. Sudershan Reddy said large-scale protests would be held in Narasmpet constituency on Wednesday. He said Revanth Reddy’s effigies would be burnt and the protesters would also take out his mock funeral processions.

The BRS leader said an MP calling for blowing up the Pragati Bhavan is highly condemnable. “Congress party which banned Maoists should respond to the statement of its own leader calling upon Maoists to blow up the official residence of the chief minister,” he said.

The MLA demanded that a case under the Preventive Detention (PD) Act should be booked against Revanth Reddy and he should be sent to jail.

Sudershan Reddy also demanded the Congress party to remove Revanth Reddy as the MP and suspend him from the party.

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Will abide by any decision of high command: T’gana Cong chief

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Will abide by any decision of high command: T’gana Cong chief

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief A. Revanth Reddy said on Wednesday that he will abide by any decision of the high command to set right things in the party’s state unit.

Addressing the training programme of TPCC, he stated that if the high command appoints another leader as TPCC president, he would carry him on his shoulders.

Under attack from a section of senior leaders, the MP said he would work for the party without any post. He claimed that he always worked with discipline irrespective of the party he was associated with.

His statement came amid differences within the party and a section of senior leaders raising a banner of revolt against him after he packed the party panel with his loyalists and also the allegations that some of the leaders were working as coverts for other parties.

Revanth Reddy stated that no matter which party he was associated with, he always fought against Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.

He said though over 100 cases were registered against him and he was sent to jail, he was never scared of KCR. He told the meeting that he never even went closer to KCR.

Some senior leaders had last month announced save Congress in Telangana movement and termed it as a fight between what they called real Congress and the leaders who came from other parties.

This was an open attack on Revanth Reddy and others who quit Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to join the Congress a few years ago.

The turmoil had forced the high command to send senior leader Digvijay Singh to Hyderabad.

He individually met the leaders from both the groups and based on the feedback received submitted a report to the high command.

Revanth Reddy’s statement also came amid reports that Congress party in-charge in Telangana, Manickam Tagore has left the WhatsApp group of the party leaders in the state. Though no reason was cited for the move, political circles are abuzz with the talk that the high command has decided to replace him as the in-charge.

Some senior leaders had alleged that Manickam Tagore was supporting Revanth Reddy and taking unilateral decisions.

They believed to have conveyed their views to the high command through Digvijay Singh.

Meanwhile, TPCC vice-president Mallu Ravi hinted that the high command would soon appoint a new incharge for the party.

TPCC training programme was organised on Haath se Haath Jodo, Dharani portal, election regulations, members’ insurance, media, social media etc.

Several senior Congress leaders stayed away from the meeting, which was inaugurated by Revanth Reddy by hoisting the party.

Addressing the programme, he called for united efforts to bring the party to power in Telangana.

He urged the party cadre to expose the failures of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and the KCR government in the state.

He alleged that the BJP is spreading hatred in the country for power by dividing the people. He also stated that the Modi government was toppling state governments by using investigating agencies .

Stating Rahul Gandhi has taken responsibility to save the country, he urged the party cadre to take this message to every house

Revanth Reddy alleged that the current situation in Telangana is similar to the situation that prevailed in united Andhra Pradesh in 2003-04.

“I am ready to sacrifice my life to bring Congress to power,” he said adding that if Congress party works unitedly, defeating KCR is not a big task.

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Telangana Congress chief arrested, permission denied for protest

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Telangana Congress chief arrested, permission denied for protest

Telangana Congress president A. Revanth Reddy was arrested by the police here on Monday as he was heading for a planned protest over the problems faced by sarpanches and lack of funds for panchayats.

The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president, who was under house arrest since morning, tried to leave but was stopped by the police.

He questioned the action by the police officers and had an argument with them.

As Revanth Reddy tried to proceed towards Indira Park, he was arrested and shifted to the Bolarum police station. Congress workers staged a protest at the police station demanding his immediate release.

Reddy slammed the action of the state government in denying permission for the dharna under the aegis of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sangathan.

He said the government was indifferent to suicides by sarpanches.

TPCC vice-president Mallu Ravi, Jeevan Reddy and other leaders were either placed under house arrest or were arrested while proceeding to Hyderabad.

Tension also prevailed at Gandhi Bhavan, the TPCC headquarters, as Congress leaders were stopped by the police by locking the gates. Some leaders and workers tried to leave the premises by climbing the gate.

Police used force to push them inside.

Meanwhile, Revanth Reddy has called for statewide protests against what he calls undemocratic attitude of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government. He asked the party cadres to organise protests in district and mandal headquarters.

“The police storming into our houses like KCR’s private army and lifting is a proof of the rowdy state in Telangana which we have fought for with a lot of aspirations,” said the TPCC chief.

Police personnel were deployed outside his residence in Jubilee Hills since morning to prevent him from leaving for Indira Park for leading the dharna as police had denied permission for the same.

Revanth Reddy took to Twitter to slam Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and said: “CM doesn’t come out of Pragati Bhavan nor common man has access to it. If we question,we face cases & house arrests. Police surrounded my house & all important leaders to prevent from a dharna against the plight of Sarpanchs in the state. Democracy, where are you!?”

The Congress has already announced that it would go ahead with the dharna despite denial of permission by the police.

Earlier, Mallu Ravi decried the decision of police not to give permission for the dharna. He said this was shocking as the party had not sought permission for rasta roko or laying siege to the Assembly.

“We wanted to hold a peaceful dharna at a designated place,” he said and pointed out that Dharna Chowk at Indira Park was established for the very purpose of democratic protests by people.

The Congress leader alleged that the state government is denying funds to panchayats and this is affecting the development of villages. He had appealed to sarpanches across the state to converge at the dharna site to express their resentment against the government’s callous attitude in providing funds meant for villages.

The Congress party said it had been protesting to highlight the problems in 12,750 panchayats of Telangana and the unfair treatment to elected sarpanches.

Sarpanches, who mostly owe allegiance to ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), have been expressing concern over not receiving government funds for a year.

Dozens of them have come forward to submit their resignations.

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Revanth questions on why MLAs phones were not seized

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Revanth questions on why MLAs phones were not seized

Telangana Congress president A Revanth Reddy questioned the State government for not seizing the mobile phones of the four MLAs, who were attempted for bribes. He wanted to know why the investigating police have not seized their mobile phones to know the facts.

He felt that the alleged trap was executed under the supervision of chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and IT minister K T Rama Rao. He further said that these two are to be named as A1 and A2 in the case for conspiracy.

Revanth Reddy also alleged that the TRS and the BJP have planned this game to divert the attention of the people from the Munugode Assembly by-election and Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra. He said people were looking for the Congress leadership both in Telangana and the nation.

The Congress leader claimed that people of all sections were looking towards Rahul Gandhi to lead the nation. The turn out of the people for the Bharat Jodo Yatra in every state was shaking the leadership of the TRS in Telangana and BJP at the Centre, he said.

He also alleged that both the BJP and the TRS had joined hands in Munugode by-election and were leading misleading campaigns against the Congress. The two parties were doing everything to divert the Congress supporters in the segment as the Congress Party’s victory would definitely give a big shock to the two ruling parties, Revanth Reddy asserted.

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TRS, BJP trying to buy voters in Munugode: Revanth Reddy

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TRS, BJP trying to buy voters in Munugode: Revanth Reddy

Telangana state Congress chief A. Revanth Reddy on Friday launched a scathing attack on Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for what he called trying to buy voters in Munugode by-election.

He said both the parties were trying to influence the voters with money and muscle power. The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief was addressing a rally in Chandur on the occasion of Congress candidate Palvai Sravanti filing her nomination for November 3 by-election to the Assembly seat.

Revanth Reddy stated that the people of Munugode are not ready to be sold to TRS or BJP. He claimed that the Congress party’s strength is its workers.

“Our workers are not contractors to sell themselves,a he said in a dig at BJP candidate Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy, who recently admitted that his company bagged Rs 18,000 crore contract from the Central government.

Rajagopal Reddy, who was elected from Munugode on Congress ticket in 2018, resigned from the party recently to join BJP. He also quit as MLA, causing the vacancy.

Revanth Reddy said the by-election was not caused for the development of the constituency but because of a person who sold himself.

“This man out of his thirst for wealth betrayed a mother-like party and joined the enemy,” he said and urged people to teach him a lesson.

The Congress leader ridiculed the promise made by TRS leader K.T. Rama Rao to adopt Munugode if TRS candidate wins the by-election. He recalled that Rama Rao had made a similar promise to defeat him in Kodangal Assembly constituency in 2018 but went back on his word.

Revanth Reddy said Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will also make tall promises to people of Munugode but after the by-election he will forget all the promises.

The TPCC chief said in 2014 people of Munugode elected TRS candidate but there was no development in the constituency.

Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, MP Uttam Kumar Reddy, MLA Seethakka and others were present.

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Sack Telangana health minister for surgery deaths, demands Congress

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Sack Telangana health minister for surgery deaths, demands Congress

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) has demanded the dismissal of Health Minister T. Harish Rao from the state Cabinet over the death of four women at a family planning surgery camp in Ranga Reddy district.

TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy termed the deaths as ‘murder’ by the government and wondered how 34 women belonging to poor families were operated upon at the camp.

Reddy, who is also a Member of Parliament, on Wednesday called on some women who are undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad for complications following surgery.

After the death of four women who underwent Double Puncture Laparoscopy (DPL) at a family planning surgery camp in Ranga Reddy district, authorities shifted the remaining 30 women to different hospitals for treatment.

Thirteen women were admitted to Apollo Hospital and the remaining 17 were shifted to government-run Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad.

The four women died due to complications after undergoing DPL at the female sterilisation camp conducted on August 25 at Civil Hospital at Ibrahimpatnam in Ranga Reddy district.

They complained of acute gastroenteritis and died while undergoing treatment. Two deaths each were reported on Monday and Tuesday.

Revanth Reddy said that Harish Rao was entrusted with the health portfolio because of his ‘efficiency’, but such an incident took place when he is heading the health department.

The Congress leader described the suspension of officials as an eyewash and demanded that criminal cases be booked against them.

Reddy said the Congress will take up an intensive campaign on behalf of the victims and will lodge a complaint with the National Commission for Women.

He ridiculed the claims by the ruling TRS that government hospitals in the state are providing services at par with the corporate hospitals.

“If this is true, why have these women been admitted to corporate hospitals for treatment,” he asked.

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KCR expanding TRS in other states with public money: Revanth Reddy

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KCR expanding TRS in other states with public money: Revanth Reddy

Congress’ Telangana unit chief A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday alleged that Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao was trying to expand his TRS to other parts of the country by spending public money.

Revanth Reddy slammed the Chief Minister for distributing Telangana people’s money in states like Delhi, Punjab and Bihar to expand Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in those states, and questioned KCR as to why he was not giving priority to people of Telangana at par with people of other states.

He attacked KCR, as the Chief Minister is popularly known, a day after he announced that he would be visiting Bihar on Wednesday to distribute cheques to families of Indian soldiers who died during clashes with Chinese troops and also to families of the migrant workers from Bihar who died in a fire accident in Hyderabad.

KCR along with his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar will hand over financial assistance to the families of Indian soldiers who were martyred in Galwan valley. Cheques of Rs 10 lakh each will be given to families of the martyred soldiers.

He will also provide financial assistance to the families of 12 Bihar workers who died in the recent fire accident in Hyderabad. Cheques of Rs 5 lakh each will be handed over to their families.

Reddy wanted to know why KCR was not giving financial assistance to families of martyred soldiers belonging to Telangana.

KCR had earlier visited Punjab in May to distribute financial aid among families of Galwan valley martyrs and also the farmers who died during the movement against three farm laws enacted by the Centre.

In March, KCR had visited Ranchi and handed over cheques of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of two soldiers.

Revanth Reddy, who is a member of Lok Sabha, alleged that the state government has turned government programmes into party programmes. He said he was not invited for the inauguration of offices of two district collectors in his constituency.

He said that instead of inviting Congress MLA Sridhar Babu for the inauguration of district collectorate in Peddapalli district, the government placed him under house arrest.

The Congress leader said both TRS and BJP were misleading people to avoid debate on people’s issues. He alleged that both the parties have formed committees to buy public representatives. He said attempts were being made to buy leaders in Munugode assembly constituency.

He announced that the Congress will launch field-level visits in Munugode from September 1. The same day, a ‘Munugode charge sheet’ will be released and a door-to-door campaign will be launched.

Munugode seat fell vacant after resignation of Congress MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy, who has now joined the BJP.

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