Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday directed officials to ensure that all government hospitals and ESI facilities use medicines complying with World Health Organisation (WHO) and GMP standards.

Reddy gave the instructions while reviewing coronavirus control and vaccination at his camp office.

“Special attention should be paid to sanitation in hospitals and food provided to patients along with hospital maintenance and medical infrastructure with regular monitoring, ” he said.

The Chief Minister instructed authorities to prepare SoPs ensuring proper mechanism in place, including appointing a special office to see that all hospitals have access to infrastructure, proper sanitation, and to monitor attendance of doctors, nurses, and other staff.

As many people are going to other states for cancer, heart disease and paediatric surgeries, Reddy directed authorities to ensure that medical services for these ailments are available in AP and prioritising the establishment of such specialty hospitals in the planned hubs.

What is YS Jagan’s biggest headache? It’s not Chandrababu, not TDP not even the BjP. His biggest worry these days is the internecine squabbles in the party. In almost every constituency, there are two rival groups within the party and they are at loggerheads with one another.

In Rajampet lok sabha constituency, three of the assembly constituencies are from Kadapa, while the remaining four are from Chittoor. Chittoor strongman Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy’s son Mithun Reddy is the MP from this constituency. So, Peddireddy is the dominant personality in the Chittoor region. But, when it comes to Kadapa, the local MLAs are resenting the domination of Mithun Reddy. In Rajampet, the MP and local MLA Meda Mallikarjun Reddy are at logger heads. This is affecting the party in a very significant way.

In Narsaraopet Lok Sabha constituency too, the same story is being repeated. Local MP’s movement in Chilakaluripet assembly constituency are being blocked by local YSRCP MLA Vidadala Rajini. Her supporters are clashing with the MP’s cadre. She suspects that MP Lavu Krishnadevarayalu is pally with her rival Marri Rajasekhar.

Similar situation is prevailing in Chirala. In Chirala assembly constituency, party nominee Amanchi Krishna Mohan was trounced by traditional rival Karanam Balaram. In the later developments, Karanam joined the YSRCP. Now, both Karanam and Amanchi are fighting every step of the way. Both the leaders are trying to undercut one another. Similar rivalry is existing between Minister Balineni and MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy. Both want to promote their respective sons as the future candidates from Giddaluru. That’s where the problem began.

Similar internal rivalries are marring the YSRCP in most constituencies. The MPs and the MLAs are not getting along well. The fight is more intense in several constituencies. Till now, YS Jagan has done nothing to set things right. Party sources say that its time Jagan acted quickly and set the house in order. Otherwise, the situation would become too difficult to retrieve, say analysts.

Condemning the horrific rape which occurred on the banks of the Krishna river recently, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, on Tuesday, said true freedom is only achieved when women can walk freely at midnight.

“I strongly believe that true freedom is only achieved when women can walk freely in the middle of the night without fear,” said Reddy.

He said the Seethanagaram Pushkar Ghat incident is unfortunate and has enraged him.

“Such incidents should not have happened. The government and the police department should do everything they can to prevent such incidents from repeating,” said the CM.

As the protector of women, Reddy vowed that he will work hard to prevent such things from happening in the future.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday assured that not a single employee will be laid off from the schools and Anganwadi centres of the state in the process of implementing the New Education Policy (NEP).

He also assured that no Anganwadi centre will be closed and clarified that the changes to the education system are being implemented after taking these two factors into consideration.

Reddy instructed the officials that two types of schools should be set up. The first one consisting of preparatory classes 1 and 2 should be within a kilometre’s distance from the students. Other schools from Class 3 to Class 10 should be located within a distance of 3 km from the students.

“The main purpose of this policy is to keep the teacher-student ratio rational, as it’s not appropriate to have one teacher for four students or a single teacher for a large number of students. The approach of a single teacher teaching all the subjects is also incorrect,” he said.

According to the Chief Minister, it is important to maintain a balanced teacher-student ratio in the foundation courses, as mental development is essential for children below the age of eight years.

The Chief Minister said the government aims to provide quality education, and called for the state’s education policy to be in sync with the NEP.

Likewise, he said the government is also looking forward to offering quality education in English medium.

Reviewing the Nadu-Nedu scheme, Reddy directed the officials to prepare an action plan to complete the scheme’s work in the Anganwadi centres in two years’ time.

If it was TDP which turned social engineering into its credo for political success in the Telugu states, the YSRCP has taken it to the next level. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has been very careful about fine balancing castes and regions. He has taken extra precautions to ensure that all the major communities in the state are satisfied about their political representation.

He is said to be factoring caste and religious equations in choosing the chairperson and deputy chairperson of the Legislative Council. Now that chairperson and TDP leader MA Sharief has come to an end, Jagan has to choose a new chairperson. Sources say that Jagan is studying all caste equations deeply.

Sources say that the post might go either to a person from the scheduled castes or from the minority community. They say that Jagan is consulting key leaders of the party on this. The choice could be between Moshen Raju of West Godavari and Iqbal of Hindupuram. One is from the Cental Coastal region while the other is from Rayalaseema. The speaker of the assembly Tammineni Sitara is from North Andhra and he is from the BC community.

Insiders say that if Moshen Raju, a Dalit and a Christian is made the chairperson, then Iqbal, a Muslim from Rayalaseema, would be made the deputy chairperson. If it is Iqbal, then Moshen Raju would be his deputy. Who would be the chief and who would be the deputy chairperson would be decided very soon sources say.

Jagan has initially toyed with the idea of completely abrogating the legislative council. But, within a couple of months, his party would secure the majority. So he has dropped the idea of abrogating it. He is now trying to rehabilitate several leaders, who could not be given MLA tickets in 2019 elections.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Monday met Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan at Raj Bhavan.

The CM recommended names of four candidates for MLC posts to be nominated for AP Legislative Council under Governor’s quota for his approval.

The Governor approved the names recommended by Jagan.

Jagan nominated YSRCP leaders Lella Appi Reddy (Guntur), Thota Trimurthulu (East Godavari), Moshen Raju (West Godavari) and Ramesh Yadav (Kadapa).

Surprisingly, the file nominating these four leaders was sent to Raj Bhavan four days ago by CM for approval. But the governor put this file on hold.

With this, Jagan himself went to Raj Bhavan on Monday to pursue the issue with Governor. The Governor is learnt to have sought some clarifications on this issue and CM is learnt to have clarified them.

The Governor was satisfied with Jagan’s clarification and approved the nomination of four MLCs.

Is the AP Chief Minister planning to have a young team for the 2024 elections? Is he trying to replace the old guard with the new guard so that he can have a free hand? Does he want a young team to gain complete control over the YSRCP and the government?

Look at the youngsters who are now being promoted in the party. Most of the senior politicians are slowly but surely grooming their children so that they would become the party candidates in the coming elections. Key minister in Jagan’s cabinet Botsa Satyanarayana is grooming his son Dr Sandip. His birthday was recently held and it became a launching pad politically. Ditto with Dharmana Krishna Das. This minister from North Andhra is promoting his son Krishna Chaitanya.

Another leader, who is actively promoting his son is Bandar MLA and minister Perni Nani. Nani’s son Kittu is already well-known to the party cadre in the constituency. He is known for micro-managing Nani’s affairs. Minister Jayaram’s son Eswar is being groomed in Aluru constituency. Srikalahasti MLA Biyypu Madhusudhana Reddy’s daughter Pavitha too is quite active in politics. She is involved in service activities in a big way. Currently, she is involved in Covid relief activities.

Kaikaluru MLA Doolam Nageswara Rao’s son Vinay and Ramachandrapuram MLA Thota Trimurtulu’s son Pruthviraj, former MLA Visweswar Reddy’s son Pranav Reddy are also being actively groomed. An interesting feature about the batch of the upcoming young leaders is that they are tech savvy and are active on social media. This will be of great help in the coming days when the elections are bound to be tech-driven.

For Jagan, this new team would be more easily manageable and he would emerge as the unquestioned king both in governance and in politics.