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YCP IT wing chief appears before Thulluru police

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YCP IT wing chief appears before Thulluru police

Vijayawada: The YSR Congress IT wing chief C Madhusudhana Reddy appeared before the Thulluru police in a case filed against them for their postings against the government in the social media. Social media activist I Ravikiran also appeared before the police and gave a written statement on his social media posts.

The Thulluru police have summoned both Madhusudhan Reddy and Ravikiran for their posts against the government and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Minister Lokesh. Ravikiran was picked up from his house last week and was released later after questioning for his post on Legislative Council and Minister Nara Lokesh. Ravikiran said that he had given a statement about his social media posts which were not limited just to the TDP. He said he had political posts and cartoons on most of the political parties depending on the political development. He denied the police charges that he had connections with the YSR Congress.

Madhusudhana Reddy said Ravikiran had no connection with the YSR Congress or the Sakshi media group. He said Ravikiran is an independent activist and is known for his political posts on every political party.

He further said that the YSR Congress IT wing had never posted any cartoons defaming either Chandrababu Naidu or Lokesh. “Our social media posts are only against the government. We try to expose the anti-people policies of the government from time to time. We never entertained posts personally targeting Chandrababu Naidu and Lokesh,” Madhusudhana Reddy told media persons. He further said that their posts were biased towards people.

Meanwhile, the Thullur police who have recorded the statements of both Ravikiran and Madhusudhan Reddy and have asked them to appear once again on April 30.

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Varla Ramaiah wants CBI to seize Jagan’s passport

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Varla Ramaiah wants CBI to seize Jagan’s passport

Vijayawada: Senior Telugu Desam leader and AP Housing Corporation chairman Varla Ramaiah had asked the CBI to seize the passport of YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy to prevent him from leaving the country. As the CBI court is scheduled to give its verdict on CBI’s plea for cancellation of Jaganmohan Reddy’s bail petition on April 28, Ramaiah hinted at the possibility of the leader leaving the country to avoid arrest.

Ramaiah recalled that Vijay Mallya had fled from the country to avoid arrest and feared that Jaganmohan Reddy too would escape if the government and the courts remain silent. He further said that Jaganmohan Reddy had already sought permission from the court to go for holidays to New Zealand. He said that Jaganmohan Reddy is facing 11 charge sheets, while his assets were attached by the Enforcement Directorate in 4 cases. Stating that the government was having tough time to bring Vijay Mallya who is accused in Rs 9,000 crore, he wondered how can the government allow Jaganmohan Reddy who is accused in Rs 43,000 crore fraud case.

The TDP leader further alleged that Jaganmohan Reddy was also trying to influence witnesses in the CBI cases, besides misleading the courts. He cited the interview of former chief secretary Ramakanth Reddy in the Sakshi media and said that the interview was an open attempt by Jaganmohan Reddy to mislead the courts.

He took strong exception to the YSR Congress leaders drawing parallels between Jaganmohan Reddy and Nara Lokesh. He said that Jaganmohan Reddy had indulged in criminal activities when his father was chief minister, while Lokesh was extending welfare programmes to the party cadre with his father as Chief Minister. “There is a complete difference between Jaganmohan Reddy and Lokesh and it is unfair to compare them. Lokesh is not a criminal and corrupt like Jaganmohan Reddy,” he asserted.

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‘Political Punch’ Ravi Kiran failed to learn from his arrest in 2014

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‘Political Punch’ Ravi Kiran failed to learn from his arrest in 2014

In the past 72 hours, Andhra Pradesh political and social media space was abuzz with the arrest of Inturi Ravi Kiran. He is an administrator of a Facebook page ‘Political Punch’, which is Pro-YSRCP, notorious for morphing images of AP chief minister and his son Nara Lokesh. Some of the media projected this incident as government’s suppression of social media. However, emerging details show this is not the first-time Mr. Ravi Kiran was detained by the police.

On 5th August 2014, Vishakhapatnam police detained Inturi Ravi Kiran in Mahbubnagar in a case filed by then YSRCP Araku MP K. Geetha. She complained to police that a Facebook page run by Ravi Kiran posted vulgar comments and cartoons humiliating her. When reports surfaced in the last week of July 2014 about the MP Geetha’s defection from YSRCP to TDP, Ravi Kiran allegedly posted derogatory content against her. A case under Section 66 (A) of Information Technology Act-2000, section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman) of Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes-1989, was registered against him along with one other person. Ravi Kiran spent 15 days in jail in this case. This did not stop him from posting political abusive satires on social media. He created another Facebook page ‘Political Punch’ in November 2014.

On April 21, 2017 Ravi Kiran got into trouble, for posting a photo which showed Nara Lokesh, asking his father to send him to “Peddhala Sabha” (Upper House), while a banner of a kissing couple placed in front of the state’s new Legislative Council building, said that it was for “adults only”.

Ravi Kiran claims to be an ardent fan of late YS Rajasekhar Reddy. Ravi Kiran’s wife confessed on television that his husband works for YSRCP office. However, he stated that the page is not associated with the YSRCP. He claims to be hired by YCP social media cell only a year and half ago while the page was created two and half years ago.

Though Ravi Kiran was released by the police yesterday, if reports are to be believed he will be prosecuted by the legislative body using the assembly privileges for its contempt.

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YSR Congress gets elevation; Ummareddi is Leader of Opposition in Council

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YSR Congress gets elevation; Ummareddi is Leader of Opposition in Council

Vijayawada: The Opposition YSR Congress has a point to celebrate today. The party, which is the main Opposition in the AP Assembly, has been recognized as the main Opposition in the Legislative Council too. Its MLC and senior leader Ummareddi Venkateswarlu, is named as the Leader of Opposition in the Council, as the Congress which has been enjoying the recognition lost it on March 30, following the retirement of its members, including C Ramachandraiah, who has been serving as Leader of Opposition.

As the Congress could not make it to the Assembly or win any local body to have its MLCs, the party had lost its Opposition status after the retirement of its sitting members. Following this, the YSR Congress had emerged as the main Opposition party with 9 MLCs on its count. The party also has the support of the three PDF MLCs representing the teachers and graduates constituencies.

The Congress now has one MLC from the Assembly quota, A Lakshmi Sivakumari, who is scheduled to retire on March 29, 2019, four MLCs from the nominated quota, including Council chairman Dr A Chakrapani, who is to retire on May 28, 2017. The Congress would also set to lose two MLCs, Chakrapani and R Reddeppa Reddy in May, K Satyanarayana Raju and T Rathna Bai in February 2020 that would completely seal the presence of the Congress in the Council.

The Congress exit had given elevation to the YSR Congress in the Council with Chairman Chakrapani issuing orders recognising Ummareddi Venkateswarlu as the Leader of Opposition. Ummareddi assumed charge in the Council on Friday morning.

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Nandyala is all set to be high voltage electoral battle

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Nandyala is all set to be high voltage electoral battle

Vijayawada: Though not decided or declared yet, the by-election to Nandyala Assembly Constituency in Kurnool, is all set to see a high voltage electoral battle. Besides being a tough one between the ruling TDP and Opposition YSR Congress, it is also set to make a few nail biting developments within the ruling TDP.

The by-election is for sure as its sitting MLA Bhuma Nagi Reddy died last month. Though Nagi Reddy was elected on the YSR Congress ticket, he defected to the TDP in his last days. It is for this reason both the YSR Congress and the TDP are staking claim for the seat. The YSR Congress which had won the seat in 2014 elections is firm on winning it again and prove its hold, while the TDP wants to wrest the seat as Bhuma was with it in his last days. However, the two parties are yet to name their candidates and it would be clear only once the Election Commission notifies the schedule.

There is a big internal fight going on within the TDP with the family members of Bhuma Nagi Reddy insisting on having the ticket to the family members on one side and Kurnool senior leader Silpa Mohan Reddy staking claim for the seat. Though it has been a formality in the Telugu States to give the by-election ticket to the family members of the deceased MLA, the practice is all set to be kept aside this time for the MLA had defected in his last days. Having won the seat in 2014, YSR Congress claims for it, while having the MLA in its bag, the TDP too is claiming. For these two reasons, the election is set to be a real battle field and the voters would have tough time to decide. The YSR Congress is strong once again with the Gangula family joining the party after the death of Bhuma Nagi Reddy and thus the party had gained its lost ground.

The ruling TDP is already feeling the heat with Silpa Mohan Reddy being firm on contesting the by-election. He lost the seat to Bhuma Nagi Reddy in the 2014 elections by a small margin of 3,604 votes. Earlier, he had won the seat on Congress ticket for two successive terms, 2004 and 2009. This time too he is mounting pressure on the TDP leadership to give the ticket to him as the seat belonged to him. Moreover the TDP had already compensated the Bhuma family by giving a Cabinet berth to Bhuma Akhila Priya. Mohan Reddy had even threatened to quit the TPD and contest either as Independent or join the YSR Congress. While YSR Congress has not made up its mind on fielding the Silpa family in case he defected, it is said that Silpa Mohan Reddy is firm on contesting the seat, which would give a tough time to the ruling TDP.

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Pawan Kalyan backtracks on Special Category Status protests

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Pawan Kalyan backtracks on Special Category Status protests

The less men think, the more they talk. Especially when one is sitting in a luxurious room this hot summer and whenever possible following politics is bound to access social media and tweet about it. Wise men speak because they have something to say and then we have Pawan Kalyan who speaks because he has to say something.

In fact, media critiqued the leaders of congress and YCP for raising SCS issue as there is no strategy and it is a “closed chapter” as per the ruling party. When the state was united to fight for the cause of SCS in January, Kalyan did not come forward to lead it but continued to tweet. Now that people seemed to have accepted it, he is seen congratulating YCP and TS Congress leaders for supporting.

Anyone who speaks for SCS will get Kalyan’s support. After the special category protest, in the press meet, he said that Jana Sena will soon start protesting for SCS. It is apparent that he is influenced by the ruling party, who seem to back track on their words. After the press meet in January, the Jana Sena chief took up various issues and side tracked this issue. Never again he spoke about protesting for SCS. If the actor is serious about it, he wouldn’t find reasons like in February groups exams, in March tenth exams, in April Eamcet exams etc. If protesting on twitter will get SCS, then the state would have got status in the republic day week itself.

Jana Sena chief said that the TDP MPs forgot the insults they faced during the state bifurcation. What about the students who were beaten up during January26? Isn’t it an insult to the youth who hoped that this would trigger agitation? The actor who takes tweet-holidays, is portraying himself like Chandrababu Naidu, who out of nowhere speaks about bifurcation just to remind people of the injustice meted out by Congress and keep them in sync with TDP. In fact, following Naidu’s guidance, even Kalyan ensures to remind people of the bifurcation.

He even questioned if the central government would ever divide Uttar Pradesh. I think the actor-turned-politician may want to find out how Uttarakhand was formed before tweeting. It was carved out from UP and was created by NDA led BJP under leadership of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It’s high time for Kalyan and all other leaders to stop talking and start taking action, to stop promising and start proving.

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`Defected’ YSRCP MLAs in restlessness!

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`Defected’ YSRCP MLAs in restlessness!

Almost all the 20 YSRCP MLAs, who have defected into ruling Telugu Desam Party seems to be in restless in Andhra Pradesh. During shifting their party loyalties though almost of them claimed they were joining TDP without any per-condition, only to support development agenda of chief minister Chandrababu Naidu, each one of them were assured specific `rewards’.

But even several months after, they are worrying not a single promise is being honored. Meanwhile, they are worrying with the issue of Congress MLAs defection into TRS in Telangana was referred to a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court. If the apex court decides to issue specific guidelines for assembly speakers with regard to examining `disqualification’ notices, Andhra Pradesh state assembly speaker will not be exempted.

Atleast four MLAs were promised ministerial berths. They include Jyothula Nehru, Bhuma Nagi Reddy, Sujay Krishna Rao. One among two minority MLAs Chand Basha (Kadiri) and Zaleel Khan (Vijayawada) were also assured ministerial berth. But since more than a year Chandrababu Naidu is dragging cabinet expansion with one or other plea.

According to informed sources governor ESL Narasimhan has conveyed his difficulty in administering their oath as similar issue from Telangana is pending before High Court. It may be recalled in Telangana TDP leaders complained against Governor for administering the oath of their party MLA Srinivas Yadav, who is now functioning as a minister, without resign as MLA. Governor reportedly stated that without High Court dispatches this case, it would be not proper on his part to administer oath by a similar `defected’ MLA in AP.

Most of the `defected’ MLAs are particularly said to be discontented as their presence is not felt by TDP circles. None of them were taken into any party committee, nor being invited for party conventions. In most of the constituencies, the police, revenue and other authorities are following directions from respective party incharges, rather than their instructions.

Few months back, sensing their discontent Nara Lokesh, party’s general secretary held a meeting with former YSRCP MLAs from Prakasam district. Most of their grievances are very simple, but seems to be sensitive too. They complained that local SI, CI, MRO, RDO etc are not caring them, but following only local TDP incharges. Party leadership also seems to be clueless in settling their grievances.

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Pawan Kalyan c/o Eluru , ….Jagan still lost in Hyderabad?

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Pawan Kalyan c/o Eluru , ….Jagan still lost in Hyderabad?

Jana Sena founder Pawan Kalyan’s decision to shift base to Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, has raised several eyebrows in the political circles. TDP chief and AP CM Chandrababu Naidu is the one who first shifted to Vijayawada even before State is set for division. Now, the Jana Sena leader is making Eluru his care of address c/o. The Congress party too set up an office in Seemandhra.

But the YSRCP, which is exuding confidence that it would come to power in AP in 2019 election, is however tightlipped over shifting its base to AP. The YSRCP seems to be fighting a lone battle in Hyderabad. Now, this has become a hot topic among the political circles.

While all the major parties – the TDP, the Congress, and the left parties are monitoring their political activities from Seemandhra region, the YSRCP, a principle opposition party in AP, is working from Hyderabad. For any crucial meeting with regard to the AP politics, the leaders have to come all the way to Lotus Pond in Hyderabad. Besides this, party chief Jagan have to start from Hyderabad to attend any protest programme in Andhra Pradesh.

In fact, the YSRCP has not ground left in Telangana. Chances of faring well in coming elections are also too less. At this juncture, there is no point in sticking to Hyderabad leaving a chance behind to the TDP to benefit is a foolish move, opined the party functionaries.

Pawan is giving a good fight to the YSRCP by connecting to the people with public meetings. From the farmers of the capital regions to the victims of Aqua park, Pawan is addressing the concerns of the people. If Jagan failed to notice, there is severe fear among the party cadre.

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AP Minister’s ingenious way to launder money

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AP Minister’s ingenious way to launder money

The Indian government has taken numerous preventive measures to curb money laundering. But, that doesn’t fully hold back some of our politicians and industrialists.In recent Panama Papers and Offshore leaks many industrialists names from Telugu states were listed for transactions from tax haven countries. Though not all are illegal,we know most of them operate in Tax havens to launder money. Now, after Indian government has enacted stringent measures, our politicians are discovering an innovative way to launder money.

A Telugu politician has found out an ingenious way to launder the money. In USA, most of IT consulting firms are owned by Telugu people, who crave access to powers that be in Telugu states. This astute minister, who is known for switching parties, used this leverage and started buying companies in association with a NRI producer.The team identifies mid size consulting companies and then either acquire them completely or buy a share.

Telugu360 has first hand information of some consulting firms, which were approached with an acquisition proposal.In this modus operand, where in money is channelized through benami, the minister and the producer pay minimum required amount to acquire the consulting company in dollars in USA (to avoid suspicion) and remaining is paid as cash in India.After acquiring the IT company based out of USA, post tax revenues will be transferred to India by setting up a sister company in India. Now, all this money will be clean money.

It is also reliably learnt that some popular names in Telugu diaspora in USA are brokering the deals between the IT company owners and politicians.

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‘Roja’s supension’ report submitted to Speaker Kodela

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‘Roja’s supension’ report submitted to Speaker Kodela

Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao on Saturday revealed that he had received the report from deputy speaker Mandali Budha Prasad committee, which studied the issue of suspension of YSR Congress MLA Roja for one year.

Talking to media, he said action will be taken as per the rules of the House. Speaker will put the action, the committee recommended, to the approval of the House in the budget session after the passage of the budget. Buddha Prasad committee had been appointed to study the circumstances that led to the suspension of YSR Congress MLA RK Roja for one year. The government moved the suspension motion following her objectionable and abusive language against ruling party woman MLA in Assembly in the previous session. The fact finding committee is said to have recommended the action against the MLA for her behavior which it felt certainly lowered the dignity of the House and brought dispute the legislature. Roja is said to have used objectionable language against chief minister Chandrababu Naidu as well.

The committee was set up following the suspension of Roja on December 22, 2015 when the house witnessed unprecedented pandemonium. But, YSR Congress maintained that opposition members resorted to obstructing the house when the treasury benched had provoked them. The party however, raised the leakage of uncensored clippings of live proceedings and sought action. The opposition party also challenged the speaker decision to suspend the member for one year stating that speaker had no authority to suspend any member beyond the current session.

Later speaker appointed the committee to examine the whole gamut of issues that led to the suspension .

The committee had it final meeting yesterday and submitted the report to the speaker today. The committee has beside Buddha Prasad, T Sravan Kumar (TDP), Vishnukumar Raju (BJP) and G Srinkanth Reddy as members. According to sources, the committee is said to have found strong ground for the action taken against Roja.

Many other names from Opposition party are also said to have come in for the scrutiny of the committee. While TDP and BJP members affixed their signature on the report, the YSR Congress member Srikanth Reddy has submitted a dissent note.

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what is Chandrababu Naidu up to: A view from Lotus Pond

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what is Chandrababu Naidu up to: A view from Lotus Pond

While Opposition leader Y S Jaganmohan Reddy is busy fire-fighting to save the party from being poached by chief minister Chandrababu Naidu,  sources to close to Lotus Pond admit that the party is in danger of losing many MLAs.

They admit that the Lotus Pond (the central office of YSRC is known by the place where it is located) is rocked by the high magnitude tremor created party’s influential MLA Bhuma Nagireddy’s alleged decision to join the ruling TDP.

Lure of cabinet berths and financial packages, they believe, will certainly work in the case of many MLAs from  the YSR Congress. For two reasons chief minister Naidu is implementing his mission to admit the YSRC MLAs in the Telugu Desam party, according to Lotus Pond sources.

  1. Naidu doesn’t want  Reddys become permanent vote bank of YSR Congress.  Reddys can flourish  in TDP as well.
  1. Naidu wants to ensure that YSRCP can’t win the Rajya Sabha ticket, which now it can easily win with its strength.

According to YSRCP leaders who is close to Lotus Pond , Naidu is planning to  appoint  some prominent  Reddys as cabinet ministers.  Now there are only two Reddys in the cabinet- Palle Raghunatha Reddy from Anantapur district and Goplakrishna Reddy from  Chittoor .  There is a feeling among the Reddys of Rayalaseema that Naidu is giving short shrift to Reddys  because  of the defeat of TDP in the Reddy belt. They are comparing themselves with Kapus, whose number is six in the cabinet.

Now, at least two more Reddys are expected to become ministers . Lotus Pond sources  believe that C Adinarayana Reddy (Jammalamadugu) and Bhuma Nagireddy ( Nandyala)  are offered cabinet berths. In case the grand design of Naidu falls through, Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy (Nellore) and  Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy from Ongole are like choices.

There is talk that a former Rajya Sabha member is also keen to leave the opposition party if cabinet berth is offered. Even  thought Jagan’s Saturday began with fire-fighting by holding a meeting with Bhuma Nagireddy,  these sources said, it is difficult to  stop these two leaders from joining TDP.  Bhuma Nagireddy comes from the Reddy belt of Kurnool district and by appointing him, Naidu can  extend his areas of influence in this area, while the BC belt of Kurnool-Adoni area is taken care of by  deputy chief minister KE Krishnamurthy. Naidu will go to any extent to win back Bhuma.

As for Rajya Sabha ticket,  the Lotus Pond sources suspect a deep conspiracy in promoting mass defection from  YSRC. Soon, elections have to be held for four Rajya Sabha vacancies arising out of the retirement of YS Chowdary, Nirmala Seetaraman, J D Selam and Jairam Ramesh. Given the strength of YSRC, it could comfortably win a seat. If the number falls below 45, chances of Jagan’s nominee going to Rajya Sabha will diminish.  Though it looks far fetched the Lotus Pond  sources harbor apprehension that  Naidu is targeting the Rajya Sabha elections also. To  achieve this, they say, Naidu is offering cabinet berths to prominent Reddys and financial packages to weaker sections.

Another factor that is at work, according to Lotus Pond sources, is that the CM is assuring the renomination for all YSRC MLAs in 2019 elections. Naidu  is confident of  getting the Assembly seats increased  by 2017 through a constitutional amendment.  Then there won’t be any problem for the new comers from local TDP leaders as they could be adjusted in the newly created constituencies.  ” All these attractive factors have the potential to convince many YSRCP MLAs given their weak financial background.

” Jaganmohan Reddy is trying his best to stop the migration. But, it will be difficult to resist the lure of the power and pelf- after all  they are the heart and soul in politics , not the loyalty,” the sources said.

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TDP Releases video footage to nail YSRCP

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TDP Releases video footage to nail YSRCP

Hyderabad: The Call Money Scandal seem not go off the radar of the political spectrum in Andhra Pradesh so soon. Despite the fact that the ruling party scored a few points against the YSRCP during the winter session of the state assembly, it is still trying hard to prove that the main opposition is at fault.

On Wednesday, the YSRCP issued a notice expressing no confidence against the State Assembly Speaker Kodela Siva Prasada Rao. In counter to this, the ruling TDP has released a fresh round of video footage of the incidents took place on December 18, in the State Assembly. This is to prove its point, and to spike the suspended YSRCP MLA R K Roja’s version that she was a victim of ruling party’s conspiracy.

Government Chief Whip Kalava Srinivasulu said that the party decided to release the video footage for the public, to know the facts of the incident, and to disprove the arguments advanced by the YSRCP. “The YSRCP is trying to mislead the people on the incident and its MLA R K Roja was suspended having no mistake on her part. We want to disprove this, and let people know the facts. Because, it is our responsibility to tell the people about what had happened and who did what on the day of the incident.

The video footage released to the media, shows that the YSRCP Deputy Floor Leader Jyothula Nehru, MLAs Kodali Nani, R K Roja and several others are seen using abusive language, which any viewer sure to make out that it is not the langauge expected from the MLAs in the assembly. The YSRCP members were seen standing in front of the Speaker’s podium and using the words like “Psycho”, “Kama CM” and many more of the same genre.

Taking exception to the release of the video footage, Roja argued that the video foot released to media are only selective parts of the entire footage taken during the live coverage of the session on the day of the incident. She demanded to give the entire footage to figure out who was at fault.

Revealing that she wanted to wage a legal battle for justice on her suspension, she said that she was straightaway suspended for one year, without referring to the ethics committee or privileges committee. And, this is against the rules of the procedure of the house in giving punishment to an erring members of the house, she pointed out.

The challenges and counter challenges, and release of the video footage has kept the heat of the political scene souring, and both the TDP and YSRCP continue to fight with each other with changes and counter changes.

Meanwhile, sources said that the Speaker had called for an all party meeting on Wednesday. Both the ruling TDP and its alliance partner BJP had attended the meeting, and the YSRCP has given it a miss. The speaker’s office gave the CDs containing the footage of the incident to both the TDP and BJP floor leaders.

Clarifying on this, the TDP sources said that it had applied to the Speaker seeking the copy of the video footage on December 21. The YSRCP too had made a similar request on December 22. And, the BJP too sought for the copy of the footage of the incident. It was following these requests, that Kodela called for an all party meeting to discuss the issue and to give the CDs contained the video footage of the incident took place in the State Assembly, on December 18.

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YSRCP demands probe into Call Money racket

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YSRCP demands probe into Call Money racket

Demanding a high level inquiry into the call money racket that came to light in Vijayawada, YSR Congress said that the racket had the backing of ruling Party leaders. ‘Vijayawada city, which was adopted by Chief Minister as his seat of governance has turned into a crime capital with the Call Money racket spreading its net over gullible women and pushing them into sex racket,’ party spokesperson Vasireddy Padma said on Saturday.

‘Women, housewives and students, have become victims of this racket which lends money for their dire needs and later exploit them and this racket has the backing of the ruling party and efforts are on to pull out the TDP cadre involved in it. We demand that a high level inquiry is ordered into the incident as there are indications that the Government is trying to distance TDP cadre from the racket,’ she said.

The exploitation has being going unabated as the Chief Minister had given enough signals to the officials to keep away from the party cadre. The incident of Chintamaneni Prabhakar being let off had given more muscle to the racketeers, she said.

Meanwhile, PAC member Samineni Uday Banu has said, that the racketeers has the backing of MLAs and MLCs besides local cadre of TDP. They are involved in setting up arches and banners whenever Chief Minister or other dignitaries visit the area and the call money operators have been harassing and pushing women and students into flesh trade.

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YSRCP to raise the Special Status issue in Lok Sabha

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YSRCP to raise the Special Status issue in Lok Sabha

YSRCP to raise special status in ensuing winter session of parliament to mount pressure on the Centre and decides to stall house proceedings in Lok Sabha to highlight the issue.

Hyderabad: After taking the ruling TDP for not doing enough to get special status to Andhra Pradesh, now, the YSR Congress Party has decided to take it to the floor of the ensuing winter session of parliament.

A meeting held with party’s members of parliament, YSRCP President Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Sunday, the party had decided its strategy to stall parliament’s winter session commencing from Tuesday.

Disclosing this, YSRCP’s parliamentary party leader M Rajamohan Reddy said while talking to media persons that the party has decided to raise the issue in Lok Sabha in the ensuing winter session.

He said that at the time of division of the State, the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured on confirming the Special Status to the residual state of Andhra Pradesh. But, nothing has been done so far. So, we wanted it to be the main on the agenda of our party in the session. If needed the party is all in favour of stalling the proceedings of the house, to mount pressure on the Centre to immediately take up the issue of confirming Special Status to the State, as promised at the time of passing the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act.
If the Centre fails to respond, then we will take up the issue in every other available forum to highlight the issues and to mount pressure on the Centre on the issue, he added.

Adding further on the issue, he said that then government at the Centre had made the promise to compensate the loss caused due to loosing the Hyderabad. And, nothing other than fulfilling according the Special Status to Andhra Pradesh would fulfil the loss caused to people of the State. The decision has been taken as Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has been dilly-dallying on this issue, and time and again, talking about special package and, creating confusion, Reddy said.

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YSRCP protests blindfolded against Modi

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YSR Congress Party initiated a blindfolded protest rally in Nellore rural, protesting against the Prime Minister Modi giving just a fistful of soil while ignoring the state’s demand for Special Category Status. Led by Party MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy, the Party workers walked the roads from KVR Petrol Pump to Bejawada Gopal Reddy statue.

Leaders Tati Venkateswar Rao, L Parameswar Reddy, Bobbal Srinivasa Rao alleged that the Prime Minister Modi and the Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu cheated the people of the state.

” They both extensively toured Andhra Pradesh in the campaign for 2014 election. They both vied with each other in demanding the special category status to Andhra Pradesh as it was necessary to rebuild the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh. Modi, while demanding Special Category Status from UPA Government, assured that the BJP, which he said was coming to power, would grant the special status. Where have the assurances gone?” the YSRC leaders asked.

They said the PM’s speech at Amaravati was empty and disappointed the people. YSRC was critical of TDP’s attitude towards PM. ”Naidu was too scared of Modi and BJP’s majority in the parliament. He is not in a position to demand anything from the Center,” they said.

They demanded that the Chandrababu Naidu resign, as they believe his inability to standup to Modi’s government can cause more harm than any harm caused in the past.

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YSRCP still hopeful of PM audience

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YSRCP still hopeful of PM audience

YSR Congress is confident of getting an appointment from the Prime Minister Narender Modi during his visit to the state tomorrow. The party has written a letter on October 14 seeking an appointment with the Prime Minister on October 22 when he visits the State and it has yet to receive a word.

“We mentioned in the letter that all the Party MPs, MLAs and MLCs will represent the special status issue and sought time which is convenient to him. Even otherwise, we request the Prime Minister to make a categorical statement on the special status during his visit and the chief minister should broach the subject in his presence and see to it to get a positive reply,” he said party senior leader YV Subba Reddy.

The party is ready to meet the PM either in Gannavaram or Tirupati Airport when the PM arrives here to inaugurate the International Airport. The party wants to lodge many complaints against the ongoing capital project and real estate business associate with it and how fertile lands have been acquired against the will of the farmers besides urging for special category status.

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Nara Lokesh critcises Jaganmohan

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Nara Lokesh critcises Jaganmohan

Knowing from the media that he will be invited to foundation laying ceremony for the capital on October 22, the main opposition party in Andhra Pradesh YSRCP chief Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday evening released an open letter stating that he will not be attending the event as he does not want to be a part of any scams. He also alleged that the state government is developing the real estate business and not the capital city.

Reacting on Jagan’s comment, Nara Lokesh who is the TDP general secretary at both AP and Telangana came hard on Jagan. He stated that Jagan is not able to come to his senses that the dream of AP people is coming true.

He also asked the YSRCP’s leader to donate his 1 lakh cr for Amaravati.

Criticising Jagan, Lokesh tweeted, “Unfortunate Jagan declined to be part of building Amravathi. Hope it comes to his senses that it’s a dream come true for 5cr Andhrites. If he changes his mind, can be part by donating his 1L Cr @ http://www.amaravati.gov.in first, before making baseless comments on @ncbn.”

We have to wait and see how YSRCP will counter these comments from the son of Chandrababu Naidu.

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All-religion prayer in support of Jagan’s fast

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All-religion prayer in support of Jagan’s fast

All-religion prayer has been conducted in Nellore in support of indefinite fast of YS Jaganmohan Reddy, YSR Congress president and opposition leader in Andhra Pradesh Wednesday morning. Led by Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy, YSR Congress supporters and party workers went around Rajeswari Ammavaru Gudi, Barasaheb Darga, Salvation Church to conduct prayers. They sought blessings of gods and goddesses to the Jaganmohan Reddy’s fight for the just cause of getting special status to the state of Andhra Pradesh.

” The special status for Andhra Pradesh is not our party’s demand. It is assured by the UPA government responding to the demand from the then opposition BJP. This means there was a consensus on according special status to Andhra Pradesh in the parliament. Two important leaders of BJP, now ministers in Modi’s cabinet, M Venkaiah Naidu and Arun Jaitley were witness to the debate and responsible for the special status arrurance. Now, they both are backing out on the demand for which they had expressed commitment from the floor of parliament, the temple of democracy. It is unjust,” Sridhar Reddy told telugu360.com from Nellore this morning. ” Hundreds of YSR party workers and people belonging all religions lodged a complaint with Gods about the injustice being done to the state. As the special status was the only option, our prayers will definitely be answered by Gods,” he said.

City YSR Congress president Tati Venkateswar Rao, corporator L Parameswar Reddy, L Srinivas Yadav, senior leader Gundala Madhusudan Reddy, senior leaders Dr Sattar, Kamal Raj etc participated in the program.

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Jagan planning to foment trouble in state : Lokesh

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Jagan planning to foment trouble in state : Lokesh

While YSR CP president Jaganmohan Reddy is about to sit on fast in Guntur today , TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh accused Jagan of attempting to foment unrest in the state and TDP would not allow it to happen. In the first strong political reaction after being elevated to the stop slot in the party, Lokesh said Jagan was inciting certain sections of the society in the state and his indefinite fast was part of the conspiracy.

Jagan is sitting on fast in Guntur’s Nallapdu road to put pressure on the state and centre to accord special status to Andhra Pradesh. To participate in the fast, Jagan left by car from Hyderabad. Before reaching the venue he would visit the Kanaka Durga temple in Vijayawada to seek blessings for Goddess.

Already, thousands of supporters of YSRC are pouring into Guntur to witness the inauguration of Jagan’s fast.

Lokesh now reacted on the fast defending his father solo performance even at the age of 65 years. “We have information that the YSRC leader is inciting youth and students to damage the public property by sending messages through Whats App. If there is any such eventuality, the TDP will fight it out and put pressure on the government to prosecute Jaganmohan Reddy by including him as accused no. 1,” Lokesh said. Termed Jagan as ‘Dongabbai’ Lokesh said YSRC leader was attempting to obstruct the development of the state.

“Starting from the capital city, Jagan is continuously raising objection to every developmental program the TDP government initiated . He had incited people at Pattiseema project, Machilipatnam port and Bhogapuram airport to oppose the land acquision. If it is not stalling development, then what is it?” Lokesh asked. When he needed 33 acres of land in Bangalore for palace, how could Jagan oppose the farmers offering 33,000 acres to construction of new capital city, which is going to serve the entire state for ages, he said.

Lokesh asked Jagan and other YSR followers to return the lands taken by them during the regime of YS Rajasekhara Reddy. “Without creating a single job, Rajasekhara Reddy’s government grabbed 5.75 lakh acres of land from farmers . Where is the this land?.”

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TDP to do YSRC in Telangana

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TDP to do YSRC in Telangana

Strange are the ways of the politicians in Telugu states. Once Telanana’s arch rival YSRC president Jagan is now a friend of KCR family. TDP once an ally of TRS, is its enemy number 1. Once believed to merge, TRS and Congress are now competing to liquidate each other in politics. Another strange twist is happening in Telangana now . The TDP, is going to hit the road in the new state like Jagan, who is on unending yatra in Andhra Pradesh against farmers’ suicides. In Andhra the YSRC president alleges the suicides in the state have been the result of incomplete loan waiver as the loan installments have only added up to woes of the farmers forcing them to take extreme step of ending their life.

In Telangana, the TDP has taken up same cause and with the same logic. The party is demanding an one-time settlement of debt under loan waiver scheme. The party has set a deadline to TRS government to announce one-time settlement by October 9 or face state wide bandh on October 10. Only difference is in Andhra Pradesh Jagan, true to his dominant nature, is fighting alone, in Telangana the TDP is making common cause with Congress, CPI, CPM, BJP and many other left parties.

The Telangana Telugu Desam Party announced that it was planning a bus yatra in protest against the “anti farmer” policies of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s TRS government. The bus yatras will be organized in association with BJP, it ally. T-TDP president L Ramana and Polit Bureau member R Chandrasekhar Reddy launched their bus yatra today. They expressed concern that the agriculture sector is in crisis and the entire Opposition had been mounting pressure on the government to stop the chain of suicides in the State. They also demanded remunerative prices to farmers. They demanded that the government implement one- time waiver of loans for farmers as assured and moratorium on the loans obtained from the private money lenders to provide relief to farmers which were dire financial stress which was forcing them to commit suicide. on Tuesday, both TDP and BJP started protest fast on the same issue in Gajwel, the constituency of chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.

“Suspending the entire opposition from Assembly is undemocratic step and shows the dictatorial attitude of chief minister KCR. The manner in which Chandrasekhar Rao is harping on Krishna pushkarams due only next year exposes how serious the government is tackling the crisis faced by farmers,” Ramana said.

They said about 1,535 farmers committed suicide in different parts of the State during the 15-month TRS government rule.

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