After getting Supreme Court’s nod, the State Government is gearing up to conduct the local body elections at the earliest. However, this time the elections may be conducted on party lines.
Talking to reporters here, Labour Minister Danam Nagender said that the proposal to conduct the local bodies elections was being studied and a decision would be taken soon after consulting the experts.
Senior TRS leader and Siddipet MLA T. Harish Rao has said his party would take out a Bus Yatra with 20 legislators to Mahbubnagar to make Wednesday’s “Sadak Bandh” a total success.
Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, Harish Rao warned that the Chief Minister would be held responsible for the consequences if his government filed cases against the agitators on account of the Bandh. He also made it clear that it would be the collective responsibility of the Telangana ministers to ensure that no cases are registered against the agitators.
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member V Hanumanth Rao has demanded that the State Government take back the lands allotted to former chief minister late Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s son-in-law Christian preacher Bro. Anil Kumar at Manikonda and restore them to the land owners.
On Tuesday, Hanumantha Rao, along with the alleged victims of Bro. Anil Kumar lodged a complaint with the Ranga Reddy district deputy collector urging him to order an inquiry into the land issue.
Security arrangements have been tightened for Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s visit here tomorrow.
Gandhi, who arrived in the state today and met party workers from western Odisha at Sambalpur, is scheduled to come here on Tuesday morning.
“He will speak with the panchayat, block and district level functionaries of the party here in morning and afternoon.
–Agencies
BJP state president G. Kishan Reddy, demanded government to immediately release notification to conduct local body elections, basing on the interim-orders issued by supreme court. He also demanded YSRCP leaders Sharmila and Anil to prove their sincerity with regard to allegations made by his party’s spokesperson NVVS Prabhakar.
Speaking to the media persons at the state secretariat on Monday, he recalled that court has given a verdict in his party’s favor when it has filed case three times earlier, opposing religious reservations granted to Muslims.
The Chief Minister Mr. N Kiran Kumar Reddy will arrive at Kagaznagar, Adilabad District at 10 am on February 19, by helicopter from Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad and reach Andevelly village. He will visit the affected/deceased families and interact with them.
Yesterday’s unexpected torrential rain in Guntur district claimed the lives of three farmers, official sources said. N Anjeneyulu (40) and G Edu Kondalu (40) were struck by lightening when they were in the field, covering the harvested chili crop with tarpaulin. At Mulakaluru village, J Govindh (45) died after being struck by lightning as he was returning home after collecting harvested cotton. Cotton and chili crops in the district have been damaged due to the unseasonal rain, officials said. PTI
Telangana TDP convener Errabelli Dayakar Rao has lashed out at TRS Chief K Chandrasekhara Rao saying that the latter lacked interest in formation of Telangana State.
Speaking to the media here on Sunday, Errabelli said the Congress abandoned its word on Telangana. He advised all political parties to fight unitedly to achieve separate Telangana keeping their flags aside. Alleging that KCR wanted 100 Assembly seats to achieve separate State, Errabelli said the former would sell his party to the Congress after winning 100 seats.
Will APCC President Botcha Satyanarayana, who is also the Minister for Transport in the Kiran Kumar Reddy cabinet, lose his ministerial berth in tune with Rahul Gandhi’s “one man, one post” policy ?.
Soon after taking over the reins as second-in-command of the Congress Party by becoming its Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi had made amply clear that he was against one leader holding more than one post either in the organization or in the government. Though this policy of one man-one post was in vogue in the past, it was given a go by later.
Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission (APSHRC) today issued notices to the East Godavari Collector and Superintendent of Police in connection with a clash between villagers and police over a proposed power plant in the coastal district. Acting on a petition filed by some villagers, the APSHRC ordered issuance of notices and directed them to file a report before it by April 4. Over 100 people were injured when villagers, opposing a proposed power plant in Bikkavolu, clashed with police during a public hearing near Kakinada on February 6.
TRS Chief K Chandrashekar Rao has inaugurated the shooting of a film called ‘Udyamam’ here on Wednesday. The film was being made based on the Telangana movement. Participating as a chief guest, KCR has clapped the film and inaugurated the shooting of the film.
Speaking on this occasion, KCR hoped that the ‘Udyamam’ film will work as a catalyst to the Telangana movement. He said that the film will tell to the Telangana protagonists as to what they have to do in the movement. He said that the film will send a good message to the Telangana people and to the Telangana movement.
Telugu Desam Party President N Chandrababu Naidu today launched a scathing attack on ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh and its breakaway leader Y S Jaganmohan Reddy as he covered a record 2,000-km under his ongoing foot march which he launched last year.
The former Chief Minister walked past the 2,000-km milestone here this evening under his `Vastunna Meekosam’ (I
am coming to you) foot march programme.
Naidu, who embarked on the walkathon on October 2, 2012 from Anantapur district to connect with the masses, has
set a record of sorts in padyatra in AP’s political history.
A civil court judge has filed a criminal complaint against a clerk for allegedly tampering with the court records, police said today.
“Principal junior civil judge Ramakrishna filed the complaint against junior bench assistant Ramanayya for allegedly forging his signatures on some court orders”, said an officer attached to Rayachoty town station.
According to the complaint, Ramanayya, who was transferred in November last, forged the judge’s signatures in as many as 23 cases.
Continuing his advocacy for an integrated State, Congress MP Lagadapati Rajagopal said that many people in Telangana too want an integrated state.
Rajagopal was on the North coastal Andhra tour to raise public opinion on Samaikhyanadhra. He began the Bus yatra from the airport and will tour the region to spread the message of an integrated state. People underwent huge losses due to frequent agitations in Telangana, he said.
Rajgopal has been the vocal face of Congress seeks an integrated state and the known detractor of TRS.
TRS floor leader in the Assembly Etela Rajendar here on Tuesday alleged that the Congress has been cheating the people of the Telangana region from the beginning on formation of separate Telangana State.
Speaking to mediapersons here, Rajendar said Telangana State would come into being only after the Congress was buried in the region. He also warned the Telangana critics of dire consequences if they made rash remarks.
–Agencies
The minor irrigation minister T.G. Venkatesh has demanded the government to grant a special package for Rayalaseema, irrespective of the state bifurcation issue. He threatened that agitations would also take place in Seema-Andhra, if the centre declares T-state.
Speaking to the media at Tadipatri on Monday, Venkatesh stated that the centre would take a suitable decision on Telangana after taking the opinions of the people of all the regions.
The Chief Minister also announced at the meeting that one All-women police station would be opened in every district and with 2 to 4 all women police stations in Hyderabad and one or two each in urban areas like Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Kurnool, Guntur, Waranagal, Tirupati etc.
Party office of Welfare Party of India was inaugurated in Kurnool. Addressing the gathering on the occasion state president Mr. Malik Motasim Khan told that if the goals for which the building is build are not fulfilled then the building will be called as tomb house.
TRS minority leader Mr. Mohammed Nawab Khan told that TRS is going to organize ‘Telangana dhoom dhaam’ programme on Tuesday, February 12, at Krishnapur village in which artist Balkishan and his team will present various cultural programmes.
On the occasion incharge Jagruti Telangana Mrs. K Kavita, Siddipet MLA Mr. T Harish Rao, former MLA Mrs. Padma Devendra Reddy, president TRS Medak district Mr. R Satya Narayana, TRS incharge MLA Narayankhed and Mr. M Bhopal Reddy will attend as chief guests.
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TDP leader Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu has said that the YSR congress leader Sharmila appears to be craving that others should touch her feet.
Talking to the media here on Sunday, he said she was displaying Kadapa goondaism through her words and advised her to change her style.
BJP national leader M. Venkaiah Naidu has said he sees indications on early elections in the country. The people were looking at the BJP-led coalition as the best alternative to the ruling dispensation.
Speaking to the media here on Sunday, Naidu said unemployment was increasing due to UPA’s encouragement to FDI in the country. He alleged that the UPA government was incompetent and because of its anti-people measures, price rise and insecurity, the people were anxiously waiting to oust the Congress from power.
East Godavari District Collector and special officer of Kakinada city municipal corporation Neethu Kumary today suspended Sanitary Inspector and Maistry of seventh circle faulting them for the deteriorating sanitation in the area.
She also asked the commissioner to stop one day wages to the Sanitary Inspector Bhimachander and Maistry Neelapu Venkata Lakshmi of the area concerned for dereliction of duty.
Government Chief Whip Gandra Venkata Ramana Reddy on Thursday ridiculed the opposition parties for introducing adjournment motions in the Assembly on the Central government issues.
Talking to media persons at the Congress Legislature Party office, Venkataramana Reddy accused the opposition parties of intentionally moving adjournment motions to divert the attention of House from the public issues. He alleged that opposition parties were not cooperating with Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar and forcing him to adjourn House on flimsy reasons.
Revenue Minister Dr N Raghuveera Reddy on Thursday stated that there was no proposal with the State Government to provide rehabilitation to the people of coastal areas. However, he said two Saline Embankments in Krishna districts have been proposed to be taken up under National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP).
Government Whip Toorpu Jayaprakash Reddy appealed to Telangana Political Joint Action Committee Chairman Prof M Kodandaram to postpone the ‘Telangana March’ scheduled to be held on September 30 as Ganesh immersion and International Conference on Biodiversity falls on September 29 and October 1 respectively.