Month: May 2012

(Siasat News) Mr. Mohammed Pahelwan who was implicated in Chandrayangutta, Barkas attack case went to Nampally Criminal Court and surrendered. He was accompanied by his family members and a large number of his followers. He had received written orders yesterday from the court after his bail was cancelled to surrender to court. He presented himself at the court of III Addl. Metropolitan Magistrate. The magistrate gave him in judicial custody for 14 days. It may be recalled that justice K.C. Bhanu of A.P.

(Siasat News) Free coaching programme of written test for the candidates who have passed the physical fitness test for recruitment as police constable was inaugurated by Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor Siasat at Abid Ali Khan Eye hospital at Darulshifa.

Addressing the inaugural function, Mr. Zahid Ali Khan said that the candidates should try to get good marks in the written tests. He told that their aspirations are high and they got encouragement due to their success in the physical fitness tests. He also told that their family members have high hopes and expectations with them.

CPI-M State secretary B V Raghavulu has demanded that the State government itself operate liquor shops and sand quarries in the State.

Speaking to media persons here on Tuesday, Raghavulu lashed out at the State government for neglecting six lakh contract employees, who were getting minimum wages in the State. He said that his party was always in the forefront in fighting for labour rights.

Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretary Dr K. Narayana has charged the Congress with suspending its Telangana MPs for cheating the people in the upcoming by-election in the State.

May Day was observed in a solemn manner in the TDP office at the NTR Trust Bhavan on Tuesday. Former minister E Peddi Reddy garlanded statue of N T Rama Rao, founder of the party on the occasion. E Lakshmi Narayana presided over the meeting in which party senior leader Bejjala Gopala Krishna Reddy, newly elected Rajya Sabha member C M Ramesh, Potlu Nageswara Rao and others greeted the working class.

Ever since Chandrababu Naidu gave a call to all those who left the party to come back, more people are leaving the party than those who already left are returning. In yet another shock to the beleaguered TDP chief, senior Kapu leader and former Union minister Ummareddy Venkateswarlu has alleged that Kapus were being dealt a raw deal in the TDP.

Alleging that the YSR Congress chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was involved in all the crimes perpetrated by Bhanu Kiran, the alleged killer of Maddelacheruvu Suri, the TDP has demanded that the case be handed over to the CBI for further investigation.

Government Whip Toorpu Jayaprakash Reddy alias Jagga Reddy today strongly criticized Telangana Political JAC chairman Prof. Kodandaram and his party MP Ponnam Prabhakar for attacking Rajya Sabha member Renuka Choudary.

Talking to the media here on Tuesday, Jagga Reddy questioned Prof. Kondandaram what authority he had to decide who was from Telangana and who was not. He also criticized his own party MP from Karimnagar Ponnam Prabhakar for challenging Renuka to contest from Parakala constituency of Warangal district, in the ensuing by-elections.

While the Congress high priests in New Delhi were racking their brains over selection of candidates for fielding in the June 12 by-elections in the State, party’s woman leader Vijaya Rao launched dharna on the premises of Gandhi Bhavan opposing the candidature of Sumana in the Payakaraopeta in Visakhapatnam district.

Auditor Vijaya Sai Reddy, who came out of jail on Monday evening following bail sanctioned to him by the CBI second special court judge Naga Maruti Sarma, has expressed his desire to enter active politics.
Talking to the media, Reddy said that he would announce his final course of action after discussing the matter with the YSR Congress chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. He also made it clear that his intimacy with the YSR family would continue. He said that he would remain loyal to the family as long as he was alive.

Congress MPs of the Telangana region on Tuesday participated in a meet-the-press program organized by the Telangana Journalists Forum here.

Speaking on the occasion, Manda Jagannatham alleged that the BJP, despite posing to be a champion of the ‘T’ cause, had no commitment towards the statehood issue. He pointed out that BJP members in the Lok Sabha were the first to insist on their suspension when they raised the ‘T’ issue and blocked the proceedings.