The Homecoming of Jagan Camp MLAs

According to reliable sources, it is said that some YS Jagan Mohan Reddy loyalist MLAs are planning a 'homecoming' to their parent party, the Congress. Sources say, the CBI case against Jagan in the Obulapuram mining case and the investigations into his illegal assets have rattled his party, the YSR Congress. The 26 MLAs, since their resignations have not been accepted yet, they still continue to be Congress MLAs technically. They can always withdraw their resignations and come back to the Party.

According to informed sources, seven MLAs loyal to Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy met here on Monday and discussed the proposal of rejoining into Congress party.
After a meeting which lasted around two hours, the MLAs are believed to have decided to rejoin the Congress party. Government Whip Kondru Murali said that  few MLAs, who had resigned from the Congress and their Assembly membership, have "sent" a word to the Pradesh Congress Committee about their intention to rejoin the party. However, Mr Murali said there is no information on the exact number and the names of MLAs. "Not only the MLAs who have aligned with Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy, but two more MLAs who had switched sides to the TRS recently, Mr Jupally Krishna Rao and Mr Tadikonda Rajaiah, also wish to come back to the Congress," he added.

It is said, the MLAs feel they are being ignored in their constituencies and the ministers have been moving around launching developmental programs. They also feel they would face a threat to their political existence if the PCC appoints in-charges in their constituencies. However, according to some other sources, the Jagan loyalist MLAs will part ways with YSR Congress only if he is arrested. And many of them are of the view that such a situation is unlikely to happen at this juncture. PCC President Botsa Satyanarayana, who was in regular contact with the MLAs, is said to have spoken to them and assured them they will be treated well in the party.

Modi Is Not Our PM: Owaisi

MIM is a recognized state political party based in the Indian state of Telangana, with its head office in the old city of Hyderabad, which has its roots in the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen founded in 1927. Unlike most of the regional and national level parties, MIM party leaders ‘fight’ only for the well-being of Muslims, whereas no other party has such communal feelings. In their each and every speech, MIM leaders speak only about Muslims. If these leaders are here to fight for Muslims, then why there are no development works are happening in old city area for decades. Akbaruddin Owaisi faced criticism for making hate remarks on Narendra Modi and Hindus. Recently, his elder brother Asaduddin Owaisi made some notorious annotations. In a one-on-one debate between BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra and Asaduddin Owaisi on the topic of demonetization in a popular Hindi channel, the former left no stone unturned in exposing the latter’s communal designs. Owaisi claimed how most of the Muslim community still remains unbanked and that demonetization has caused severe inconvenience to Muslims. He even went on to say that ATM’s in Muslim-dominated areas weren’t fed enough money. He indirectly alleged that the Modi government hadn’t done anything for Muslims. Even after being pressurized Owaisi didn’t call Narendra Modi as his Prime Minister. He went on said, “Your Prime Minister…” On the other hand, Sambit spoke wisely and called Owaisi a leader of small stature because he talked only of Muslims. He said that no area was Muslim or Hindu and that all areas belonged to India. Owaisi was constantly quoting an RBI report, to which Sambit challenged him to show where the RBI had used the word ‘Muslim’. Sambit even said that if a Muslim leader speaks of Muslims it’s not an issue, but the moment a VHP leader speaks of Hindus people go crazy accusing them of imposing the Hindutva ideology. The most amazing of his counters was to Owaisi’s claims of Muslims not having been brought into the banking system. Sambit said that when banks or ATMs are to be opened in Muslim areas leaders like Owaisi shout that banking is un-Islamic and that Muslims should refrain from it! This video of debate between Sambit Patra and Asaduddin Owaisi is going viral in social media.