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Central Tourism Ministry For Chiranjeevi?

Amidst speculations that he will be made Central Minister for Tourism, a jubilant Mr. Chiranjeevi left for Delhi today on an invitation from Tourism Department. It is well known that after Chiranjeevi rescued the Kiran Kumar government from TDP tabled no confidence motion in the state Assembly, it became certain that he along with RLD chief Ajit Singh will be accommodated in the Central Cabinet.   While Ajit Singh has been made the Civil Aviation Minister last week, for some unknown reasons reasons Chiranjeevi missed the bus. Since then, deliberations were going on at state and central levels in Congress about suitably accommodating Chiranjeevi and his group of MLAs. Now Chiranjeevi all of sudden received invitation from the Tourism department. Naturally this has set the guessing going that he will be made a central minister this time for sure. Observers say that going by the celebrity status of Chiranjeevi, the Congress high command may choose him to head the tourism ministry. Shall have to wait till evening to know how events take shape.     Video Source: snehatv.com        

TDP Finding Difficulty in Selecting Candidates For Bypolls

The Telugu Desam Party has started its exercise in selecting prospective candidates for the upcoming bypolls in the state. Though it could easily identify party contestants two constituencies, the party is facing difficulty in deciding candidates for several other constituencies. The TDP is facing problems in mainly Nagar Kurnool in Mahboobnagar, Narasapuram in West Godawari, Ramachandrapuram in East Godawari, Prathipadu in Guntur and Kamareddy in Nizamabad districts. The party chief Chandrababu Naidu is concentrating mainly on this issue currently.      

Farmers Remember Cycle Only, Not Chandrababu

Telugu Desam Party supremo Chandrababu Naidu, who is currently on his 'Rythu Porubata Yatra' in Nizamabad district, has experienced a funny situation. While the TDP leader was passing through a village in Nizamabad district, he saw a 'toddy-tapper' on roadside and decided to talk to him. He asked the tapper how's the life and whether the present government is helping him in eeking out his livelyhood. The toddy-tapper lamented that the government isn't doing anything for their betterment. He said "When Chnadrababu Naidu was the chief minister, at least gave us bicycles, but this government isn't caring us at all." When local leaders accompanying Naidu told the tapper that the person he is talking to is the same Chandrababu Naidu. The tapper was pleasantly surprised and said that he couldn't reconise the former chief minister because of the turban on the head. Chandrababu Naidu and people accompanying him had a hearty laugh and resumed their padayatra.      

Rythu Porubata : Slipper Hurled at Naidu

The former chief minister faced the ire of Telangana protagonists during his Rythu Porubata programme in Nizamabad district when Telangana activist Chinna Reddy of Argul village hurled a slipper at him during a public meeting at Jakranpally mandal headquarters on Thursday night. The missile, however, did not hit Mr Naidu and fell on the dais. Following this, TD leaders and workers present thrashed the Telangana activist before the police stepped in and took custody of the protester. Reacting to the attack, Mr Naidu later said that he was not against a separate statehood for Telangana. “We already clarified our stance on Telangana during the Mahanadu,” he said. He added that the Congress must end the political uncertainty in AP.  

Chandhra Babu Rythu Porubata in Nizamabad

On Thursday, Chandhra Babu Naidu's Rythu Porubata Yatra entered Nizamabad district at Sone bridge and went through Bussapur of Balkonda, Mamidipalli, Govindpet, Devunipalli of Jakranpalli and Jakranpalli headquarters where a public rally was held in the night. Naidu interacted with farmers of Nizamabad rural constituency and enquired about their problems. Earlier at a meeting in Govindpet village Naidu blamed the government for looting Rs 1,500 crore per year in the name of free power. He said the TDP government had not provided free power with a view to improving the quality of supply.  

Chandra Babu Speech In Rythu Poru Baata

Rythu Poru Baata Adilabad: Chandra Babu Naidu on Wednesday toured Utnoor and surrounding villages as part of his 'Rythu Poru Baata', a programme aimed at studying the problems being faced by farmers because of the prevailing drought in the state.Though the Telangana protagonists threatened to block his tour, it went off smoothly barring a minor incident wherein one miscreant hurled an egg at one of Naidu's convoy vehicles. At Yenda village, police dispersed an unruly group of Telangana supporters. The Leader of Opposition asserted that he was never against Telangana. "I have always been clear on the issue, the TDP is not against Telangana. However, it is for the Congress to take a decision on the statehood issue since it is the party in power. But it has failed to act so far." The recent no-confidence motion in the Assembly (which was defeated) was a "slap on the face" of Kiran Kumar Reddy Government, the former Chief Minister maintained. "This Government is anti-farmer and has done nothing for the welfare of farmers. It washed its hands off after merely declaring drought in 876 mandals (tehsils) and took no further steps to rescue the distressed farmers."                                                                  Video Source Sneha TV

Speaker Protecting Congress Govt in State: Nagam

Former T-TDP Forum Convenor and Telangana Nagaara founder Dr. Nagam Janardhan Reddy on Wednesday alleged that the Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar is protecting the Congress government in the state from falling in to minority. Speaking to the media, Nagam said that the Kiran Kumar government is sure to fall, if by-elections are conducted in all the 24 constituencies. Speaker should not delay the disqualification of 16 MLAs sought by the Congress by going through the lengthy process of serving notices and then giving them time to explain. "The Speaker has the responsibility of safeguarding the sanctity of the House. He should immediately disqualify the 16 MLAs and pave way for the by-elections," Nagam demanded.       Video Source:snehatv.com    

TJAC Fails to Block Rythu Poru Bata

Chandrababu Rythu Poru Bata: Amidst Telangana joint action Committee (TJAC) announcement that it will block TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu's Rythu Poru Bata in Adilabad, the TD chief has resumed his Rythu Poru Bata from Adilabad today. He received a grand welcome for his party leaders and workers at Sona in Nirmal mandal. Adilabad MP Ramesh Rathod, TDP district president Gone Hanumantha Rao and others welcomed Chandrababu. After his pada yatra, Chandrababu will address a public meeting at Utnuru in the evening.                                                                        Source TV9

TRS Gearing up For Bypolls in Telangana

With the bypolls for seven assembly constitutions in Telangana region seeming inevitable, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi is gearing up for the occasion. TRS is mainly banking on the T-sentiment and hopes to win all the 7 seats in the region. TRS has already announced that it would nominate former MLAs who joined from the other parties as official candidates for the by-elections in their respective constituencies. TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday appointed four former MLAs as the in-charge of constituencies that they represented earlier. While Jogu Ramana was made incharge of Adilabad assembly seat, Gampa Goverdhan will be incharge for Kamareddy, Jupally Krishna Rao for Kollapur and T Rajaiah for Station Ghanpur constituency. These MLAs have recently resigned from the TDP and Congress to join the TRS. They have also resigned from the assembly membership which necessitated by-polls in these constituencies. Though it was a cakewalk for the party in case of Pocharam Srinivas Reddy's by-election from Banswada earlier. But this time, the T-sentiment seems to be on the wane in some areas of the region and TRS may have to adopt some other strategy to get through.     Video Source: snehatv.com  

TJAC to Block TDP Rythu Porubata In Telangana

With an eye on the upcoming  bypolls 7 consituantions in the telangana region, Telangana joint action Committee (TJAC) is planning to block Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu’s Rythu Porubata padayatra in the region on December 14 and 15. The TJAC leaders on Tuesday called upon the people, particularly the farming community, to boycott the Rythu Porubata programme or Mr Chandrababu Naidu. TJAC district convener I. Gopal Sharma, TNGOs employees’ union president Gaini Gangaram and TRS senior leader A.S. Poshetty warned that they would prevent the tour of TD chief in Nizamabad district on December 15. Speaking to newsmen in Nizamabad on Tuesday, the TJAC leaders said that there Telugu Desam president has no moral right to tour in Telangana region as he is the main hurdle for the carving out of separate state. It is known fact that Mr Naidu was anti-Telangana and anti-farmer leader, they said. Telangana protagonists are firm to prevent the tour of former chief minister in Nizamabad district, they added. The TJAC leaders suggested that the TD leaders cancel their party supremo’s tour in the district, otherwise face the consequences. In Adilabad, police security has been intensified in the Agency ahead of Mr Naidu’s Porubata at Utnoor on December 14. TRS leaders and activists staged protests and burnt Mr Naidu’s effigies in Asifabad, Nirmal and Adilabad opposing his yatra on Tuesday. Meanwhile, all the roads leading to Utnoor which will be covered during the yatra wore yellow look with TD flags and banners welcoming Mr Naidu. TJAC chairman M. Kodandaram appealed to the people to obstruct Mr Naidu’s yatra as it was aimed at improving party image and chances of its candidates in the bypolls but not to highlight the farmers’ problems.  

AP High Court Stays CBI Probe Against Naidu

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday has stayed a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against Telugu Desam Party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu. The High Court, in an interim order, stayed the investigation till further orders. The high court on 14 November directed the CBI to conduct a Preliminary Enquiry into the assets of Chandrababu Naidu basing on a petition filed by former chief minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy widow YS Vijayamma. Though Naidu approached the Supreme Court, but the apex court refused to stay the CBI probe. However it gave Naidu the liberty to approach the state High Court for modification or vacation of its interim order. Accordingly Naidu filed a vacate petition in the high court and after hearing arguements on both sides for a couple of days, the court has stayed the investigation till further orders.  

AP Congress Seeks Disqualification of 16 Rebel MLAs

After much dliiy-dallying and sparking speculations, the Congress initiated process to punish its rebel MLAs in A. P. Government whip Kondru Murali submitted a petition to Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar seeking disqualification of 16 Congress MLAs who defied the party whip and voted against the Kiran Kumar Reddy government during the no-confidence motion tabled by TDP in the state Assembly on Monday last. These MLAs had been sailing with YSR Congress president and Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy for over a year now. Incidentally, the Congress "condoned" another MLA Putalapattu Ravi who abstained from voting on the no-confidence motion in violation of the whip. Ravi, who hails from the Chief Minister's native Chittoor district, met the PCC leaders and explained the reasons for his abstention at the time of voting in the House. Satisfied with his version, the Congress decided to "condone" Ravi, who once displayed his loyalty to Jagan. The Praja Rajyam Party that merged with the Congress had already petitioned the Speaker seeking disqualification of its MLA Sobha Nagi Reddy who too violated the whip and voted against the government. Sobha is related to Jagan and has been sailing with him along with her husband Bhuma Nagi Reddy. The MLAs against whom the Congress sought disqualification were: Balineni Srinivasa Reddy, Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose, Konda Surekha (all former ministers), Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy (brother of Nellore MP Rajamohan Reddy), Dharmana Krishna Das (brother of state R&B Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao), M Sucharita, Amarnatha Reddy, T Balaraju, G Babu Rao, G Srikanth Reddy, Kapu Ramachandra Reddy, Srinivasulu, Prasada Raju, Gurunath Reddy, Chennakesava Reddy and P Ramakrishna Reddy. The Congress was initially in a dilemma over axing the 16 rebel MLAs fearing by-elections even as Jagan openly threw a challenge at the ruling party to act against his loyalists. However, Chief Minister Reddy was firm on acting against the MLAs and took up the issue with party supremo Sonia Gandhi during a meeting on December 10. She immediately gave her nod for the action but the local leadership took two days to complete necessary formalities.  

After MLAs, Now MLCs Loyal to Jagan on Target

According to highly placed sources, after getting the rebel MLAs disqualified, the state Congress in planning to traget the MLCs loyal to YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana met the chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy after the later returned from Delhi and had discussions for over an hour. They mostly discussed about disqualification of the 16 MLAs, who voted against the government in the no confidence motion. It was decided by the duo to go strict on the rebel MLAs and punish them to set an example for the others. Sources also say that the issue of taking action against the MLCs also, who are indulging in anti-party activities and those who are tagging along YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy was also discussed in the meeting. It is said, both the leaders are of the opinion that it is high time that the party leaders and the cadre are to be reined or else indiscipline would eat away the party in the state. The most vociferous MLCs among the Jagan loyal group Pulla Padmavathi, Jupudi Prabhakar Rao, SV Mohan Reddy and Konda Murali's names have surfaced as the main tarhets, inform the sources.  

Why PCC Chief Botsa Going to Delhi Today?

Why APPCC president Botsa Satyanarayana is going to Delhi today even as chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has discussed with the high command about taking action on 16 MLAs who voted against his government? Though it is being publicised that the PCC chief is mainly going to Delhi to discuss modalities about disqualification of the MLAs, political observers say that it may not be the sole reason. According to party sources, inspite of discussions with the high command by the Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy a couple of days ago, Botsa sought the audience of the high command to discuss the same issue. It is obvious that the discussions Botsa wants to have with high command is not entirely about the disqualification issue, but also selection of candidates for the ensuing bypolls, if disqualification of all the MLAs is affected. The entire credit of winning the no confidence motion has gone to CM kiran and Chiranjeevi. Botsa as party chief couldn't influence the Jagan MLAs to return back to the party fold. This has certainly made a dent in the dominance that Botsa had in state politics while becoming the PCC chief. Now Botsa is trying to keep reins of the ensuing bypolls in his hands, say the observers.     Video Source: snehatv.com      

TRS Cadre Drove Away T-TDP Forum Leaders

Telangana Political Joint Action Committee (TPJAC) is observing Telangana Atma Gouravam Day today on 9 December 2011, in the wake of completion of two years since central government's announcement that process would be started for formation of a separate Telangana State. TPJAC hoisted flag at Gun Park in the morning and also announced about observing Telangana Jagarana there in the evening. After sometime, Telangana TDP Forum leaders led by Errabelli Dayakar Rao reached Gun Park in a rally and started raising slogans in support of separate Telangana demand. The slogans also contained some anti-KCR slogans. The TRS cadre present there object to the anti KCR slogans and there ensued a clash between both the parties. Later, T-TDP forum leaders left the place shouting 'KCR Down Down".     Video Source: snehatv.com      

Telangana JAC Observes Atma Gouravam Day on 9 Dec

Telangana Political Joint Action Committee (TPJAC) is observing 'Telangana Atma Gourava Dinotsavam' (Self Respect Day) on Friday, 9 Dember 2011. This move by the TPJAC comes in the wake of completion of two years since central government's announcement that process would be started for formation of a separate Telangana State. Addressing media persons yesterday after JAC's Steering Committee meeting held at TNGO Bhavan, TP-JAC chairman Prof M Kodandaram announced that the JAC has decided to observe Dec 9 (Friday) as 'Telangana Atma Gauravam Day' and Dec 23 as 'Betrayers Day' for reversing decision on the statehood. As part of 'Telangana Atma Gauram Day', prof. Kodandaram and JAC leaders hoisted Telangana flag at Martyrs Memorial at Gun Park on Friday morning.  Recalling the services of those who laid down their lives for the cause of statehood, Kodandaram said that the agitation for separate Telangana is still alive and will continue till Telangana is achieved. He called all the T-protagonists to come to Gun Park in the evening today, where 'Telangana Jagaran' will be observed. He also called upon JAC leaders and employees to observe 'Atma Gauram Day' across the Telangana region. .   Video Source: snehatv.com .    

Virender Sehwag Hits Record ODI Score

India opener and skipper Virender Sehwag broke the record one-day international score after hitting a double century against West Indies in Indore. Virender Sehwag, who is captaining India in the absence of the rested MS Dhoni, has become the second batsman in the world to breach the 200-mark in one-day cricket. The first was the inimitable Sachin Tendulkar, who scored a double ton last year. Sehwag bettered Sachin by scoring 219 today. Sehwag slammed 219 off 149 balls before falling to Kieron Pollard in the 47th over of the fourth ODI against the West Indies at Indore. He got to the 200 in 140 balls; the first 100 came in only 69 balls. He smashed 25 fours and seven sixes and also crossed 8,000 ODI runs during the knock. This is Sehwag's 15th ODI century and answers all the critics that have been blaming the top-order's indifferent form and Sehwag's bad captaincy for India's 16-run loss to the Windies in the 3rd ODI at Ahmedabad.  

HC Orders Release of Dr Cheruku Sudhakar on Bail

Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday ordered for the release of Dr. Cheruku Sudhakar. The court felt detaining of Sudhakar under the draconian National Security Act (NSA) as illegal. Dr Cheruku Sudhakar, popularly known as poor peoples' doctor and a resident of Nakrekal in Nalgonda district, was arrested during the October 2011 'Sakala Janula Samme' or Telangana general strike for throwing stones at buses coming from coastal Andhra to Telangana. Acting on a petition filed by his wife and others, the court directed the Andhra Pradesh government to set him free on bail immediately. Dr Sudhakar, who was associated with Naxal groups in the past, is presently a politburo member of Telangana Rasthra Samiti (TRS). The family and TRS moved the court after the state government instead of releasing him from custody, issued an order two days ago to detain him for a year under NSA. Though the government justified its action saying that a three-member committee headed by a retired judge evaluated Sudhakar's case and recommended his detention for another year, the high court faulted the government for ordering Sudhakar's detention merely on the ground of his association with the left wing movement in the past.  

Minister Pithani's PA Caught With Girl in Guest House

In a sting operation by a popular TV channel, state Social Welfare Minister Pithani Satyanarayana's P.A. was caught spending some 'valuable time' with a girl in a guest house at Eluru. The locals in Eluru tell that this has been going on for several days now. Girls are brought to the guest-house, which is very close to the Collectorate, in braod daylight by the PA. The locals informed the TV channel when local police failed heed to their complaints. The channel finally decided to film the PA's escapades. In the video cliiping, police personnel who were present at the guest house were seen not responding to the event. The PA first tried to hoodwink the TV people saying that he's the PA of so and so minister, but when they didn't relent, he immediately made some calls over his cellphone to put pressure on the TV channel.