Kin of Congress Leaders Thronging Jagan Camp

Whatever might be the reasons, political equations in the state are fast changing with more and more kin of the Congress leaders making a beeline to Jagan camp. Even several ministers in Kiran Kumar Reddy cabinet have openly aligned themselves with YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy. The exodus is likely to continue further and intensify as well.

So far, at least the kin of 40 Congress leaders including several ministers are sailing with Jagan Mohan Reddy. In East Godawari district, Animal Husbandry minister Vishwaroop's son Krishna has joined YSR Congress, while state co-operation minister Kasu Krishna Reddy's son Mahesh Reddy is an active member of the YSR Congress and is in fact tipped to get the Narsaraopet assembly ticket from Jagan's party in Guntur district. Roads and buildings minister Dharmana Prasada Rao's brother Krishna Das has already joined the YSR Congress and his wife Padma Priya is to head the YSR Congress in Srikakulam district. Dharmana's son Ram Manohar Naidu is expected to join Jagan very soon. Forest minister S Vijayarama Raju's nephew recently joined the Jagan camp and was a chief organiser of the Odarpu Yatra in Vizianagaram district last week.

Not to be left behind, in Rayalaseema region, Health Minister D L Ravindra Reddy's cousin Gangadhar Reddy recently joined the YSR Congress. Government whip Sivarami Reddy's cousin and Mantralayam MLA Bala Nagi Reddy is with the Jagan camp. Revenue minister N Raghuveera Reddy's daughter recently visited Jagan in Idupulapaya and is tipped to join the YSR Congress. In Kurnool, former minister S V Subba Reddy's son S V Mohan Reddy is moving closely with the Jagan camp despite the Congress rewarding him with an MLC ticket recently. Likewise, former minister Shilpa Mohan Reddy's brother Shilpa Chakrapani Reddy joined the YSR Congress much to the embarrassment of the Congress in Kurnool district. Mithun Reddy, the son of former minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy, an arch rival of Kiran Kumar Reddy, has also joined the Jagan camp.

The growing strength of YSR Congress in the State is also becoming a matter of concern for Congress high command as well. Union minister Panabaka Lakshmi's husband Panabaka Krishnaiah is expected to join hands with Jagan soon. Former chief minister Nedurumilli Janardhan Reddy's elder brother Neduramalli Padmanabha Reddy have also joined YSR Congress and started chiding his brother for not doing so in spite of keeping idle nowadays. According to sources, the kin of many more ministers and Congress leaders are set to join the Jagan party in the coming weeks. In this situation, in stead of showing pseudo-confidence, the chief minister should try to avoid any kind of show of strength such as no-confidence motion and put a check to more MLAs and Ministers joining the YSR Congress, say the observers.
 

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.