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Congress makes clean swipe in DCCB and DCMS polls

It’s again a triumph for ruling Congress party in the DCCB and DCMS elections. Except in Kammam district, it made a clean swipe in all most all the districts in the state. TDP which has won considerable societies in the elections lost to Congress party at DCCB and DCMS level. It could be able to make its presence only at Kammam district, with alliance with CPI. It had a set back in all places including its strong hold areas like Krishna, east and West Godavari districts. Congress has won total 136 DCCB posts and 25 DCCM posts. In addition to this, it pockets all the DCMS posts in Nizamabad, Prakasham, West Godavari districts. Congress, which is flying high with this victory, has announced that soon it is going to conduct Panachayat elections, as the Supreme Court gave clearance for the elections.

5 MPs Skip TDP Paliamentary meet

Taking the party chief Chandrababu Naidus frequent rebukes lightly, half of the party MPs skipped the parliamentary party meeting held at Tenali on Sunday.Curiously, the meeting was chaired by Naidu himself. Amidst speculation that general elections maybe advanced, the party chief summoned the TDP meeting to finalise the strategy for the Parliament budget sessions slated to begin next week.TDP has 11 members in both the Houses of which five abstained from Sunday's meeting. Although, the party leaders explained that the absentee MPs took the permission from the party supremo, analysts observed that it reflected on the weakness of the party leadership.In fact, three TDP MPs had created a flutter when they skipped the crucial voting on FDI in the Rajya Sabha only last December. Naidu exonerating the MPs, who deliberately skipped the voting on FDI in the parliament, seems to have given courage to even the first-time MPs to skip such an important meeting.Such lack of seriousness from both the sides is not doing any good to the party, that too at a time when several leaders were deserting the party, remarked a senior leader present at the meeting. He found fault with Naidu for not inculcating seriousness among such leaders in spite of taking up the padayatra facing all odds. At least two legislators and several key leaders from north-coastal joined the YSR Congress Party two days ago and many others are planning to meet Jagan in prison in next few weeks. In fact, Naidu himself had scolded the party leaders stating that it was not easy to regain the lost power in the state with just his hard work and asked them to reach out to the people on the lines of his padayatra. Meanwhile,TDP leader Nama Nageswara Rao and party leader in upper House Devender Goud told the media after the hour long session that they would raise the issues of chopper deal,rising prices and insufficient allocations to the state by the railway ministry in the next session. They demanded a probe into the role of brother Anil Kumar in the Agusta deal in the state.MPs Kanakalla Narayana,Ramesh Rathod,CM Ramesh and N Sivaprasad attended the meeting.

SC stayed death sentence of 4 Veerappan followers

The four followers of Veerappan, whose mercy petition has been rejected by the President Pranab Mukharji and were supposed to be hanged on Sunday morning had a temporary relief, as the Supreme Court has stayed their sentence in the last minute. The Belgaum Jail officials in Karnataka state, who were all set to execute the death punishment on Sunday morning, even gave them food of their choice fulfilling their last choice, a practice followed before executing the punishment. However, to their relief Supreme Court has stayed their sentence till further orders. It will take up their stay appeal petition on Tuesday. Earlier, when the lawyers of the convicted have approached the court, it refuses to accept their petition stating it has no confirmation about executing the orders. However, when it was officially confirmed by the jail officials, then the court has stayed their punishment. There was a highly emotional situation prevails in the jail as the suspense continues till today morning, while the four convicted hardly able to speak anything.

Chandrababu Demands CBI Probe Into Chopper Scam

Telugu Desam party president N. Chandrababu Naidu has demanded that the CBI should enquire into the VVIP helicopter scandal and asked the party MPs to raise the issue in the ensuing Budget sessions in Parliament. Mr. Naidu made these observations while addressing party MPs on Sunday while taking a break during the Vastunna Meekosam yatra in Guntur district. The meeting attended by MPs, Nama Nageswara Rao, C.M Ramesh, K. Narayana, Devender Goud etc pressed for an aggressive stand against the corruption and particularly target the Central and the State governments. Some of the MPs, M. Venugopala Reddy (Narsaraopet), Sujana Chowdary (RS) and Hari Krishna (RS) were conspicuous by their absence.

Akabar released from jail

Although, both Adilabad and Nizamabad courts are ready to release Majlis MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, the delay in surrendering his passport to Adilabad court and submitting two personal sureties worth Rs.70,000 each, have created tense moments for him, as both the courts’ closes at 1pm because of half day duty on Saturday. However, his lawyers some how managed to submit all the necessary documents and sureties just minutes before the closing hours of the court. He was asked not to repeat his hate speeches any further or else the court warns to cancel his bail. Hence, Akbaruddin was released from the jail, after spending more than a month behind the bars. He was greeted by large number of MIM party workers at the jail entrance. He is leaving for Hyderabad accompanied by his followers and party MLAs. The month long imprisonment might have taught him two lessons. 1. Never try again with hate speeches. 2. Never underestimate Congress party.

Brother! Why this business?

Senior Congress leader V.Hanumantha rao, who is one of the die-hard loyalist of Congress party and high command has come heavily on Sharmila and on her husband Brother Anil Kumar for bluffing the people with their speeches. He said “I wonder, after all what makes a religious preacher Brother Anil Kumar simulteneously run businesses as a director in several companies? Being a relegious guru he shouldn’t indulge in such affairs. His wife Sharmila has been telling the people that, if they elect Jagan he will bring back Rajanna Rajyam. I wonder how can people afford to elect them to power, who once robbed them like anything. Is, she offering the same Rajanna Rajyam, which destabilized the entire system and turned people’s lives miserable. While, robbing the people and the state, they are now promising to safeguard the people’s interest. How can people believe her words?”

Chandrababu to stage dharna on Monday

Chandrababu has warned Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy that if, he fails to release water in Sagar and Delta canals by Sunday evening, then he is going to sit for dharna at which ever place he reaches on Monday. He flayed CM for not releasing the water despite having 515ft level high reserve waters in Nagarjuna Sagar dam, where as during his regime has released even at 490ft level. He said his party leaders will approach him with a memorandum asking for the same. If, still he fails to release the water to both canals, then he will sit for a dharna on Monday. However, there was no response from CM or any one concerned in the government to Chandrababu’s ultimatum.

Babu to take a break in padayatra

Chandrababu Naidu, who was hurt in a small accident at Kolokalur in Guntur district on yesterday, has resumed his padayatra today. Though, he is not feeling well with his leg, he prefers to go ahead with his padayatra. Doctors, who examined him have found minor swelling on his right leg ankle joint, but opines negligible. However, they will conduct another test tonight. But, Chandrababu is forced to take a break from February 19th till 21st as the election code of conduct comes into effect during that period.

T-NGOs oppose AP NGO’s meeting at Hyd.

There was a time when all the NGOs of the state are used voice in chorus against the government to resolve their demands. Unfortunately, the Telangana issue has split them into two groups as T-NGO and AP NGO Associations. Both these groups’ share platforms with respective agitations and are now behaving like enemies. Today, the T-NGO Association has served strike notice to state government demanding for the implementation of 10th PRC for their wage revision. They also demands for converting their month long ‘Sakala Janula Samme’ period into leaves and to lift all the cases filed against some of them during the agitations. AP NGO Association also has declared that it is planning to hold a public meeting at Hyderabad with same demands. But, T-NGOs have asked their counterparts not to play any such ideas in the name of Association meetings, which they believe a conspiracy by Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal. T-NGOs will obstruct any such meetings. They also suggest them to seek housing plots in their native areas and not in Hyderabad. Responding to their suggestions, Gopal Reddy, president of AP NGO Association has said that no one can dictate terms to them and has right to stop them from holding meeting at Hyderabad. If there is any unrest city police will take care of it,” said Reddy.

Another wicket falls in TDP

While, TDP president Chandrababu is taking pains to revamp the party with his padayatra, his party MLAs and MLCs are migrating into YSR Congress party, though, its president YS.Jagan Mohan Reddy is in jail for the last 8 months. Yesterday TDP MLC Boddu Bhaskar Ramarao from East Godavari district has left the party and today it is Ichchapuram MLA Sai Raj’s turn to take plunge into YSRCP. He was accompanied by Kalamata Mohan rao, the ex TDP MLA from Patapatnam and his son Venkata Ramana. Added to this list is Anjaneya Raju, the TDP In-Charge of Bheemili, is also all set to bid good bye to the party soon after this first batch completes their joining process. Need not to say their followers also take the same path. Hence, it would be a big jolt in the ribs for TDP, which has already sustained one from the sudden death of one of its very powerful leader K.Erram Naidu. Sai Raj and K.Mohan rao are expected to complete the ritual of visiting Chanchalguda jail first and then the party honorary president YS.Vijayamma, before completing the process.

Defense Ministry asks Agusta to disclose names

The arrest of Giuseppe Orsi, Chairman of Finmeccanica Company by Italian government for his alleged bribes Rs.320 crores paid in India to procure the contract of supplying 12 Agusta Westland Helicopters, a big deal worth Rs.3,600 crores, has raised curtains for yet another big scam in the country. This was the second such scam surfaced after Wal Mart’s alleged kickback of Rs.120 crores to find its way into country. Hence, UPA government is at receiving end in this big scam. Succumbed to pressures by the opposition parties, Ministry of defense has wrote a letter to CEO of Agusta Westland to disclose the names of the persons who were involved in this scam or else threatens to take series of actions of cancellation of contract, recovery of payment, blacklisting and penal action can be taken against the vendors. Defense Minister AK Anthony has said that no one come how big he/she will be spared if found guilty in this case.

Jagan’s remand extended till 27th

Jagan Mohan Reddy, who has been jailed in connection with illegal assets cases 8months ago, is still unable to get bail. CBI court has extended his remand till 27th of February. The court also extends the remand for all others like Gali Janardhan Reddy, Sunil Reddy, Brahmananda Reddy, Mopidevi Venkata Ramana, Ali Khan and others till 27th after conducting a video conference with them. However, Jagan’s lawyers have seriously opposed CBI’s arguments, which ask the court not to give bail to him. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s lawyers has asked the CBI still how many days it need to conclude its investigation in Jagan’s case. They argue it is inhuman to keep an accused for so many months without conducting a trail. Hence, the court orders CBI to submit a memo on the progress of its investigation in his cases.

Telangana is important than budget sessions:Ponnam

Congress MP Ponnam Prabhakar, who is known to be a vociferous Telangana leader in the party, but takes a ‘U’ turn in the last minute of submitting their resignation letters to Sonia Gandhi and has been maintaining silence since last few weeks, has finally coming out of his shell breaks his silence yesterday. Speaking to media he said the Telangana Congress MPs will meet soon discuss about their strategy over attending the Parliament sessions. He said Telangana is more important than attending the budget sessions. Hence, a decision will be taken soon in their next meeting. He said it is home minister Shinde, who made the things complicated by announcing a deadline on his own after the all party meeting. If, he would have not committed then, the situation would be certainly not so tense like now. In addition to it, extending the deadline by party high command was also another mistake. Ponnam appears to be facing embarrassing situation for his turn around on resignations. Yet, he talks in a soft tone, while mentioning about party high command, which indicates that either he might have had a a good bashing or a firm assurance on Telangana from the party high command during his last visit to New New Delhi

TRS swings into election mode

Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy’s tall claims on winning the co-operative societies’ elections forces TRS to jump into action for facing MLC elections. It challenges him to repeat his feat in these elections too, if he can. TRS asked the people to give a clear verdict in favor of TRS candidates to make realize the CM and his Congress party about the strong sentiment of Telangana. Its MP Vinod Kumar during his campaign at Warangal, addressing the people reminds them of Prof. Jayashankar and Biyyala Janardhana rao, who introduced Telangana sentiment to the people, dreaming for a separate state. He said people across the region have already voted in favor of Telangana and it is time for them to send a clear message to New New Delhi by voting in favor of TRS MLC candidate E.Varadha Reddy. TRS MLC candidates Swami Goud and Sudhakar Reddy also campiagned in Nirmal town in Adilabad district on yesterday. They described the elections as a war between Telangana and Seemandhra sentiments. Hence, they appeal the teachers and scholars to give a fitting reply to pro-unite-andhra sentiment by electing them. Telangana Jagruti forum president, Kavita is annoyed to see BJP supporting independent STU candidate. She said it will harm the agitation spirit and at the same time encourage people like Lagadapati to speak against Telangana sentiment. Hence, she appeal the people and BJP to support TRS candidates to make it clear that Telangana sentiment is still strong and alive in the hearts of people.

Jagan followers come in disguise: Revanth

The political fight between TDP and YSRCP is taking ugly shape with each passing day. Both the parties, which until now were abusing each the other at personal level, now further lower their bar by indulging in physical attacks. During Chandrababu’s padayatra in Guntur, some of his party workers have hurled stones at Sakshi news office. In a quick reaction, Sakshi journalists have staged a march protesting the attacks on media office. Another group of journalists in Hyderabad have staged dharna in front of NTR Trust Bhavan, demanding apology from the party. However, TDP leader Revanth Reddy has said that in fact they were not journalists but Jagan followers came in disguise of journalists. He said TDP always respects the Journalists and the media. He asked Sakshi journalists not to turn themselves Jagan loyalists.

TDP demands IT to raid Botsa house also

While everyone is predicting a political blast with recent IT raids on Tollywood producer Bandla Ganesh house and office, with whom PCC president Botsa satyanarayana is said to be having business dealings as his film financier, nothing happens even after a day of their raids. Hence, senior TDP leader Varla Ramayya takes initiative demanding the IT officials to conduct raids on Botsa Satyanarayana’s house and offices also to unearth his secret investments in film industry as well as his wine syndicates. Ramayya also demands the IT department to conduct raids on film actor Nagarjuna’s house for his regular visits to Chanchalguda jail to meet an eminent person.

Congress likely to dominate in DCCB elections

It would be a great relief for ruling Congress party of the state, to continue its triumph in DCCB and DCMS elections, which until now is passing through its odd times since last few years. Congress has grabbed lion share in the recently conducted co-operative society elections. Now it is all set to make a clean swipe or pocket maximum seats in District Co-operative banks and District marketing societies. Congress, which won around 1200 societies in the recent elections, obviously has the edge over its rival parties. Depending on these results, Congress is going to definitely win at least 18 DCCB Chairman posts, while its rivals TDP will be confined 3 districts (Kammam, Krishan and Guntur) and YSRCP to one district (Kadapa). The election notification will be announced on February15th. Withdrawing of nominations on 16th and elections will be held on 18th for both DCCB and DCMS. The elected directors of both DCCB and DCMS will elect their Chairmen on the next day, that is on February 19th. However, the group wars within political parties has turned a cause of concern for the political parties, as they threaten to join hands with rival parties, if the party fails to support their group candidates. All the 3 major political parties Congress, YSR Congress and TDP are suffering with same problems. Hence, the present statistics may change depending upon the change of political equations in the district level.

Won’t go back to TDP: Nagam

Nagam Janardhan Reddy, who came out of TDP dreaming to play a bigger role in Telangana agitations is despaired to find himself standing alone in cross roads that leads to nowhere. He was neither invited into TRS nor given a seat in T-JAC even a year after his his departing from TDP. At the same time it upsets him to see TRS and T-JAC hugging former T-NGO president Swamy Goud, while keeping him at bay. When, all his efforts to promote himself into T-JAC failed, Nagam Janardhan Reddy has came open to cross swords with TRS and T-JAC. He sharply criticized KCR, Prof.Kodhandaram and their TRS and T-JAC for not honoring him and his fight for Telangana cause. He said if they would have contested in Mehboob Nagar against him, they would have understood his capacity. He flays both for concentrating on upcoming elections than on Telangana agitations. Since, he has reached to a point of no return by raising finger against KCR, Prof.Kodhandaram and Chandrababu Naidu, he virtually closed doors on himself at all parties. During his recent interview given to a leading news channel he said that although he become lonely in his fight for Telangana, he will continue and not interested to return to TDP. However, this could be considered as a last attempt of sending feelers to TDP. If, the party is interested it may respond to him in a positive way, otherwise he has take asylum with BJP, the only choice left for him.

How comedian turned big producer over night?

The Income Tax officials, who raids on Tollywood producer Bandla Ganesh house and office on yesterday have seized important documents and other valuables from his house. It was reported that he was summoned to IT office since, he doesn’t co-operate with the officials during the 36 hours of raids. According to information he was asked to pay Rs. 1 crore as advance fine for the irregularities that were found during the raids. Bandla Ganesh, the once small time comedian is a native of Guntur. Later his family has shifted to Karnataka, where they were engaged in agriculture works. But, they returns to Hyderabad few years back and started poultry business in the out skirts of the city. Bandla Ganesh, who used to look after the poultry business has gradually shifted to real estate business and said to be earned enough money to produce a film. By the time he started producing the films, he was already known as small time comedian. But, when he begins his second innings as producer, every one in the industry was surprised to see him rich over night. There were rumors that he is binami producer of Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana, who actually funding the films. Ganesh has launched his own banner Parameswara Arts and made his first film ‘Anjaneyulu’ with Ravi Teja, but it was a flop. Then he produced film ‘Teen Maar’ with power star Pawan Kalyan, which was also become a flop again. While, everyone believed that he is out with two consequent flops, he made another big film ‘Gabbar Singh’ with Pawan Kalyan and this time it was a big hit to his relief. Currently, he is producing two big films ‘Badshah’ with Jr.NTR and ‘Eddaru Ammayilato’ with Allu Arjun. Recently, he gave advance to writer turned director Koratala Siva for another film. All these high end activities of Bandla Ganesh have attracted the IT department and finally he was booked by them. When, they raid his home and offices, many expect that they are going to unearth the links between the producer and politician. However, so far no such links were established between them.

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