Will the SC verdict impacts political system

  The Supreme Court’s verdict over disqualification of people’s representatives caught in criminal activities has come as a big shock to the political parties and their leaders, because as many as 162 sitting MPs are facing criminal charges and 76 of them are subjected to conviction of more than 5 years jail term. Around 1460 sitting MLAs of all political parties are facing criminal charges and out of them 30 percent are involved in serious crimes that attracts a minimum 5years jail sentence. However, all of they are absconding arrest shielding themselves behind people’s representative act. The court verdict now not only pulls out those representatives from their shells, but also likely to push them behind bars.   Supreme Court also gave another significant verdict on Wednesday that bars the representatives from contesting from the jails. The verdict states that any person, who is in the jail or in police custody can’t contest in the elections. Clarifying it further, the apex court bench comprising Justices AK Patnaik and SJ Mukhopadyaya has stated “Only those who can cast their vote are eligible to contest in the elections. Any person, whose right of casting the vote was seized then his/her right to contest in the elections will also seize automatically.   When this ruling comes, all eyes in the state naturally turned towards Jagan Mohan Reddy, who was arrested by CBI in disproportionate assets cases one year ago. If, the latest verdict bared him from voting then it will automatically bars from contesting in the elections for the next 6 years. Several ministers like Dharmana Prasada rao, Sabita Indra Reddy, Pardha Saradhi, Mopidevi Venkata Ramana etc may face the same fate if attract these terms.

Yeddyurappa likely to return to BJP soon

  Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, who faced corrupt charges and even spent few days in jail, was expelled from BJP few months ago. Then he launched his own political party Karnataka Jantha Paksha, hoping that he can make a clean swipe in the assembly elections held a couple of months ago. Though he couldn’t make dent in the elections, he was successful in bringing down the ruling BJP in Karnataka government.   During the election campaign, BJP president Rajnath Singh, senior leaders LK Advani, Narendra Modi have categorically said that the party is now free from corrupt leaders after Yeddyurappa’s exit from the party. He also flayed the BJP for betraying him and promised to teach a good lesson to it in the elections and he even kept his word by ensuring its defeat. Their conflict paves way for Congress party to grab the power in the state after two decades.   Then both he and BJP regrets for what had happened between them. Hence, BJP has sent feelers inviting him back into party and he too has shown all positive indications for his return. In his recent interview to media Yeddyurappa has said “I have already received some communication from BJP President Rajnath Singh and other senior leaders. I haven't come to any decision. I have to discuss about it with my colleagues. We will take a decision at an appropriate time. Modi is the "tallest" leader and more than half the people in the country want his leadership.”   Therefore, BJP may roll a red carpet to him in wake of the upcoming general elections in 2014.

సోలార్ స్కామ్: ఒమెన్ చాందీ రాజీనామా!

      సోలార్ కుంభకోణం ఏకంగా కేరళ ముఖ్యమంత్రి ఒమెన్ చాందీ మెడకు చుట్టుకుంటున్నట్లుగా కనిపిస్తోంది. సౌరశక్తి పరికరాల కుంభకోణంలో ముఖ్యమంత్రి కార్యాలయం హస్తం ఉన్నట్లు ఆరోపణలు వస్తున్న నేపథ్యంలో ఆ రాష్ట్ర సీఎం ఒమెన్ చాందీ రాజీనామాకు సిద్ధపడినట్లు తెలియవచ్చింది. ఓ ప్రైవేట్‌ బోగస్‌ సోలార్‌ కంపెనీకి చెందిన వ్యక్తులతో ముఖ్యమంత్రి కార్యాలయం సన్నిహిత సంబంధాలు కలిగి వుంటూ నిబంధనలకు నీళ్ళొదిలి అడ్డగోలుగా కాంట్రాక్టులు అప్పగించడం ద్వారా ఆ కంపెనీకి పెద్దయెత్తున అనుచిత లబ్ధి చేకూర్చినట్లు ఆరోపణలు వెల్లువెత్తిన విషయం తెలిసిందే.   సౌర పరికరాల కుంభకోణం కేరళలో తీవ్ర ఉద్రిక్తతకు దారితీసింది. ఈ కుంభకోణంపై మంగళవారం కేరళ అసెంబ్లీలో రగడ చెలరేగింది. ముఖ్యమంత్రి ఒమన్‌చాందీ రాజీనామాకు విపక్షాలు పట్టుబట్టాయి.

సిటీలైట్ విషాదం: 16కు చేరిన మృతులు

      సిటీ లైట్ హోటల్ భవనం కూలిన ఘటనలో మృతుల సంఖ్య 16కు చేరుకుంది. మరోవైపు సిటీలైట్ హోటల్ శిథిలాల తొలగింపు శరవేగంగా సాగుతోంది. జీహెచ్ఎంసీ కమిషనర్ కృష్ణబాబు స్వయంగా పనులను పర్యవేక్షిస్తున్నారు. ఈ రోజుతో శిథిలాల తొలగింపు పూర్తవుతుందని ఆయన తెలిపారు. హోటల్ కూలిన ఘటనలో 16 మంది మృతి చెందగా, మరో నలుగురి ఆచూకీ గల్లంతయ్యింది. అలీ,భరత్, వెంకటేష్,కిరణ్ అనే నలుగురు వర్కర్ల ఆచూకీ గల్లంతవడంతో వారి బంధువులు ఆందోళనకు దిగారు. మరోవైపు సిటీలైట్ హోటల్ కూలడంతో పాతభవనాలపై జీహెచ్ఎంసీ స్పెషల్ డ్రైవ్ చేపట్టనుంది. పాతభవనాలను ఉపేక్షించేది లేదని కమిషనర్ కృష్ణబాబు తేల్చిచెప్పారు. ఎలాంటి ఒత్తిళ్లకు లొంగబోమని ఆయన తెలిపారు.

Balayya reiterates Babu will be CM

  As everyone knows that media too is divided party-wise, the reports, analysis and their predictions also measured with same yard stick. A section of media reports that Balakrishna would like to claim TDP president post for himself. Later, there were reports that he is dreaming to rule the state sitting in the CM chair. There was a time, when the media even reported that party cadres have asked him to overpower Chandrababu and occupy his seat. But, Balakrishna has never told anyone that he is desperate to occupy the top slot in the party and the government, instead he has been reiterating that he is interested to contest in the upcoming elections for Assembly. Time and again he keep reiterating that Chandrababu will lead the party and the government. Yet, he couldn’t stop the rumor mills cooking spicy gossips. Hence, he too is obliged to reiterate his stand this matter whenever he found an occasion.   Chandrababu’s recent statement about playing key role in national politics again provides scope for rumor mills to cook some interesting stories on the same matter. They writes, since Chandrababu is planning to move to national level politics, Balayya Babu has developed interest in CM post. When Balayya babu was asked the same question at NATS festival in held in USA, he once again reiterated that he is only interested to join the Assembly as its member and Chandrababu will lead the party and the government after next general elections.

YSRCP struck with its MLAs’ resignation

  The Congress idea of separating two districts from Rayalaseema and merging them in Telangana to form Rayala Telangana has received a firm resistance from all both regions. Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samithi president Byreddy Rajashekar Reddy even staged a 52 hours hunger strike at Hyderabad, protesting Congress idea. He demands that if division of the state is inevitable, then made it three states-Andhra, Rayalaseema and Telangana but not as two-Andhra and Rayala Telangana.   YSRCP understood that Congress is cooking this crooked idea to weaken it in its strong hold area. So, it is also firmly opposing the Congress idea. Although, YSR Congress party is favoring a united state, it is not in a position to assert the same or even can’t oppose Telangana state formation for the sake party interests in both regions. So, it is simply opposing separating the two districts from Rayalaseema to form Rayala Telangana, but kept silent on bifurcation of the state.   But, today three of its MLAs and two MLCs have resigned to their posts in favor of Samaikyandhra. MLAs Srikanth Reddy, Adinarayana Reddy, Srinivasulu and MLCs Pullaiah and Narayana Reddy, who had a meeting at Kadapa today, have announced their decision of resigning to their posts. They demand the government drop the idea of dividing the state and let the state remain united.   However their decision of opposing bifurcation of the state may create an embarrassing situation for YSRCP in Telangana region in wake of Panchayat elections to be held soon. This is going to provide a weapon to TRS party to foil YSRCP attempts to enter Telangana region.

TRS upset with media analysis on party leadership

  The media reports and its analysis on TRS leadership, post-Digvijay Singh announcement on Telangana creation, worry its leaders very much. They afraid it may show adverse affects on the party in upcoming Panchayat elections. Hence, before it makes any further damage to the party, its leaders like KTR, Etela Rajendar takes defense position and uses the same old technique of branding ‘Seemandhra media’ to scrap their reports and political analysis on the prevailing situation of the TRS.   Etela speaking to media at Mehaboobabad yesterday has said “During these ten years of agitations, KCR has never lost his fighting spirits and never give-up his agitations. He is not greedy of power or posts. He has never fall weak and never afraid of anyone. But, the Seemandhra owned media is cooking stories against him stating that his chapter is closed and TRS is going to disappear soon. Actually, we have a big task ahead of reconstructing our Telangana state. Hence, it will be another beginning for us and we are not worried about the false reporting by a section of media. Whether the Congress will give Telangana or not, we are not willing to merge into it as we have our own tasks to accomplish.   Whenever TRS was cornered, it tries to defend itself using this technique. Earlier, when its leader Raghunandan rao has made severe allegations against Harish rao, then, the TRS leaders vociferously attacked him branding as Seemandhra covert. Next, when ABN news brings out the land settlement deal and the consequent kidnap by TRS leader KTR and his follower Satish Reddy, it defends using the same instrument. KCR has openly asking the people to chase out all his rival parties from the region to avert any competition in the forthcoming elections using the same technique.   Now again, when media is giving a clear picture of TRS and its leadership present position, they once again used their Seemandhra weapon to counter the reports. Instead, better they would have found a way out from the Congress game plan to defend themselves.

Merger proposal makes the TRS aspirants cry

  The proposal of merging TRS into Congress party makes many cry in TRS party as it may ruin their chances of contesting in the forthcoming elections. While, there are hundreds of aspirants still wondering around KCR and his family members for party tickets, several leaders, who have joined recently assured of party tickets by KCR are also worried with this merger proposal.   If, the merger really happens, then the ticket allotments affair will naturally will shifts from Telangana Bhavan to New Delhi. Then, the Congress party obviously prefers for its own candidates rather than upholding the promises made by KCR to several aspirants of his party.   If sources are to be believed several candidates have spent lakhs of rupees on arrangements of public and party meetings hoping TRS party tickets. If, the allegations about KCR selling party tickets to candidates is to be believed, then many may find themselves struck with him, if TRS merges into Congress party. Once the merger happens and ticket allotments affair is shifted to New Delhi, then KCR can hardly ensure tickets for his family members or for a handful of leaders only but definitely can’t get tickets to whom all those leaders he committed so far. This is the version from TRS side only. The story is no different for Congress leaders, who are expecting party tickets in the elections. If, merger takes place, then Congress may be obliged to spare reasonable number of tickets to TRS party, otherwise KCR will not let the merger process complete. This will leave many aspirants in the Congress party in desperate situation.   hence, if they fails to secure tickets then they will be left with no other option but to take plunge into YSR Congress party. But, the sudden mad rush may create scarcity for the tickets there also. TDP has already enough of candidates, so it may be not in a position to accommodate any fresh arrivals. Hence, the merger proposal may affect all the four major parties in the state.

Did TDP training camps solve its purpose

  TDP is conducting training camps for its party cadres at five districts beginning with Vizag, Vijayawada, Guntur, Tirupati, Warangal and Hyderabad to prepare them for facing the Panchayat elections. During the first two camps held at Vizag and Vijayawada recently, party president Chandrababu Naidu has delivered a lengthy speech describing about his efforts in rescuing the Telugu people from Uttarakhand state. There he went on giving minute by minute details about the horrible experiences of the victims and their relatives’ feelings in his speech. He also told them about how he swings into action without taking rest soon after his arrival from US. Then he aims his guns on ruling Congress government and YSRCP and flayed the both with known reasons.   But, he simply ignores to train his party cadres and not even took their feed back about the party situation in the remote areas. Would he utilize this opportunity to interact with his party workers and given them his guidance for facing the elections, it would have helped the party make a dent in the elections. But, he neither asked about their problems nor given them his guidance, instead confined to lengthy speeches that are no way helpful to the party. Merely showcasing the strength by mobilizing thousands of people or party workers won't bring victory to any political party. He too very well knew that only a strategic approach to elections will yield the exact results. So, hope he would not waste the rest of his three camps merely to witness his lengthy speeches.

T-decision only after Road Maps: Digvijay

  State political affairs in-charge Digvijay Singh, who has promised that a decision on bifurcation of the state will be announced within ten days, has altered his statement and now states today that any decision on bifurcation will be taken only after receiving the road maps from the state chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, Dy.CM Damodara Rajanarasimha and PCC president Botsa Satyanarayana.   Today, he met Union Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and discussed about the Telangana issue. However, he refused to reveal the details of their meeting, but talked about road maps and his party plans on Telangana issue.   If, Congress is really serious and honest in resolving the issue, Digvijay would not have asked the three leaders to prepare three separate road maps for one purpose. There may be definitely a conflict between the road maps, which will provide scope to initiate a debate on it and thus to prolong the issue. More over, he has not given any specific time period for preparing the road maps. So, there also he can buy enough time to prolong the issue.   In the mean time, Congress has begun a new game of convincing KCR to merge his party into Congress, as a pre-condition for carving Telangana state. KCR has declared that he doesn’t want to merge his party into Congress, as it has hijacked his Telangana sentiment. So, this negotiation process on merging also definitely provides enough time for Congress. Ultimately, all these ideas and developments reveal that Congress is not honest in resolving the burning Telangana issue.