“Missing” IAS officer Randeep Sudan was reportedly allotted to Telangana in the AIS officers’ latest allotment list. However, sources say that both the Centre and the state governments are clueless whether the officer is still in service. 

Mr Sudan was considered IT whiz of Chandrababu Naidu when he was the CM of undivided AP from 1995 to 2004. He then reportedly went on assignment to the World Bank in January 2005 once YSR became the CM but after his deputation ended in the year 2007 he hasn’t reported back. 

Later, he reportedly secured the extension of his deputation by two more years, that also ended in 2009. He, however, has reportedly failed to report to the state government again. The TS government is planning to pursue the case with the DoPT, to seek action against him in case he fails to report immediately to the government.

There are many in YSRCP who before quitting the party organise press meets and lash out at high command and party president Jagan Mohan Reddy. However some are there in the party who continue in the party due to technical reasons but create headaches for the party. 

Jammalamdugu MLA Adinarayana Reddy, hailing from Jagan’s own stronghold Kadapa is one such person. He blasted Jagan saying that he has not leadership qualities to run the party. He said he adviced him many times to improve the situation of the party but Jagan never cared him. 

He added that no one can save YSRCP. However party supporters say if Aadi Narayana Reddy loathes the party so much he could as well quit as MLA and then criticise the leadership. Even political analysts say Aadi Narayana Reddy is in the party just because he is a MLA or else would have ditched the party long time back.

The farmers of Thullur, proposed location of the new capital, on Monday woke up to the shocker of their life as their farms were burn to ashes. Some unidentified groups have set fire to banana plantations in several villages of Tadepalli and Thullur Mandals in Guntur in the wee hours. The miscreants burnt the bamboo stocks, vegetable gardens, greenhouses, huts and grass in the fields. With this a number of poles were gutted damaging banana plantations causing heavy damage to the farmers in the region. Farmers of villages Penumaka, Lingayapalem, Mandadam, Venkatapalam and Rayapudi paid hefty price. 

A state of quandary is prevailing in Thullur and surrounding mandals with government and opposition crossing swords on the issue and blaming each other for the ill-fate incident. Claiming that the fileds of farmers were burnt as they’re opposing to government’s proposed Land Pooling System (LPS), the opposition YSRCP leaders blamed TDP activists as responsible for burning fields. Meanwhile, TDP activists and leaders went on to allege that opposition YSRCP is behind the sabotage as they want to gain political advantage of the situation. TDP senior leaders too opined that YSRCP is behind the incident and in return blaming TDP. 

DGP Ramudu: Reacting on the spree of fire accidents in the fields in Thullur, DGP Ramudu suspected a possible sabotage in the new capital. He stated that he inquired with the people of six villages and said the culprits involved with the incident will be kept behind the bars soon. 

CM Chandrababu Naidu: Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu immediately spoke to few victims over phone on the issue. Naidu learnt that even the lands of farmers who are in favour of Land Pooling were burnt in the man-made accident. Ordering for a detailed probe, Naidu constituted a special committee to probe the issue. 

Parakala Prabhakar: Advisor (Communications) to AP Government, Dr Parakala Prabhakar has severely responded on the Thullur fire accident incident. Government will inquire the incident from all corners. According to prima facie, Parakala stated that the estimated loss at Tadepalli is Rs 25 Lakh and Thullur at Rs 12 Lakh respectively.

Prathipati Pulla Rao: Agricultural minister Prathipati Pulla Rao, who rushed to the accident spot in order to console the victims, was not allowed into the limits as few YSRCP activists, farmers objected Agricultural minister’s visit in the heat of the incident. Pulla Rao openly lashed out at YSRCP activists and stated that YSRCP resorted to these acts at the behest of its chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in order to stop the capital works.

Chinna Rajappa: AP Deputy CM and Home Minister Nimmakayala Chinna Rajappa suspected the foul play of YSRCP in the Thullur incident. He, however, expressed his confidence on the police and stated that the culprits would be brought under the book. 

YSRCP: YSRCP leader and former minister Parthasarathy leveled serious allegations against State government in the issue of burnt fields. Stating that he has no belief in police, he asked Governor to intervene in the matter and send a detail report to the Centre. Parthasaradthy said that government is muzzling the farmers and trying to take the lands forcibly. 

Soon after the incident, YSRCP leaders rushed to the accident spot and started blaming the ruling government.