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Demonestisation is ‘Tughluq plan’ of Modi: Chandrababu
In a joint address of the anti-BJP parties which have come together to form the Mahaghatbandhan, AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu along with Congress President Rahul Gandhi appealed to voters in Raichur in Karnataka to ‘remove Modi as Prime Minister.’ Stating that Bengaluru is always on the map of most developed cities of India, he said that Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have grown rapidly duo to the absence of the BJP. Interestingly, Chandrababu was welcomed with a thunderous applause by the crowd in Raichur.
‘Today, there is democratic compulsion to bring in a non-BJP government in India at the national level. I appeal to everyone to vote out Narendra Modi. He has lied to people, made false promises, did publicity stunts but never fulfilled any of the promises he made. He had promise to develop our nation and people trusted him with their mandate. But, he has betrayed the people with demonetisation. It was badly implemented and so was GST,’ he said, adding that development came to a standstill because of such ‘tughluq plans’.
Adding that BJP government hasn’t delivered on its promise of establishing IIT-Raichur, he appealed to people to bring Congress-JD(S) government at the national level too, apart from that in Karnataka. His speech clearly indicated his support to Congress-JD(S) partnership at the Centre, with the support of other regional parties. However, he did not mention about his choice of Prime Ministerial candidate – whether it would be Rahul Gandhi or Deve Gowda.
Chandrababu also picked on the local issues which the BJP has not addressed in Raichur. ‘I have given a call to people to vote out Modi and hence, many Telugus in Karnataka have voted for Congress-JD(S) partnership. I’m happy that the current government is run by this partnership. We thank the Congress for promising Special Status for AP in its manifesto and also mentioning that they will sign the first file on AP special status,’ he added.
Meanwhile, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said: ‘People have decided in 2019 that in Karnataka, Congress and JD(S), in Andhra Pradesh Naidu (Chandrababu Naidu) and across the country those who are fighting against BJP, they will win. Narendra Modi will be removed from Delhi.’ He added that ‘People of Gujarat are saying, leave alone the country, Narendra Modi has not done anything for Gujarat…Lakhs of acres of our land were given to big business people.’
Poll ink On Rajinikanth’s Right Index Finger; EC seeks report
‘Superstar Rajinikanth is always right and cannot be left’ – Looks like this popular phrase has been taken too seriously. An election officer at Stella Marris College polling booth applied the indelible ink on the right index finger of the actor instead of on his left index finger.
When asked on the same, the CEO (chief electoral officer) Satyabrata Sahoo said, ‘Yes. it was a mistake. The official should have applied the ink on the actor’s left index finger. As per rule, if there is any problem on the left index finger, the ink could be applied on the other fingers of the left hand’.
However, the CEO refused to say whose blunder it was. It is also not clear why the actor-turned-politician, who always exercise his right to vote precisely, showed his right index finger to the official. And, why the official was apathetic towards asking the actor to show left index finger? Were both inattentive or careless?
Soon after, the CEO has sought a report from the district election officer. In midst of all these, fans got irked by the whole incident and said that it is a small issue and Rajinikanth casting his vote itself is great. They also claimed that many people do not vote due to inefficiency and EC fighting over the wrong finger is absolutely frivolous.
Here Is Why Vidya Balan turned down Thalaivi
Vidya Balan, eminently known for playing versatile roles like Parineeta, The Dirty Picture, Kahaani and many more, was also seen mesmerizing the Telugu audience with NTR Kathanayakudu as Nandamuri Basavatarakam. During the period, she also grabbed the huge opportunity of playing late J. Jayalalithaa in a biopic named Thalaivi.
The role as a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has given her all the excitement but it was later reported that the actress said no to the makers for her tight schedule and prior commitments. But, as per her latest interview, the reason was something else.
In a recent interaction, Vidya said that she refused to do it as she did not want to do another biopic simultaneously. The actress was already roped in for a biopic on the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The film will soon go on sets and Vidya will be seen portraying Indira Gandhi. The film is also ready to be made into a web series. “I felt that doing one biopic was enough,” she added.
The role of Jayalalithaa has later been given to Manikarnika actress, Kangana Ranaut, who constantly stays on the headlines for her controversial remarks and taunts against Bollywood film industry.
KCR’s gift to turncoat MLA, Rs 5 cr land for Rs 50 lakh!
In Telangana, MLAs from Opposition Congress, TDP or any other party defect to TRS saying that they are ‘attracted’ by the development and welfare schemes implemented by CM KCR. They also claim that they defected into TRS for the sake of the development of their constituency.
But when this issue is dug deep, the shocking revelations come out how KCR is offering ‘attractive packages’ for Opposition MLAs to join TRS.
In the latest instance, TDP MLA from Sathupally, Sandra Venkata Veeraiah, announced to join TRS saying that people of Telangana want only KCR and TRS and for that reason he had decided to join TRS.
But it now came to light how Sandra stuck a ‘deal’ with TRS to change the party.
Sandra encroached 1,000 sq.yard plot belonging to government some 24 years ago. His house is adjancent to this encroached plot. Sandra extended his house to this encroached plot.
But in 2017, the TRS government damaged the structure built on this house and took possession of the land, when Sandra was TDP MLA.
But when Sandra offered to join TRS recently, the same encroached plot was offered to him.
KCR issued orders to revenue department to regularise the land for a paltry amount of just Rs 5,000 per square yard while the present market rate is over Rs 50,000 per sq.yard.
With this, Sandra got plot worth Rs 5 crore for just Rs 50 lakh.
The money that should belong to the public went to Sandra’s kitty.
The TRS government bought TDP MLA Sandra by spending Rs 5 crore public money.
Even Congress MLA Puvvada Ajay secured regularisation of 10,000 sq.yard land in 2016 for a cheaper rate after he defected into TRS.
Modi has ‘paranoid personality disorder’!
Hyderabad: A senior Congress leader in Telangana on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narender Modi is suffering from paranoid personality disorder.
“PM Modi has always displayed unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning and behaviour. He had served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for three terms but enjoyed calling himself a ‘chaiwala’ (tea seller), a profession which he claimed to have practised in his childhood. Despite serving as India’s Prime Minister, he calls himself a ‘chowkidar’ (watchman),” said Telangana Congress unit Treasurer Gudur Narayana Reddy.
“His speeches clearly reflect his pervasive distrust and suspicion of others and their motives which is a major characteristic of a person suffering from Paranoid Personality Disorder,” Reddy said in a statement.
Reddy said it was common that a person might not realize that he was having a personality disorder as his way of thinking and behaviour looks natural to him. Same is the case with Modi, he said.
“If Modi is not having issues pertaining to his mental health, then he is consciously and wilfully cheating the entire nation with his diversionary and divisive politics.”
The Congress leader advised the BJP leadership to convince Modi to undergo a full mental health check-up so that he could be cured of Personality Disorder or any other disease he may be suffering from, especially his tendency to hold grudges against all others.
Reddy condemned the suspension of IAS officer Mohammed Mohsin who checked the Prime Minister’s chopper in Odisha’s Sambalpur on April 16.
He said that the Election Commission had acted in haste in taking action against the IAS officer under provisions which does not exist.
All Naidu cabinet colleagues facing defeat?
The fate of the candidates of all the political parties which contested the recent assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh held on April 11 is now sealed in the Electronic Voting Machines.
The people have given their verdict, but suspense remains till May 23 as to what the verdict is.
The candidates are going through tense moments, as political analysts are making their own calculations as to who would win and who would lose. And punters have made heavy betting on the prospective winners and losers.
Particularly, the fate of cabinet colleagues of Telugu Desam Party president and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has become the hot topic of political debates and a big point for betting activity.
According to a section of punters, almost all the cabinet colleagues of Naidu are going to lose –Ganta Srinivasa Rao in Visakhapatnam, Yanamala Ramakrishnu from Tuni, N Chinna Rajappa in Peddapuram, K E Krishna Murthy in Pattikonda, Kala Venkat Rao in Etcherla, K Atchen Naidu in Tekkali, Ch Ayyanna Patrudu in Narsipatnam, K S Jawahar in Kovvur, Pithani Satyanarayana in Achanta, Kollu Ravindra in Machilipatnam, Nakka Ananda Babu in Vemuru, P Narayana in Nellore, Bhuma Akhila Priya in Allagadda, Kalva Srinivasulu in Rayadurgam, N Amarnath Reddy in Palamaneru and Kidari Sravan in Araku.
The only ministers who are likely to win the elections are: Nara Lokesh in Mangalagiri, Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy in Sarvepalli, Devineni Umamaheshwar Rao in Mylavaram and Sujaya Krishna Ranga Rao in Bobbili. Of course, chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu will win his seat in Kuppam.
Another section of punters say the chances of Lokesh and Sujaya Krishna Ranga Rao winning their seats are also bleak.
Other ministers Ch Adinarayana Reddy from Jammalamadugu, P Ashok Gajapathi Raju from Vizianagaram and Sidda Raghava Rao escaped defeat in the assembly elections as they contested the Lok Sabha elections.
However, except Ashok in Vizianagaram, Adinarayana Reddy and Siddha Raghava Rao are sure losers in their respective Lok Sabha constituencies – Kadapa and Ongole respectively.
AP CM vs EC – Govt officials’ is in dilemma
AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu recently held a review meeting on Polavaram project works and Capital infrastructure works which did not go down well with the Election Commission. Realising this based on the complaint by YSR Congress leaders, Election Commission sent orders to the state government that it cannot hold meetings.
The reason given by the Election Commission is that the Model Code of Conduct still stands in the state and hence, such meetings have to be restricted until May 23rd, the results day. Following this order by the EC, government officials and IAS officers are apparently confused.
On one side, the schemes and orders passed before the Model Code came into effect has become difficult to implement. Additionally, officials’ apathy giving model code as a reason has also created a lot of pending issues and grievances too are not being attended to.
On the other hand, IAS officers are confused whether they should attend the CM’s meeting keeping model code in mind or the fact that the Chief Minister would be angry with them. Looks like the Election Commission’s order has brought everything to a grinding halt. The moot question is: Should people’s grievances and issues also wait till the results are out?
Did TDP cadre mobilise Women voters?
The high voter turnout in Andhra Pradesh and especially women stay at the polling booths until early hours next day has come as a pleasant surprise for everyone across the country. Despite malfunctioning of EVMs reported from many places, Election Commission’s laxity, many voters returned to the booths before 6 pm after an appeal was made to them.
While there has been news that high women turnout could indicate a pro-incumbency wave favouring the Telugu Desam Party, sources say that the TDP cadre has secretly mobilised women to ensure that they stay at the booths until their vote is cast. Most of the women who turned up at the booths are the beneficiaries of Pasupu Kumkuma scheme while the others turned up duo to gratitude towards the government.
Within minutes after the TDP Chief N. Chandrababu Naidu made an appeal to voters, the TDP cadre mobilised across the state to motivate women to ensure that their vote is cast at the booth. In a coordinated efforts, entire party cadre made sure that these women and other voters get to the booths and stay there after the Chief election officer said that they would allow polling for all those who stay at the booths till 6 pm.
So, going by such huge mobilisation, will TDP have an advantage over the YSR Congress party which is already making arrangements for the big day? May 23rd will have the answer.
