The partial bandh in the city was a shot in the arm of
the YSR Congress party rather then a discouragement. Their logic being
that the bandh observed was a spontaneous one because almost all the
leaders of the party have either been confined to their homes are taken
into preventive custody.
District convenor Samineni
Udaya Bhanu who set course for Hyderabad in the early hours was arrested
on the way. Barring former MLA Jaleel Khan who was campaigning in one
of the assembly constituency that is set for by-elections the police has
very successfully immobilised the entire party machinery in the city.
There
was no destruction of property because of the timing of the arrest, but
for the by-elections the destruction of property would have been severe
according to party workers. Mr Jagan has been sending word through
several leaders that there should not be any destruction or violence
because that would have an impact on the voters in the bye-elections.
The
party cadre have now pinned all their hopes Mr Jagan's mother
Y.S.Vijayamma. They are hoping that Ms. Vijayamma would melt the hearts
of the voters. While the earlier estimate was either 15 or 16 the arrest
of Mr Jagan would tip the scales in favour of the party and that would
result in it bagging all the 18 seats for which elections were being
held. These were predictions released by none other than Vijayawada MP
Lagadapati Rajagopal.
Mr. Jagan was arrested only to
prevent the Congress MLAs from leaving the party in hordes to join YSR
Congress, the party cadres believe.
from Hindu 
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