Saturday 28 September 2013

Dharmana keen on joining YSRC


Former Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao, who represents Srikakulam in the Assembly, is likely to quit the Congress and join the YSR Congress, according to highly placed sources in the ruling party.

Mr. Prasada Rao, who has been conducting a series of meetings with Srikakulam and Narasannapeta leaders, sent a strong feeler that he was not able adjust with the Congress after it had taken a decision in favour of Telangana. His loyalists have also stepped pressure on him to join YSRC since the Congress lost the people’s confidence with its decision on bifurcation.

Cut-up with high command?

He is angry with the high command which forced him to resign after he was named accused in CBI charge sheet. After the elevation of Srikakulam MP Killi Kruparani as Union Minister of State for Communication and Technology, Mr. Prasada Rao lost his importance in the party. Mr .Prasada Rao’s elder brother -- Krishnadas -- is already in the YSRC and has been made convenor of the party in the district. Political analysts say it would be easy for Mr. Prasada Rao to join the YSR Congress with the support of his brother. But sources in the YSRC told The Hindu that the leadership was not keen on admitting Mr. Prasada Rao as he had levelled allegations against Jaganmohan Reddy and railed at him in the Assembly during the no-confidence motion.

They alleged that Mr. Prasada Rao criticised even Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy to please AICC president Sonia Gandhi though it did not help him come out from CBI cases. “Mr. Prasada Rao and his son Rammanohar Naidu faced many allegations in various issues, including the Kannedhara lease row. Understandably, Mr. Jagan does not want to take the two into the party,” a senior YSRC leader said.

Srikakulam DCC president Narthu Narendra Yadav told The Hindu that he was not aware of Mr. Prasada Rao’s plans while admitting that the former Minister was not happy with the high command’s decision to bifurcate the State.

From Hindu

Jagan Reddy to strengthen base in Telangana

                                                                

Hyderabad: YSR Congress president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is now concentrating in strengthening the party in Telangana after all the prominent leaders left the party opposing the YSR Congress latest stand on Telangana.
Jagan asked the party leaders to arrange a separate meeting with Telangana leaders and district and Assembly constituency coordinators to discuss the party position.
In Telangana region, out of 119 Assembly constituencies, there are no party coordinators in at least 50 constituencies. In Telangana region, Nizamabad, Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar, Adilabad, and other districts, party workers celebrated Jagan’s bail. This gave a hope to the party leadership.
“Really we were surprised to know that in many Telangana districts, party workers celebrated Jagan’s bail, everyone thought that YSRC has vanished in Telangana after its decision to support the united Andhra Pradesh,” said a former legislator of YSRC.
In fact, Jagan gave a direction to the party leaders to arrange a meeting with Telangana leaders before his bail. Jagan thought this will help to know the party position in Telangana.
The YSRC leaders were of the opinion that their party will get some seats in the next elections in Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Khammam, and Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Mahbubnagar and also some pockets of other districts. The YSRC leaders think that in Telangana area people have sympathy towards the former chief minister, Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy.
At the Telangana leader’s meeting, Jagan will explain to them how Telangana region will be at a loss if the state would be divided.
According to sources, party senior leader and former minister, M.V. Mysoora Reddy, prepared a report on how both areas will face the water problem after the state bifurcation. Jagan will tell the Telangana leaders why their party has taken a decision on united state, while explaining these problems.
After discussions with the Telangana leaders, Jagan will appoint party coordinators to the Assembly constituencies. “In Telangana if we get at last 25 seats we can play key role in the formation of the government,” said the YSRC leader.

From DC