Vamsi’s Jagan embrace prompts notice

                                                                
Telugu Desam (Vijayawada, Urban) president Vallabhneni Vamsi’s public embrace of YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in Vijayawada on Friday has left his party higher-ups irate and prompted a show-cause notice. TD chief N. Chandrababu Naidu issued the show-cause notice on Saturday, asking for an explanation.
Mr Vamsi’s embrace came at a time when the TD was attacking the Kadapa MP tooth and nail for various sins of omission and commission. The notice stated that the TD has been fighting former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy and Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy’s ‘corruption and murder’ politics. “Your action will send a wrong message,” the notice said.
Meanwhile, Mr Vamsi denied that he received a show-cause notice and said his meeting with Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy was not pre-planned. However, the incident sent shockwaves through the TD, amid reports of an imminent floor crossing by some leaders.

YSRCP can win at least 15 seats, says Konathala

                                                                

YSR Congress Party, led by Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, can win at least 15 of the 18 seats in the ensuing by-elections, according to the party's top leader in north Andhra, former Minister Konathala Ramakrishna.

“We may have some tough fight in Anantapur district but elsewhere we expect easy passage,” he told The Hindu on Saturday.

On reports of candidates having been rendered weak due to failure to keep in touch constantly with the people who voted for their success in the 2009 elections, Mr. Ramakrishna said that the name of Jagan was like a mantra which the people chanted and were attracted by the young leader wherever he went, notwithstanding the adverse publicity in the media. This would certainly make up for everything, and the strength of the individual candidates in such a case might not really matter, he felt, adding that the party was particularly strong in north Andhra where the late YSR had tremendous following.

Also, the poll managers would take care of every aspect during the campaign as they are entrusted with the responsibility of successful return of the party candidates, he pointed out. “We have the people's sympathy and support. We may not encounter any problem even where the Congress party and the Telugu Desam joined hands as is the case in some areas,” he remarked. Retention of the seats in the by-elections would go a long way for the party's success in the general elections, he added.

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Appointed to YSRC women's wing

M.S. Lakshmi Chakravarti was appointed Rajahmundry city YSR Congress party women's wing president by the party.

Ms. Lakshmi is wife of former Mayor MS Chakravarti and daughter of freedom fighter Battina Subbarao.

She has been working for YSR Congress Party since its inception.

YSR Congress leader slams Naidu

                                                                  

MLC and YSR Congress leader S.V. Mohan Reddy flayed TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu for his remarks against Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.

Talking to reporters here on Saturday, he said Mr. Naidu who failed in his attempt to paint Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy dark by leveling corruption charges started criminal accusations now. He said people would not give any credence to his utterances and would stand by Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, who was fighting ‘multiple enemies'.

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Vangaveeti Radhakrishna joins YSRCP

                                                                       

Former MLA Vangaveeti Radhakrishna joined the YSR Congress Party amidst tremendous bonhomie and enthusiasm. Party president and Kadapa MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy welcomed him with unexpected warmth.

Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy said that he was not just taking Mr. Radhakrishna into the party, but was looking up to him for support as a brother, just like Rama and Lakshmana. Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy said that his father Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and Mr. Radhakrishna's father Mohana Ranga Rao were good friends and shared a brotherhood and the same would continue between the sons.

Mr. Radhakrishna and Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy earlier came from Enikepadu in a huge motorcade of over 2,000 two-wheelers and several cars. Youth participated with enthusiasm wearing different types of masks and wigs.

The meeting for Mr. Radhakrishna to join the party was held at the statute of assassinated Congress MLA and his father Mohana Ranga Rao on Mahatma Gandhi Road as announced earlier.

Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy garlanded the statute of Mohana Ranga Rao, while Mr. Radhakrishna garlanded a temporary bust of YSR put on the dais for the occasion. After district convenor Samineni Udaya Bhanu formally announced that Mr. Radhakrishna was joining the party, Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy put a party scarf round his neck and gave him a warm hug.

Addressing the gathering Mr. Radhakrishna said that YSR gave land to the poor of the city at the nominal rate of Rs. 100 a square yard and that land had today become Rs. 40,000 per square yard. He said that the poor of Vijayawada would never forget YSR.

‘Always loyal'

Mr. Radhakrishna said that he and his father's admirers would be with Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy come what may. He said that 23 years had passed since his father was assassinated, but the people of Vijayawada have been loyal to his family electing his mother Ratnakumari and then him to the State Assembly.

He said that the leaders of Congress may have betrayed YSR's family, but the people were still with them. He said the people of the city were fight for house-site pattas and for the Machilipatnam port.

‘Golden era'

Responding to him, Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy said that a ‘golden era' was coming. His father gave land to the people at Rs. 100 per square yard, but he would give them land at Rs. 50 per square yard. Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy said that once the YSR Congress comes to power it would complete the Machilipatnam port in two years.

Former corporators Adbul Khadar, Buddha Jagannatham, Avala Maruthi, PCC secretary G Mallikarjuna Raju, more Congress leaders, Badita Sankar Lokesh, Vaddi Vasu, BJP State committee member B.Nagalakshmi and TDP city leader Kama Devaraju joined the party along with Mr. Radhakrishna.

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