One more chargesheet filed against Jaganmohan Reddy

                                                                             
HYDERABAD: The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing the case of amassing allegedly disproportionate wealth by Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, filed a third chargesheet in the special CBI court today naming him as the prime accused.

The 88-page chargesheet, containing 142 documents and 72 witness accounts, also Jagan's auditor Vijayasai Reddy (A-2) an accused.

IAS officer Venkatarami Reddy, Ramky group chairman Ayodhyarami Reddy, Jagati Publications (publisher of Sakshi Telugu daily) and Ramky Pharma India Limited have been named as the other accused in the case.

CBI said Ramky had invested Rs 10 crore in Jagati Publications as a quid pro quo for the benefits it secured from the then government headed by Jagan's father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.

The agency had already filed two chargesheets in the disproportionate assets case and has arrested only Vijayasai Reddy so far.

Vijayasai, however, is now out on bail granted by the special CBI court.

Meanwhile, CBI filed a petition in the state High Court today challenging the special court's order granting bail to Jagan's auditor.

The petition will come up for hearing on May 9.

Internal squabbles delay Congress by-poll campaigns

                                                                 
Bogged down by petty politics, Congress is not able to pack a powerful punch to its arch rival YS Jaganmohan Reddy of YSR Congress. Despite their best efforts, the party leaders couldn’t be content in Parakal in Telangana and Polavaram in coastal Andhra Pradesh.
YSR Cong, TDP ahead

However, YSR Congress chief, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, has already covered 10 constituencies and has been relentlessly continuing his crusade to win this year’s election as it is a matter of life-and-death for him. The TDP chief, N Chandrababu Naidu, too, is spending more time in the field to attend party affairs.

On the other hand, Kiran and Botsa have so far been busy in holding district-wise review meetings and pacifying disgruntled leaders. Both Chandrababu and Jagan, are likely to complete the first round of their campaigns in all the constituencies prior to the release of the election notification.

In the selection of candidates and campaigns, YSR Congress is in the most advantageous position as it has “ready-made” candidates, who have already kick-started their ‘people-contact campaigns’.

Chandrababu too has completed the selection of candidates. But Congress cadres in Parkal of Warangal district seems unhappy and divided over giving ticket to a former TDP member Samma Rao. They allege that the Congress leadership had a match-fixing deal with the YSRCP, and selected Rao, who is considered to be a ‘weak candidate’, only to ensure the victory of YSRCP candidate Konda Surekha.

In Polavaram, key local leader Karatam Rambabu is unhappy and staying away from poll campaigning as Congress president Sonia Gandhi chose Parvati, thus dismissing his recommendation of a stronger candidate like Bojji. To register his protest, he has also sent his resignation as the chairman of the DCCB.

Further, the party is also facing trouble from health minister Dr DL Ravindra Reddy. Reddy is hell-bent on hurting party chances in crucial Kadapa district.

“The final list of candidates released by the party high command last week has only helped to deepen the differences instead of reducing them,” said a senior Congress leader. Political pandits opine that the Congress took its own time in selecting party candidates for the by-polls, thus losing its valuable time.
From Deccan Herald

N Lakshmi Parvati to campaign for YSR Congress in by-elections

                                                                                  
Guntur, May 6 (INN): NTR-TDP (LP) President N Lakshmi Parvati on Sunday appealed to the people to vote in favour of YSR Congress party candidates in the ensuing by-elections.

Talking to reporters after performing pooja in Trikunteshwar Swamy Temple at Kotappa Konda, Lakshmi Parvathi said that only YSR Congress could bring development in the State. Stating that Jagan Mohan Reddy was like her elder son, she said that she would campaign for the YSR Congress candidates.

Lakshmi Parvathi said that the people have lost faith on the Congress party and the voters would never believe the promises being made by TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu. She hoped that the YSR Congress party would all the seats in the by-elections where polling will be held on June 12.

Dokka to Jagan: emulate Sonia and Parvathamma

 

State Rural Development Minister Doka Manikyavaraprasada Rao on Sunday suggested to YSRCP President Y S Jaganmohan Reddy to emulate UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and M. Parvathamma, the party candidate for the Ongole Assembly seat. “We have great respect for YSR. But it is not proper to continue with the Odarpu yatra for years together. You(Mr Jaganmohan Reddy) should take a cue from Ms. Sonia Gandhi and Ms. Parvathamma, who have courageously faced the loss of their husbands and carried on unfinished tasks left by Rajiv Gandhi and Magunta Subbrami Reddy'', he told a meeting to prepare the party workers for the prestigious bypoll.

He urged the party cadre to highlight welfare and development initiatives of the UPA Government at the Centre and the Congress Government in the State and also caution the people that the YSRCP was trying to “buy votes with ill-gotten wealth to indulge in more scams''.

Party MLAs B N Vijaykumar, M Ugra Narasimha Reddy and A Suresh, former Municipal Chairman Mantri Srinivasa Rao were present.
from hindu

Anantapur:Jagan hits out at Congress

YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, on the first day of his tour of Anantapur district,

decried the Congress for neglecting the people in the State even as he asked the people to vote for the party in the by-elections.

Speaking at a road show in Venugopal Nagar and other areas which are going to the polls as a part of the Anantapur Assembly constituency, he said that the elections were between the poor people supported by YSRCP and the forces against the poor.

Accompanied by Anantapur candidate B. Gurunath Reddy besides senior party leader Visvesvar Reddy, Pyla Narsimhiah and others, he conducted the road show to good crowds. The response was huge from the old and the women .

He accused the Congress of watering down the pro-poor and pro-people schemes in the State while starting newer schemes which would not make much difference to the people eventually and cited the Re 1 per kilo rice scheme and argued that the rice given under the scheme was so substandard that it was impossible for the poor to eat them.

On the other hand, getting into a frontal attack on TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu, he sought to remind the people that it was the TDP government under his leadership that had brought upon the farmers of the district travails unheard of before and also reminded them that their fate changed when Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy came to power.

Mr. Jagan is slated to go to Rayadurgam where he will campaign for the party in a road show and public meeting scheduled on Monday.
from  Hindu

400 engg. graduates pay homage at YSR samadhi

As many as 400 beneficiaries of fee reimbursement scheme of Krishna district who completed engineering course, and their parents, visited Idupulapaya in Pulivendula constituency and paid homage at former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's samadhi on Sunday.

The engineering graduates and their family members placed garlands at YSR's samadhi and paid obeisance.

Expressing gratitude to YSRCP honorary president and Pulivendula MLA Y.S. Vijayamma, they said they belonged to poor families and could not have afforded engineering education but for the fee reimbursement scheme introduced by Mr. Reddy and said that they are indebted to his fam

from Hindu

Defeat Congress, YSRCP: Narayana

CPI State secretary K. Narayana has called upon the people to defeat the ‘scam-tainted' Congress and YSR Congress Party led by Kadapa MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in the forthcoming by-elections to 18 Assembly constituencies.

Participating in a meeting of the party's Greater Hyderabad council, Dr. Narayana said while the Congress was facing charges of corruption and irregularities, Mr. Jagan was facing probes for accumulating “ill-gotten” wealth. On the separate Telangana issue, he said the suspension of the Telangana MPs from Lok Sabha was part of the Congress' “drama” on the issue.

The Congress should stand as “accused” in the people's court and would pay heavy price for its indecision on the sensitive Telangana issue.

Mr. Narayana while welcoming the decision taken by the Centre on Pranahita-Chevella, said that the demand for Telangana would not get subdued by merely taking up the project. He said that besides fulfilling long-standing wish of the people, the project would provide relief to people of Telangana

from Hindu

TRS colluding with YSR Congress, says BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Telangana Rashtra Samiti of colluding with YSR Congress Party of Kadapa MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for ensuring the latter's victory in the upcoming by-election in Parkal Assembly constituency.

Taking objection to the TRS' criticism of the BJP, party spokesman N.V.S.S. Prabhakar alleged that the TRS never criticised Mr. Jagan in spite of the spate of cases registered against him and was instead putting all out efforts to ensure YSRCP's victory from the Parkal constituency. The TRS' criticism of the BJP which brought national attention to Telangana through calling attention motion in Lok Sabha and a private member resolution in Rajya Sabha was indicative of its collusion with the YSRCP.

At a press conference, Mr. Prabhakar ridiculed the TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao for stalling the Parliament . There was no truth in TRS' claims on fielding its candidate from Mahbubnagar constituency to protect the interests of minorities, he said.

from Hindu