Jagan's aim is to protect his wealth: Narayana

                                                                       

Communist Party of India State secretary K. Narayana on Saturday alleged that ‘corrupt' leaders such as Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy were trying to become Chief Minister only to protect their ill-gotten wealth.

He also lashed out at Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao for ‘indulging in corrupt activities' and ‘grabbing government land on the national highway using benamis'.

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Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Narayana said the CPI would extend its support to the Telugu Desam Party in all the 18 Assembly and the Nellore Lok Sabha seat in by-elections on June 12.

The party was planning a series of agitations – from June 5 to 15 and again from June 24 to 30 – to highlight ‘the misrule' of the Congress and the atrocities of the mining mafia in the State. People's issues such as hike in property tax, escalation of prices of all essential commodities would also be highlighted during the agitation.

“We plan to stage protests in front of excise offices on May 25 to highlight the loopholes in the liquor policy.” CPI MLC Jalli Wilson, district secretary Ch. Sundarlal and senior leader G.V. Satyanarayana Murthy were present.

From Hindu

Teach Congress, TDP a lesson: Jagan

                                                                      

Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, president of YSR Congress Party and MP, has said a vote for his party in the by-election will be a vote for the poor as well, as 17 MLAs sacrificed their posts espousing the cause of the poor and farmers.

He exhorted the rural voters to note the supreme sacrifice made by his colleagues like Y. Channakesava Reddy and return them back to power with a thumping majority to teach the Congress and TDP a lesson. Braving the hot sun, Mr. Reddy undertook a gruelling campaign in Yemmiganur Assembly constituency on Saturday, which will go to polls along with Allagadda in Kurnool district on June 12. He did not raise any of the controversial subjects in his speeches except saying that he had to come to public with the only plea of seeking support for his party. He highlighted the support given to farmers, housing programme, fee reimbursement to students, health insurance scheme (Aarogyasri) and ambulance service by his father Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy.

The present Congress government is not sincere about the programmes and tried to dilute them. He accused the state Congress of being remote controlled by New Delhi and of lacking individual decision making power.

After launching his campaign from Yerrakota, native village of party nominee Y. Channakesava Reddy, Mr. Reddy addressed roadside meetings at Guvvaladoddi, Peddamariveedu, Chinnamariveedu, Aluvala, Yenugubala, Daivamdinne and other places. Meanwhile, the police escorting the convoy tried to enforce election code by asking vehicle drivers to make a move. The poll officials monitored the electioneering process looking for violations.

From Hindu

It will be wrong to compare Jagan with YSR'

                                                                               

Agriculture Minister Kanna Lakshminarayana said on Saturday the by-elections were necessitated by Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's penchant for power and it would be wrong to draw a comparison with his father Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who worked hard for the growth of the Congress. Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy is nursing his ambition to become the Chief Minister and he would stoop to any level to realise his dream.

Addressing a by-election campaign meeting in this village in Prathipadu constituency on Saturday, Mr. Lakshminarayana said Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy amassed wealth when his father was at the helm of affairs and it is imperative that he should become the Chief Minister for protecting his ill-gotten wealth.

from Hindu

Special sittings today to mark 60 yrs of Parliament

                                                                            
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, holding special sittings on Sunday, will focus on the 'sixty years journey of Indian Parliament' as they celebrate 60th anniversary of its first session.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will initiate the debate in the Rajya Sabha while Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will do it in the Lok Sabha.

Singh and Mukherjee are the Leaders of the two Houses.

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, who is the moving spirit behind the idea, would make the opening remarks from the Chair to mark the special day of the largest parliamentary democracy in the world.

Besides prominent members from all sides, independents are also being accomodated in the over five-hour discussion.

A few living members of the first Lok Sabha, including Reishang Keishing and Resham Lal Jangde, will be honoured on the ocassion.

91-year-old Reishang Keishing, now a member of the Rajya Sabha, was member of the first and third Lok Sabhas. Jangde was member of first, second and ninth Lok Sabhas.

Both the Houses of Parliament will meet at 11.00 am and will conclude the discussions at 4.30 pm.

In the evening, President Pratibha Patil will address a joint sitting of both Houses in the Central Hall. Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, the Prime Minister and Kumar will also address the joint sitting.

Patil will release coins of Rs 5 and Rs 10 denomination to mark the occasion along with a special stamp.

The President will release three books -- Members' Introduction: First Lok Sabha; Speakers of Lok Sabha and '60 years of the Lok Sabha: An Analysis' on the ocassion. The books are published by the Lok Sabha Secretariat.

Patil will also release five other books 'Selected Speeches of Women Members of the Constituent Assembly', 'Welcome Respected Chairman', '60 years of the Rajya Sabha', 'Computerisation of the Rajya Sabha: An Overview' and 'Nominated Members of the Rajya Sabha'.

A cultural programme featuring Santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Sitarist Debu Chaudhuri, Carnatic vocalist Maharajapuram Ramachandran, versatile singer Shubha Mudgal and Iqbal Khan will light up the evening.
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Congress, TDP distorting facts, alleges YSR Congress

                                                                                    
YSR Congress has taken strong objection to the way in which the ruling Congress and the main opposition TDP were trying to camouflage the assembly records showing the remarks of YSR during his term as chief minister in poor light.
"Drawing parallel between the Margadarsi and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's case is totally beyond reasonable comprehension and the way things are being projected through slides is not in good taste," party spokesperson Jupudi Prabhakar toldeporters here.
What YSR questioned was the way in which funds were collected by Margadarsi, registered under HUF, and has channeled the public funds to other business interests while what is being projected now is totally objectionable material which is far from truth, he said.
When Rs 2,600 crores collected under HUF was diverted to Ushodaya group, YSR said the matter should be probed in to and when some of the people who described it as an assault on freedom of press even at Delhi level were not to be seen anywhere.
The Supreme Court has clearly told Romoji Rao's Counsel that Ramoji Rao as an individual is different from Ramoji Rao as an owner of a media house.
When Margadarsi case unfolded, YSR did not stop advertisements to Eenadu nor did he issue a GO to trouble the newspaper but allowed the law to run its own case.
Contrast to what happened then, the State government has issued the black GO to ban advertisements to Sakshi media house as there was a case pending against the organization. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy did not react to any of the statementsut only voiced his concern when the accounts were frozen, he said.
A government inquiry was ordered into the Margadarsi case while a CBI inquiry is on in YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's case.
While questions are being raised that why YSR did not raise his voice when there was a case against Ramoji Rao, Jupudi said, and YS Jagan raised his voice only after everyone was convinced that there was an assault on freedom of presseginning the freezing of bank accounts of Sakshi group and the black GO stalling advertisements.
After getting the feedback from surveys that people are against them and their defeat is certain in the June 12 by-polls, both Congress and TDP have been methodically resorting to unfair tactics to unleash a bundle of lies incessantly, but the results will be on expected lines and YSRC will win all the 18 assembly and Nellore Lok Sabha seat with a thumping majority, he said.