Andhra politics

Former chief minister and Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu has finally got a real political issue to fight with the Congress government.
The unprovoked police firing on Communsts in Mudigonda village in Khammam district which left eight people dead has come handy for Chandrababu Naidu to settle political scores with Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy.
Chandrababu Naidu has given a call for State-wide protests on Sunday and has decided to visit the village to console the family members of the victims. He also claims that the Pedala Shankaravam, which the TD had taken up, had led the Communists to take up the ongoing land agitation.He in a way suggested that the TD has inspired the Left to take up fight for land distribution among the poor.
Chandrababu Naidu was busy all through the day holding meeting with senior TD leaders and at the end of the session held a press conference. He said he was withholding the demands and would come out with demands only after he visits the village.
This is a clear cut case of fishing in troubled waters.

Former chief minister and Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu has finally got a real political issue to fight with the Congress government.
The unprovoked police firing on Communsts in Mudigonda village in Khammam district which left eight people dead has come handy for Chandrababu Naidu to settle political scores with Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy.
Chandrababu Naidu has given a call for State-wide protests on Sunday and has decided to visit the village to console the family members of the victims. He also claims that the Pedala Shankaravam, which the TD had taken up, had led the Communists to take up the ongoing land agitation.He in a way suggested that the TD has inspired the Left to take up fight for land distribution among the poor.
Chandrababu Naidu was busy all through the day holding meeting with senior TD leaders and at the end of the session held a press conference. He said he was withholding the demands and would come out with demands only after he visits the village.
This is a clear cut case of fishing in troubled waters.

Strange as it might sound, it was Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu who literally made the Communist party leaders to starve and caused their land struggle taking a violent turn on Thursday.

The CPI-M and CPI leaders, who have been on indefinite fast for the last four days, were frustrated with their own agitation and were waiting for a statement from Revenue Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao in the Assemblyy as an excuse to withdraw their fast. The way out was suggested by none other than CPI-M national secretary Prakash Karat, who carried the message from AICC president Sonia Gandhi, requesting withdrawal of the land stir.

The Left leaders would have given their fast on Wednesday itself, but things changed with Chandrababu Naidu visiting their camp and giving a call to the TD activists to participate in the land stir and intensify it. At the same time, the expected statement from the Revenue Minister or Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy in the Assembly did not come, as the discussion remained inconclusive.

On Thursday, the situation worsened with Left agitators turning violent and the police resorting to lathicharge at 10 district Collectorates. The agitation witnessed a lot of violence in Hyderabad and the Left leaders had to receive lathi blows. Now, they are left with no option but to continue their agitation, notwithstanding the reply from the Revenue Minister as well as the Chief Minister. And the man who is having the last laugh is Chandrababu Naidu!!

The Central Bureau of Investigation figured during the heated discussion on land issue in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly today, with Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and his predecessor N Chandrababu Naidu trading charges against each other.

Dubbing the CBI as ”Congress Bureau of Investigation”, the leader of the Opposition claimed that the CBI had put in cold storage the case relating to alleged irregularities in the Outer Ring Road (ORR) project.

Later, winding up the debate on the issue, Dr Reddy said the government was transparent and it had no hesistation in referring cases to the CBI on various issues when demanded by the Opposition parties.

On the other hand, Mr Naidu had scuttled inquiry by the CBI and had went round courts to avoid inquiries against the government on various issues, Dr Reddy charged.

Strange as it might sound, it was Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu who literally made the Communist party leaders to starve and caused their land struggle taking a violent turn on Thursday.

The CPI-M and CPI leaders, who have been on indefinite fast for the last four days, were frustrated with their own agitation and were waiting for a statement from Revenue Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao in the Assemblyy as an excuse to withdraw their fast. The way out was suggested by none other than CPI-M national secretary Prakash Karat, who carried the message from AICC president Sonia Gandhi, requesting withdrawal of the land stir.

The Left leaders would have given their fast on Wednesday itself, but things changed with Chandrababu Naidu visiting their camp and giving a call to the TD activists to participate in the land stir and intensify it. At the same time, the expected statement from the Revenue Minister or Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy in the Assembly did not come, as the discussion remained inconclusive.

On Thursday, the situation worsened with Left agitators turning violent and the police resorting to lathicharge at 10 district Collectorates. The agitation witnessed a lot of violence in Hyderabad and the Left leaders had to receive lathi blows. Now, they are left with no option but to continue their agitation, notwithstanding the reply from the Revenue Minister as well as the Chief Minister. And the man who is having the last laugh is Chandrababu Naidu!!

The Central Bureau of Investigation figured during the heated discussion on land issue in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly today, with Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and his predecessor N Chandrababu Naidu trading charges against each other.

Dubbing the CBI as ”Congress Bureau of Investigation”, the leader of the Opposition claimed that the CBI had put in cold storage the case relating to alleged irregularities in the Outer Ring Road (ORR) project.

Later, winding up the debate on the issue, Dr Reddy said the government was transparent and it had no hesistation in referring cases to the CBI on various issues when demanded by the Opposition parties.

On the other hand, Mr Naidu had scuttled inquiry by the CBI and had went round courts to avoid inquiries against the government on various issues, Dr Reddy charged.

Former chief minister and Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu, who has changed his decision to boycott the Assembly proceedings on the suggestion of the Left parties, on Thursday diluted the debate on the all-important land distribution. The two Communist parties have been agitating alleging that the government had failed to do justice to the poor and the rich were being benefited from the land distribution and Indiramma scheme.

The Left requested Chandrababu Naidu to extend them moral support in the State Assembly. Chandrababu Naidu agreed to the request but unwittingly created problems for them. When the House was debating the issue rather seriously, Chandrababu Naidu included in his speech several items which are not related to the debate. Even Speaker KR Suresh Reddy said Chandrababu Naidu was deviating from the given subject.

According to sources, the Left parties are not happy with the dilution of the important topic by including political allegations and anecdotes to settle scores with the ruling party. The Communists did not expect this from the Leader of the Opposition. The disgust was clearly writ on the faces of the Communist leaders.

Former chief minister and Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu, who has changed his decision to boycott the Assembly proceedings on the suggestion of the Left parties, on Thursday diluted the debate on the all-important land distribution. The two Communist parties have been agitating alleging that the government had failed to do justice to the poor and the rich were being benefited from the land distribution and Indiramma scheme.

The Left requested Chandrababu Naidu to extend them moral support in the State Assembly. Chandrababu Naidu agreed to the request but unwittingly created problems for them. When the House was debating the issue rather seriously, Chandrababu Naidu included in his speech several items which are not related to the debate. Even Speaker KR Suresh Reddy said Chandrababu Naidu was deviating from the given subject.

According to sources, the Left parties are not happy with the dilution of the important topic by including political allegations and anecdotes to settle scores with the ruling party. The Communists did not expect this from the Leader of the Opposition. The disgust was clearly writ on the faces of the Communist leaders.