HYDERABAD:

The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee has made light of the proposed alliance between the Telugu Desam, Telangana Rashtra Samiti and the Left parties claiming the tie-up would not have any impact on the prospects of Congress in the next elections.

APCC president D. Srinivas, however, said the TRS had not taken a final decision on alliances and the “Congress has kept its doors open for tie-ups”. He did not attach much importance to the meeting between TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu and TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao claiming there was nothing wrong in the meeting. “After all, they are old friends and Cabinet colleagues. Why should be we bother about the meeting?” he said.

Speaking to reporters who met him on Thursday, Mr. Srinivas recalled that the Left parties had announced their decision to sail with the TDP, but the TRS had set January 21 deadline for announcing its stand on the alliance.

DSR Sakshi news paper articel on 16 January 2008

DSR Sakshi news paper articel on 14 January 2008

Srinivas asks partymen to continue Sankshema utsavalu

He reviews implementation of welfare activities in mandals

VIZIANAGARAM:

Pradesh Congress Committee President Dharmapuri Srinivas on Saturday asked the party leaders and workers to utilise the ongoing ‘Samkshema Utsavalu’ programme in every panchayat as an opportunity for canvassing in favour of the party.

“Instead of going to people for votes before elections, it will be better to meet them now and earn appreciation for implementing innumerable welfare schemes for their benefit”, he added.

Word of caution

As a word of caution, Mr. Srinivas told partymen, who participated in the DCC general body meeting at Ananda Gajapathi Auditorium here, not to be overconfident that the welfare schemes launched by the Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Government would see the party through in the ensuing elections.

Feedback

No doubt, the feedback he received during his participation in ‘Samkshema Utsavalu’ in 16 districts was that the people were happy.

He asked them to continue the ‘utsavalu’, even after Sankranti festival, until each family was apprised of the details of schemes.

Beneficiaries list

The list of beneficiaries could be found in website, he said.

Further, Mr. Srinivas asked them to show people that they are united and it would automatically attract neutrals towards the party.

Any dissensions and backstabbing would harm party in the elections; he said and asked them not to be lethargic in popularising welfare schemes.

Earlier, Mr. Srinivas reviewed the reports of mandal parishad presidents on the implementation of various welfare activities in their mandals.

Ministers S. Vijayarama Raju and Botsa Satyanarayana, DCC president P. Sambasiva Raju and MLAs were present.

Congress will retain power: PCC chief

State’s policies well-received by people, he says

Padayatras helped Ministers understand people’s problems

GO including Toorpu Kapus in BC list issued, say leaders

VISAKHAPATNAM:

Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu is losing sleep over the fact that the Congress would retain power in the State and the Centre, thanks to the many programmes and schemes the party had launched covering all sections of the people, APCC president D. Srinivas said at a meeting held at Chodavaram on Saturday evening.

Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in the State and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Centre had initiated many welfare measures, which were not implemented in the past or never thought of by any government. The programmes and policies of the Congress and the UPA were very well received by the people and it was certain that the Congress would retain power in the next elections, Mr. Srinivas said. He was addressing a meeting organised by the Congress to mark the conclusion of the first phase of padayatras by the Ministers and MLAs in the district. Similar programmes were held all over the State. Ministers K. Rosaiah, Konathala Ramakrishna and Botcha Satyanarayana, party MLAs and leaders participated in the meeting. A large number of Congress party workers and supporters were present.

Mr. Srinivas noted that Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy’s padayatra in the past had inspired others and many were conducting similar programmes. The padayatras by the Ministers and MLAs helped them understand better people’s problems and also find solutions.

Dig at Chiru

The PCC president also criticised Praja Rajyam leader Chiranjeevi. Without mentioning his name, Mr. Srinivas said that one person was coming claiming that he was the people’s man. But people would not believe him even if he tried to talk on lines of caste and religion as they needed a leadership that would deliver good governance to them.

Mr. Rosaiah said Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy in spite of the burden on the State budget went ahead with many programmes and schemes since they would benefit the people. Even a farm labourer was happy under the present Congress rule, he claimed.

Mr. Ramakrishna and Mr. Satyanarayana, during their speeches, referred to the placards held by some persons demanding inclusion of Toorpu Kapus in the BC list and said a GO had already been issued to that effect and they would talk to the Collector if the GO was not being implemented.

Advice to Ganta

MLAs Karanam Dharmasri and Gandi Babji along with president of District Cooperative Bank and former Minister Balireddy Satyarao lashed out at former MLA of Chodavaram and Praja Rajyam’s district and urban convener Ganta Srinivasa Rao for challenging Mr. Ramakrishna to contest against him in the forthcoming elections.

Mr. Srinivasa Rao came here from a distant place but dared to challenge Mr. Ramakrishna, they said.  

DSR Sakshi news paper articel on 11 January 2008

DSR Sakshi news paper articel on 11 January 2008

Port’s Kalavani auditorium is the venue

VISAKHAPATNAM:

President of AP Congress Committee D. Srinivas will interact with party workers at a meeting being organized at the port’s Kalavani auditorium during his visit to the city on Sunday.

Senior workers from the 72 wards were being invited to attend the meeting, and only party workers would be allowed to speak to Mr. Srinivas and air their views, Congress party observer Raja Vishnu Vardhan Reddy and city Congress president Tynala Vijaya Kumar said at a meeting of party MLAs and leaders of its front organizations held here on Friday.

The PCC president would be at the auditorium from 10.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., party workers and leaders could meet him at Yeleru Guest House near AU College of Engineering.

Chodavaram meet

The Congress is organizing a meeting at Chodavaram on Saturday afternoon to mark the conclusion of the padayatras it was organising in different parts of the district by its MLAs and others. Along with Mr. Srinivas, Minister for Commercial Taxes Konathala Ramakrishna would address the meeting. It was expected to commence at around 4 p.m., the party leaders said.

City MLAs Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao, S. Ranga Raju and T. Gurumurthy Reddy, former Mayors S. Hari and Rajana Ramani, former MLA Surreddi, PCC members Bheesetti Nookeswara Rao, Koyya Prasada Reddy, Mantri Rajasekhar, Ponnada Mohana Rao, Peela Uma Rani, Edadasari Gopala Rao and others attended the meeting.

DSR Sakshi news paper articel on 10 January 2008

VISAKHAPATNAM:

APCC president D. Srinivas is coming to the city on Friday. He will participate in the Congress Development Week celebrations in north Andhra.

He will arrive at the airport at 11 a.m. and proceed to Vizianagaram. He will participate in party programmes in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts. He will return to the city on January 11 and participate as chief guest at the Congress meeting to be held at the Port Stadium, according to Greater Visakha City Congress Committee president Thynala Vijaya Kumar.

Sankranthi Sambaralu

The AP Working Journalists’ Federation, the AP Electronic Media Journalists’ Association and Greater Visakha Urban Units will jointly organise ‘Sankrathi Sambaralu’ at VUDA Children Theatre on Saturday. Cultural programmes will be organised for journalists and their families. Details can be had from P. Narayana on 98491 47350.

VPT record

Visakhapatnam Port has established an all-time record by discharging 6460 MT s of ammonium nitrate in bulk in a day. The record was achieved with a gang shift output of 538 MT s on Wednesday. The previous best discharge of 6113 MT s with a gang shift output of 509 MT s was achieved on April 15, 2002. The cargo was imported by M/s Special Blasts Ltd. Raipur.

DSR Sakshi news paper articel on 09 January 2008