AP Political News 14-07-07
Industrialist and Congress MP Girish Sanghi, who has been blowing hot and cold at Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy all these days, has decided to blow only hot hereafter.
It is learnt Sanghi recently organised a meeting of Arya Vysya leaders and hosted them a lavish party, where he lamented at the indifferent attitude of the Chief Minister against him and his Telugu daily Vaartha. He also invited several IAS and IPS officers, hailing from his community to the dinner and sought their help to run down the Chief Minister. He recalled that when he threw a party on the occasion of his birthday a few months ago, the Chief Minister deliberately avoided attending the party.
Sanghi thought, the Chief Minister would pamper him and his daily, after the latter launched a direct attack on Eenadu group and its chairman Ramoji Rao and targetted his lands at the Ramoji Film City. On the other hand, the authorities issued notices to Sanghi, too, seeking to take back the assigned lands occupied by the Sanghi Industries. The Chief Minister also outrightly rejected Sanghi's application for a Special Economic Zone status for the Sanghinagar area on the city outskirts. Above all, the Chief Minister's decision to launch his own Telugu daily Saakshi was the last nail in Sanghi's coffin.
Unruly MLAs shame political class
In Srikakulam town in Andhra Pradesh, two MLAs manhandled each other, just because they disagreed over how the government's housing programme was being implemented.
What began as a routine review meeting of the Indiramma Housing Scheme in Srikakulam ended in fisticuffs, between Congress MLA Murali Mohan and TDP MLA K Jogulu.
''When I was talking to the minister, he shouted at me asking me to sit. I told him I am speaking to the minister and asked him not to interfere. At which point, he got up from his seat and beat me,'' K Jogulu, TDP MLA.
Senior minister G Vinod said the incident has shamed the political class.
''In political circles, fights do happen when you go into the field. But in a forum, the forum needs to be respected,'' said G Vinod, Labour Minister, AP.
Chandrababu Naidu, who emphasises a lot on decorum and party discipline, conducts regular training classes for the Telugu Desam cadre.
The Congress held an extensive training session a month ago where again the focus was on image building and discipline.
The Srikakulam episode shows the leaders are perhaps not quite taking the lessons seriously.
The monsoon session of the state Assembly starts on Monday and senior legislators will be expected to ensure against unparliamentary conduct of the kind seen in Srikakulam.
Council becomes a big burden on YSR
Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy might have thought the revival of Legislative Council a major achievement in his political career, as he could provide political positions to as many Congress leaders, but it is turning out be a real burden for him.
The Congress leaders, who got elected and nominated as MLCs, are now bringing pressure on the Chief Minister for giving them due recognition, on a par with the MLAs. Many of these MLCs do not have proper accommodation facilities so far in Hyderabad, as the existing MLA Quarters is grossly insufficient. Whoever could get the accommodation with great difficulty are not happy with the amenities they are being provided, as they are far inferior to the faciltieis being enjoyed by the MLAs.
Secondly, there has been a huge demand from the MLCs for gunmen on the ground that they are facing threat to their lives from Maoists and other anti-social elements. The Home Ministry is not in a position to fulfil their demand. The MLCs are also demanding official cars and office staff for discharging their functions propertly.
Above all, the MLCs are now pressurising the Chief Minister for a due share in the constituency development fund of Rs 1 crore each. Though the MLCs do not have specific constituencies of their own, they have their native disticts and therefore, they too want funds for development of their area. They argue that Rajya Sabha members also get constituency development funds, though they do not have any constituencies as such. The Chief Minister is now breaking his head as to how to fulfil all these demands.
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