If Naidu can switch over from one party to another, Kodali Sri why can’t other leaders? You ditched the Congress Venkateswara Rao, and joined TDP and then backstabbed NTR Minister

TADEPALLIGUDEM SUNDAY 05 17l11l2019 Vamsi issue turns ugly, Kodali Nani brands Naidu, Uma ‘killers’ Civil Supplies Minister accuses Naidu of killing his father-in-law (NTR) and Devineni Uma of murdering his sister-in-law; Uma terms Nani a ‘useless minister’

Will quit as minister EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE made some of them ministers. useless fellows are asking me cannot become Chief Minister if TDP proves it charges, @ Vijayawada You have made the defected as to why I, as a minister, failed or Leader of Opposition again says Dharmana MLAs abuse our leader YS Jag- Charges fly thick & fast to give polished rice. Don’t talk in his lifetime. INTENSIFYING the political an Mohan Reddy on the floor of Ruling, Oppn parties indulge in a war of words over defection. A look loosely or else you will face the Speaking at a separate press Srikakulam: Roads and Buildings heat raked up by Gannavaram Assembly and enjoyed it,’’ Nani consequences,’’ he warned. conference, Endowments Min- Minister Dharmana Krishna Das MLA Vallabhaneni Vamsi, who reminded. An useless leader like Kodali Nani Nani clarified that Devineni ister Vellampalli Srinivas Rao on Saturday said he would resign openly revolted against the The minister said that the who cannot keep his promise of Avinash, who unsuccessfully brushed aside the propaganda from the Cabinet if Telugu Desam TDP, Civil Supplies Minister YSRC did not promise supply supplying polished rice to the contested against him in the of the TDP and Jana Sena on Party (TDP) proves his Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao of polished rice, but fine qual- PDS beneficiaries is making 2019 elections joined the YSRC religious issues and said it was involvement in illegal sand unnecessary remarks against (Nani) on Saturday launched a ity rice. TDP and Naidu on his own and the YSRC did a move to divert people’s atten- mining. “The opposition party is scathing attack on Opposition “For this, we have to pur- not encourage any defection. “I tion from the welfare schemes trying to defame me by spreading Leader N Chandrababu Naidu chase rice and the process Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao, TD leader told Avinash before elections being implemented by the Jag- canards. Chief Minister YS Jagan and former minister Devineni started from November 20. itself that he would lose and he an Mohan Reddy government. Mohan Reddy introduced the new Uma Maheswara Rao. From the rice we purchase, we was being deceived by Chan- Srinivas said the parties sand policy to curb illegal sand At least four TDP leaders have Nani termed the two leaders select quality rice and supply it addressed the media today about drababu Naidu. Avinash, how- have been trying to whip reli- mining and transportation. useless fellows who have grown to PDS beneficiaries,’’ he said ever, trusted Naidu and got be- gious passions to gain political Transparency is being maintained Naidu had killed his own father-in- Avinash and Vamsi joining the up in politics by killing their adding that the present stock law (NT Rama Rao) while Devineni trayed,’’ Nani said. mileage unable to digest the at every level of sand production YSRC. Where are these leaders close family members”. purchased by the previous TDP Uma murdered his sister-in-law. when four Rajya Sabha MPs joined He said that Gannavaram growing popularity of the and transportation,” he Nani joined the war of words government is of sub-standard These useless fellows are asking the BJP? MLA Vallabhaneni Vamsi Chief Minister. maintained. Addressing a after Devineni Uma criticised quality. “We are selecting qual- me as to why I, as a minister, failed would be taken into the party “They have been raising is- Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao meeting at Kallepalli village after the former for the govern- ity rice from the present stock to give polished rice. Don’t talk only after he resigns as MLA. sues with religious sentiments loosely or else you will face the launching a sand reach and stock ment’s failure to keep its prom- and supplying the same to PDS Nani said the TDP will be to tarnish the image of the point, he said Jagan was fulfilling consequences ise of providing polished rice beneficiaries in Srikakulam There are reports that Naidu is kept in YSRC’s “store room” if Chief Minister, but they will all the promises made during his through Public Distribution district as a pilot project,’’ he TDP will be kept in YSRC’s store trying to merge his party in the BJP Jagan gives them the nod to fail in their efforts. Naidu and Praja Sankalapa Yatra. Welfare of System. “The TDP does not said. room if Jagan gives us nod to take and for this, he was making take on the Opposition party. Jena Sena leader Pawan Kaly- the poor is the slogan of the have the moral right to talk Nani alleged that Naidu had on the TDP. We are following some allegations against Jagan that he “We are following some values an are trying to ignite religious YSRC. The minister appealed to about defections and democra- killed his own father-in-law values in politics and that is why is allowing propagation of other in politics and that is why the sentiments by making baseless the TDP is still surviving religions at religious places Amma Vodi beneficiaries to cy. You (Naidu) have engineered (NT Rama Rao), while Devineni TDP is still surviving,’’ he said. allegations against the govern- contribute a little for the defection of 23 YSRC MLAs Uma had murdered his sister- Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao, Minister Vellampalli Srinivas Rao, Minister Nani said Naidu’s political ment and the Chief Minister. It development of schools. when TDP was in power and in-law (brother’s wife). “These career has come to end and he is unfortunate,” he said.

TDP SLAMS GOVT MLA continues tirade ‘Success of against Naidu, Lokesh Naidu’s fast EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Vijayawada rattles YSRC’

TWO days after allegedly using derog- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE atory language against senior TDP @Vijayawada leader YVB Rajendra Prasad during a television debate, Gannavaram MLA A battery of TDP leaders on Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan has ex- Saturday lashed out at Ganna- plained that he lost his cool after the varam MLA Vallabhaneni latter accused him of misusing the Vamsi and the ruling YSRC for funds given by Chandrababu Naidu. engineering defection of their Addressing the media here on Sat- party MLAs and making them urday, Vamsi said his intention was speak against the TDP and its not to blame Rajendra Prasad or any chief N Chandrababu Naidu. other TDP leader. The MLA, who was Former minister Devineni expelled from the TDP on Friday for Uma Maheswara Rao said that “anti-party activities”, explained that Instead of asking me to resign, it will be good the success of deeksha by he was shocked when Prasad ad- if Lokesh voluntarily resigns as MLC like Naidu against the failure of the dressed him using “unparliamentary Annam Satish Kumar who resigns after he YSRC government to supply words” despite knowing that he is ob- lost in the polls. Why no action was taken sufficient sand has rattled the against 4 Rajya Sabha MPs who joined BJP serving Ayyappa Swamy Deeksha. YSRC. “The people of the State “TDP leaders are mudslinging on Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan, Gannavaram MLA had elected 151 YSRC MLAs. In me for extending support to the ruling spite of that, the rattled YSRC YSRC over the implementation of tarily resigns as MLC like Annam Sat- is making leaders from our English medium in government ish Kumar resigns to his MLC post own party to target us,’’ he said schools. It’s Rajendra Prasad who after he lost in the Assembly polls. adding the YSRC had “threat- started using unparliamentary lan- What about the four Rajya Sabha MPs ened’ the TDP MLA. guage in the debate. Since I’m observ- who defected the TDP and joined Uma said an “useless’ leader ing Ayyappa Deeska, I should not BJP,” he sought to know. Vamsi reiter- like Kodali Nani (civil supplies have talked like that and I owe an ated that his meeting with Jagan was minister) who cannot keep his apology to Rajendra Prasad for the only to seek distribution of house pat- promise of supplying polished same. The TDP leaders did not give an tas to the poor in his constituency. rice to the PDS beneficiaries is answer to my question that will the In reply to TDP leaders query as to making unnecessary remarks implementation of English medium how can he justify joining the YSRC, against TDP and Naidu. in government school benefit the the party which he criticised heavily Former MLA Bode Prasad poor,” Vamsi observed. earlier, Vamsi explained with an ex- slammed Vamsi for making Accusing TDP leaders of creating ample of Naidu’s earlier political baseless comments against unnecessary controversies, the MLA days and maintained that he was yet party leaders. Prasad con- criticised TDP national president to take a decision on joining the rul- demned the reports that he too Chandrababu Naidu and general sec- ing YSRC. is going to quit the party and retary Lokesh for not taking action “Whatever comments made by me said he will take political san- against four Rajya Sabha MPs, who earlier against YSRC were the script yas rather than quitting TDP. shifted loyalties to the BJP after polls. given by the TDP. Ironically, all the Varla Ramaiah condemned Vamsi came down heavily on Loke- rules and regulations apply to me. the abusive language used by sh and “his gang” for orchestrating a What about Naidu? Everyone in the Vamsi. “Your comments hurt malicious social media campaign State knows of his past actions of de- the sentiments of Ayyappa dev- against him. “Instead of asking me to ceiving Indira Gandhi and NTR,” he otees and the entire Hindu resign, it will be good if Lokesh volun- said. community,’’ he said.

POLAVARAM Re-verification of LARR particulars underway, officials to visit New Delhi

EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Vijayawada

THE State Water Resources officials will once again visit New Delhi early next week as the Union Ministry of Finance is in the process of reverify- ing the particulars submitted by the State government in the revised cost estimates of Polavaram irrigation project. While the civil construction part is learnt to have been verified, the ministry has sought a few more details regarding the rehabilitation and resettlement (R and R) aspect. An official explained that all the necessary information was already submitted and that the next week’s meeting was not a committee meet- `1 lakh was the registration value on April 1, 2014, be submitted for fur- ing. “It is to reverify the Rand R cal- and that the escalation was due to ther release of money. culations and how it has shot up the new land acquisition, rehabilita- To expedite the process, Special from previous estimates. Our offi- tion and resettlement Act brought in Chief Secretary (Water Resources) cials will be there on Monday and 2013, before Polavaram was declared Adityanath Das camped in the na- Tuesday,” the official noted. a national project. They elaborated tional capital on Thursday and Fri- For the record, the Union Finance that the increase in market value of day and met the Union water re- Ministry’s Revised Cost Estimates the land along with solatium result- sources officials. Following this, the (RCE) committee, on October 24, ed in the increased compensation. officials from the State will partici- held the final meeting, in which the The committee said it would re- pate in the reverification process. State officials said that the revised verify all the particulars and subse- With the YSRC MPs deciding to detailed project report (DPR) would quently began the scrutiny. On No- raise the issue of revised DPR ap- be reverified. vember 8, while releasing `1,850 proval, clearance of pending reim- In the meeting, the officials want- crore reimbursement, the ministry’s bursements and release of approved ed to know how the compensation department of expenditure ‘reiter- funds for the national project in Par- shot up from `1 lakh to `11.5 lakh in ated’ that audited accounts of ex- liament, the officials expect a posi- a few cases. The State explained that penditure and final cost estimates as tive news in this month.