Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 VIJAYAWADA 9 SPORTS 12 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL UNIVERSITY CLIMATE CRISIS: BUMRAH OUT RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR FOR COPS IS IT ALREADY TOO LATE? OF SA TESTS RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 1 Issue 330 VIJAYAWADA, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2019; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable NOW I AM ‘GODARAMMA’ FOR EVERYONE: POOJA HEGDE { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com 3 bottles per Lingamaneni Ramesh cries person at HC asks govt, power firms to excise outlets foul at ‘vendetta politics' VIJAYAWADA: The State government on Tuesday issued approach APERC over PPAs l Writes an open letter to YS Jaganmohan Reddy guidelines on sale of liquor at the outlets on Tuesday. As per PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n HYDERABAD GO Ms. No. 411, a person gets l The High Court has a maximum of three bottles of The Andhra Pradesh High asked the APERC to Lingamaneni Ramesh, owner of any size of Indian Made Court on Tuesday dismissed settle the issues within the Lingamaneni Guest House, Foreign Liquor (IMFL), three the argument of power com- six months and agreed urged Chief Minister YS bottles of foreign liquor and panies that the State govern- Jaganmohan Reddy not to three litres of denatured/ ment cannot review the Power with the argument of demolish his building just methylated spirit. Six bottles of Purchase Agreements (PPAs). the govt for interim because TDP chief and former 650 ml size of a beer can be It upheld the government's payment at Rs 2.43 to Chief Minister N Chandrababu taken and for toddy the limit contention that review of the Rs 2.44 per unit Naidu has been residing in is two litres. The GO comes PPAs should be done in the that. into effect on Wednesday. presence of the Andhra l The High Court also Lingamaneni wrote an open However, it is not clear as to Pradesh Electricity Regulatory ruled that the letter to the Chief Minister on how the government will Commission (APERC). government can issue Monday expressing concern implement the purchase limit. The High Court directed the over 'vendetta and destructive Lingamaneni Ramesh having a word with the then Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara government and power com- notices as per law to politics' being adopted by the Reddy (file photo) panies to put forth their argu- power companies and YSRCP government after it ments before APERC, and stat- Chandrababu Naidu on the lost its credibility during the stop power generation came to power in May. the buildings immediately to the Assembly polls and the HC asks govt ed that it cannot confirm the High Court verdict over PPAs. previous government," he said. It may be recalled that the pave way for its demolition. CM's post. decisions taken by the "As per our request, the High He further said, YSRCP government had Lingamaneni Guest House was In his letter, Lingamaneni for Panchayat Commission. It asked the Court has handed over PPA "Corruption-free and trans- The TDP has reached an announced the demolition drive serviced two notices by CRDA. said that when he constructed APERC to settle the issues price review matter to parent governance to the pub- agreement with some media on buildings constructed on the The second and final notice was the house, there had been no within six months and agreed APERC," he said. lic is the major goal of Chief houses to promote its false pro- banks of River Krishna at served three days ago asking CRDA and he took all requisite poll schedule with the argument of the gov- The High Court has over- Minister YS Jaganmohan paganda against the govern- Vundavalli in Amaravati soon Lingamaneni to vacate the approvals from the Vundavalli VIJAYAWADA: The AP High ernment for interim payment turned the argument of com- Reddy." As part of it, the Chief ment, he alleged. Reddy, talk- after assuming office in May. house within a week. He had panchayat to construct the Court on Tuesday asked the at Rs 2.43 to Rs 2.44 per unit. panies and clearly stated that Minister has decided to review ing on behalf of the public, said Following the Chief Minister's rented out the building to the building. "The permission was Government of Andhra The High Court also ruled the price can be reviewed, he the PPA price. that the low cost of electricity directive, the AP Capital Region then Chief Minister N given by the Vundavalli gram Pradesh for the schedule of that the government can issue said in a press release. "Some companies have syn- develops industry sector. "It is Development Authority Chandrababu Naidu, who had panchayat during the regime of Panchayat elections in the notices as per law to power "All our efforts are meant dicated and made the agree- because of Chandrababu (CRDA) served notices on the converted it as the CM's official the late YS Rajasekhar Reddy. I State. Hearing a petition filed companies and stop power for the public. Chief Minister ment at higher cost. The PPA Naidu's corrupt government owners of the buildings terming residence and had been resid- obtained all necessary clear- by advocate T Yogesh seeking generation. Meanwhile, YS Jaganmohan Reddy is try- price review will be conduct- that the Electricity depart- them as illegal buildings that ing there since 2016. ances from the government for immediate elections to Gram Minister for Power Balineni ing his best to set right the ed only on such company's ment is yet to get Rs 20,000 had come up by flouting the Naidu still continues to reside the building," he said. Panchayats, the High Court Srinivasa Reddy lambasted Electricity department that has agreement," he added. crore dues," he added. norms and asking them to evict in the building even after losing Continued on Page 4 has issued a notice to the gov- ernment seeking the schedule of elections to Panchayats. Yogesh has mentioned in his petition that the development TDP at pains to Volkswagen case: Minister ‘No discussions on Centre has been stalled due to the absence of elected bodies in vil- lages. The High Court has counter govt’s claims Botsa appears in CBI court at Jagan-KCR meet’ issued notices to the Chief Secretary, the Special Chief PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n VIJAYAWADA l Secretary to Panchayat Raj A few media houses department and the SEC. on reverse tendering Minister for Municipal The Chief Minister's Office reportedly published The term of Panchayats Administration and Urban (CMO) has condemned a stories on Chief Minister expired on August 2. Since G RAVI KIRAN Development Botsa story published in a section of YS Jaganmohan Reddy n l The Megha then, Special Officers have VIJAYAWADA Satyanarayana on Tuesday the media over the meeting and Telangana Chief been given the responsibility of Engineering and appeared in a special Central between the Chief Ministers of Minister K Chandrashekar taking care of Panchayats. TDP leaders are struggling to Infrastructure Limited Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Andhra Pradesh and Rao stating that they were According to sources, the counter the reverse tendering (MEIL), which had done court as a witness in the 14- Telangana. The CMO has Government of Andhra taken up in the case of year-old Volkswagen case. issued a statement that the not satisfied with the projects under the TDP Pradesh is planning to hold Polavaram project. While the The minister appeared in report was ridden with false- Central government Gram Panchayat elections in ruling party is campaigning rule, has now bagged response to the summons hood and dismissed it as base- January or February 2020 after that its government has saved the Polavaram project issued in August. less. l The Chief Minister's completing the elections for more than Rs 700 crore, the works by quoting 12.6% Satyanarayana is likely to A few media houses report- Office has issued a municipal bodies in Dec 2019. TDP has confined itself to record his statement as the edly published stories on Chief statement that the report pointing out at the single ten- less than the cost 60th witness in the case. Minister YS Jaganmohan der process. The Megha projected by the He was Industry Minister Reddy and Telangana Chief was ridden with falsehood Engineering and Infrastructure previous government. in the YS Rajasekhara Reddy Minister K Chandrashekar and dismissed it as Naidu condemns Limited (MEIL), which had This is a big setback to government in undivided Rao stating that they were not baseless done projects under the TDP the TDP Andhra Pradesh in 2005 satisfied with the Central gov- attack on scribe rule, has now bagged the when the scandal had sur- ernment. The CMO made it VIJAYAWADA: TDP chief N Polavaram project works by l faced. The State government clear that there was no such centered around the welfare of Reverse tendering, l Botsa Satyanarayana was l Vashishta Chandrababu Naidu on quoting 12.6% less than the which has been the hot had allegedly paid Rs 11.67 discussion during the meeting the people of both the Telugu Tuesday alleged that the cost projected by the previous crore to Vashishta Wahan Industry Minister in the YS Wahan, however, between the two Chief States," the AP CMO said in a YSRCP government in the government. This is a big set- topic for discussion in Private Limited floated for Rajasekhara Reddy turned out to be a Ministers, and also warned a statement. "All Telugu people State has failed to maintain law back to the TDP.