MALLU TO HOLD FAST AGAINST DEFECTIONS Congress Legislature Party leader and Madhira MLA Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka will undertake a 36-hour fast from 11 AM on Saturday at Dharna Chowk in Hyderabad. This was announced by TPCC chief Uttam Kumar Reddy at a press conference on Friday HYDERABAD SATURDAY 05 08062019 MLAs did not join TRS en masse: Uttam cries foul over defections EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE gress legislators into the TRS. privilege’. Khuntia said: “Tel- against the MLAs, when they He pointed out that Bhatti party would file a fresh peti- @ Hyderabad Speaking to media-persons angana State has become the expressed their intent to join Vikramarka had to submit the tion in Telangana High Court here, the two Congress leaders address for dictatorship. the TRS, no action was disqualification petition to on Monday. “We are trying to CONGRESS in-charge for Tel- said that Chandrasekhar Rao Though TRS has full taken. “The 12 MLAs Srinivasa Reddy in Banswada, figure out how they (MLAs) angana, RC Khuntia, and was trying to ensure his party majority in the Assem- did not join TRS en his native place, as the Speaker had benefited from the TRS. TPCC president N Uttam Ku- has no opposition in the As- bly, yet the chief min- masse. They joined seems to be afraid of even com- We will also lodge a complaint Decision to mar Reddy on Friday came sembly and that he wanted ister wants to engi- TRS individually and ing to Hyderabad. He dared the with the Lokpal,” he said. down heavily on Chief Minis- Congress leader Mallu Bhatti neer defections.” on different dates. Dis- MLAs who had defected to re- The two leaders said that the ter K Chandrasekhar Rao and Vikramarka to lose his Opposi- Uttam Kumar Reddy qualification petitions sign from their positions and party planned to organise an disqualify Assembly Speaker P Srinivasa tion leader status since ‘he said that though CLP and against them are pending seek re-election to the Assem- agitation at Dharna Chowk at Yadava valid, Reddy for admitting 12 Con- doesn’t want a Dalit to have the PCC had submitted a petition with the Speaker,” he said. bly afresh. He said that the 11am on Saturday. court told Building to EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Change of guard @ Hyderabad be ‘Vastu ADDITIONAL Advocate Gen- eral of Telangana on Friday compliant’ told the High Court that the de- likely in TS BJP cision of the Legislative Coun- Sources say a leader from outside Hyd FROM PAGE 1 cil Chairman to disqualify K The officials said Pragathi Yadava Reddy from the MLC may be handed over reins of State unit Bhavan, the CM’s camp of- post was Constitutionally valid fice, was constructed in a since the member had jumped MVK SASTRY @ Nizamabad scheduled to completed the record eight months time. from one party to another at a process of its organisational The new Secretariat build- public meeting. IN what is being seen as a sur- elections by December 25. ing too is likely to be de- The AAG said Yadava Reddy prise development, BJP na- The party’s national presi- signed by noted architect had participated in a public tional leadership is mulling dent has the powers to ap- Hafeez Contractor. meeting organised by Con- the idea of changing the pres- point the chiefs of State units. According to sources, gress, intended to defeat the ident of party’s state unit. Apart from Secunderabad Chief Minister K Chan- ruling party TRS, at a meeting According to sources, the MP G Kishan Reddy, other drasekhar Rao has objec- in Medchal on November 23, party’s leadership wants to three BJP MPs in the State, tions over the bad Vastu in 2018. Appearing for the Council hand over the responsibility are from outside the capital the existing building like L chairman, he was making of running the unit to a lead- city and they belong to BC Block, C Block and others. these submissions before the er from outside the capital. and ST communities. Moreover, there are no fire bench dealing with petitions In view of this develop- A section of party leaders safety measures in place. filed separately by Yadava Red- Union Minister of State G Kishan Reddy being taken in a rally on his arrival to the city from Delhi on Friday | VINAY MADAPU ment, there is a talk have reportedly told the Rao wants the new building dy, S Ramulu Naik and R among the local lead- national leadership to be vastu-complaint. Bhoopathi Reddy challenging ers of the party’s that this is the right Once, the government their disqualification. plan to pick senior time to develop and gives its nod, the Telangana The Bench asked the AAG to Kishan accorded a grand welcome leader and former strengthen the party Secretariat departments not depend on newspaper clip- MLA Yendala Laxmi- outside Hyderabad. would be shifted to build- pings but show proof. The EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE the party’s Telangana head- He, along with Prime Minis- narayana as their State A senior leader said, ings in the AP Secretariat. AAG, while stating that he had @ Hyderabad quarters in Nampally. At the ter Narendra Modi and other unit chief, a post currently “Last time also the party, “AP will soon hand over the no proof to show that the peti- party office, Reddy was felici- BJP leaders in both Telugu occupied by K Laxman. without going for organisa- buildings to us after which tioner had joined the Congress, SECUNDERABAD MP and tated by senior leaders includ- States, will visit the temple in Yendala, a native of Ni- tional election, unanimously offices in C, D and other said that Yadava Reddy had Union Minister of State for ing State unit president K Lax- Tirumala on Sunday. zamabad, had previously appointed Laxman as State blocks would be shifted to never condemned news reports Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy man and Karimnagar MP On Monday, Reddy will take served as an MLA twice. He unit chief.” AP blocks. The TS blocks claiming he joined Congress. was accorded a grand wel- Bandi Sanjay Kumar. out a padayatra at Amberpet was party’s in-charge of Adi- “Time is right for the party will be demolished and new He contended and cited various come by BJP leaders on his The Secunderabad MP is and Sanatnagar. He will then labad district where its candi- to discuss Yendala’ candida- building will be construct- Supreme Court judgments that first visit to the city after as- scheduled to visit his home- participate in the party’s State date Soyam Bapu Rao won ture for the State president’s ed. Later AP blocks too upheld the decisions of the As- suming office. A large number town, Timmapur village to core committee meeting and the MP seat in the recent Lok post. We hope that this time je would be demolished,” sembly speaker/Council chair- of leaders from the party had pay his respects to his mother later hold a review meeting Sabha polls. gets chance even though he sources said. The new build- man in disqualifying members. come to welcome Reddy at Be- who had passed away recently. with GHMC and HMWSSB of- The BJP is set to start its seems to be having differences ing may cost `500 crore with The bench posted the matter to gumpet Airport, from where a From there, he will go to Tiru- ficials. He will leave for Delhi membership drive on June with newly elected MP D an office space of more than Monday for further hearing. procession was taken out to mala in Andhra Pradesh. on Tuesday morning. 23. And the party is also Aarvind,’’ a senior leader said. six lakh sft. GREATER CHENNAI CORPORATION Storm Water Drain Department S.W.D.C.No.B3/4163/2018 E- Tenders are invited for the following works in Two Cover System as detailed below. 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