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Hyderabad Realtors to back Congress

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A section of the real estate lobby is reportedly working for the victory of the Congress in the second phase of elections scheduled to be held in Rayalaseema and coastal areas on April 23.

Hyderabad-based real estate companies opine that the construction industry in the twin cities will be the worst affected if the Telugu Desam-led Mahakutami comes to power in the state as it supports the separate statehood demand for Telangana. According to them, property transactions worth around Rs 5,000 crore was affected due to the elections as most of the people decided to postpone buying properties after the polls. They added that the rates would come down further in Hyderabad if the Mahakutami is able to form the government.

The real estate industry circles feared that such a situation will lead to a complete collapse of the sector which has already been affected due to recession. They said the industry would be put back on track only if the Congress forms the government in the state. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy’s anti-statehood stand and remarks in Kurnool are cited as one of the main reasons for the builders lobby supporting the Congress in the elections. “Industries tend to protect their interests. In the current scenario, we have to support the Congress since it is the only party which can prevent Telangana,” said a realtor. Interestingly, the realtors supported the TD in the 2004 elections when the Congress had an alliance with the TRS.

According to sources, the realtors would extend their financial support to the “weak” candidates so that they can take on the Opposition parties. According to them, their victory is essential for the Congress as it is unlikely to get a majority in the first phase of elections.

The builders felt that the Mahakutami would win around 80 seats. “If the TD is able to get another 60-70 seats in the second phase, it would be a big problem not only for the Congress but also for construction industry. We hope that the Congress will get absolute majority in the second phase where the Telangana issue is likely to trouble the TD also,” said another builder.
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Chiranjeevi goes soft on Congress

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Nellore: The Praja Rajyam chief, Chiranjeevi, has suddenly toned down his criticism of the Congress and has trained his guns on the Telugu Desam supremo, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu and his cash transfer scheme.

The TD was the main target of his attacks during public meetings at various places in Prakasam and PSR Nellore district on Friday, whereas he used to attack both the parties with the same intensity earlier. This change of tact has triggered speculation that the Praja Rajyam has a secret agreement with the Congress.

In a meeting at Kavali on Friday night, Chiranjeevi ridiculed the cash transfer scheme as impractical and also termed Mr Naidu as the root cause for corruption in the state. “His scheme would cost Rs 36,000 crore per annum and how can he meet other needs of the state?” asked the megastar-turned-politician.

He predicted a severe drubbing for the TD as in 2004 and said he could not understand why the Left parties had joined forced with the TD.

Though he also criticised the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, by saying people were not with him anymore, it was mild when compared with the barrage against Mr Naidu.

In Kurnool, he told mediapersons that there won’t be a hung assembly in the state since voters had cleverly cast their ballots for a single party. “The Praja Rajyam will get about 75 to 80 Assembly and eight to 10 Lok Sabha seats in the first phase,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Kurnool additional judicial first class magistrate, Ms L. Tejovathi, on Friday issued non-bailable arrest warrants against Chiranjeevi for conducting a road show near Nandyal.

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10 injured at Pawan Kalyan’s meeting

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ANANTAPUR: Ten persons were injured at a public meeting addressed by Yuva Rajyam president Pawan Kalyan in Hindupur on Friday. They were admitted to the government hospital there. A large number of youth scaled a compound wall of a private junior college adjacent to the meeting venue to have a better view of Pawan Kalyan. As the structure was old, it collapsed.

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Pawan Kalyan gets tumultuous reception

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The visit of actor and Praja Rajyam youth wing president Pavan Kalyan and his youthful electioneering in the district has infused life into the drab campaign of the party candidates. There was a huge turnout of youth, particularly the first-time voters, to his public meetings at Hindupur, Penukonda and Anantapur.

Youth dared the scorching sun for four hours in the MGM grounds at Hindupur as they patiently waited for the arrival of the ‘power star’. Even the girls did not move from the place and when he arrived finally they gave him a rousing welcome.

Parties had been deceiving people for ages and they had been working only for leaders’ benefit forgetting uplift and development of people. Moved by the plight of people Chiranjeevi had formed PR with an objective to ensure basic needs, employment and development of people. He predicted that PR would win 70-80 seats in the first phase and 180 over all .

At Hindupur, he sought to know from people why they kept quiet when Ministers N. Raghuveera Reddy and J.C. Diwakar Reddy had challenged them to beat with brooms, if they failed to get water to the town by 2008-end. Water was not coming properly even to some select localities in the town even after inaugurating the project four months ago

Turning to charges of ‘sale of tickets’ by the party at Penukonda, he brushed it aside as false propaganda being spread by the Congress and TDP. He claimed that PR was committed to social justice and allotment of majority tickets to BC, SC and ST candidates was a testimony to its plank. Party candidates K. Srikanth Reddy, G.S. Mansoor, P. Laxminarayana, K. Ramesh Babu and T.J. Prakash participated.

Takes a dig at Congress
Tirupati Staff Reporter writes: ‘Power Star’ Pawan Kalyan has warned the Congress against resorting to ‘goondaism’ and coercion to win the elections.

At a road show conducted in the city on Friday along with the Parliamentary candidate V. Varaprasada Rao, he wondered if dumping gunny bags full of money and liquor could ensure victory.

In a veiled attack on the Congress candidate B. Karunakar Reddy, Kalyan charged him of importing goons and explosives to intimidate the voters. Referring to the threat perception expressed by senior party leader Chadalawada Krishnamurthy, he vowed to come to the streets along with thousands of party workers to fight the ‘Congress goons’. Accusing Karunakar Reddy of amassing huge wealth during his stint as the TTD Chairman, Mr. Kalyan noted that he was set to pay even Rs.2,000 each to the voters. To a request by his fans to slap his thigh and twirl the moustache, he gently declined saying it was not part of “our culture”, thus taking an indirect dig at Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and film actor N. Balakrishna.

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Rebel star banks on Chiru, Pawan charisma

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Rebel star Krishnam Raju is now in the PRP. He is contesting for the Lok Sabha from Rajamundry. His opponents are formidable – Vundavalli Arun Kumar of the congress and Murali Mohan of the TDP.

Arun Kumar is the sitting congress MP and a local and hence has an advantage over the two other contestants. Murali Mohan is way ahead in the campaign and is now emerging as the frontrunner.

Krishnam Raju on the other hand is not making much impact. He is also hampered with the internal dissensions in the PRP. Rishnam Raju is a tall actor and also commands respect in politics. But this time he seems to be banking heavily on the charisma of Chiranjeevi to bail him out. Pawan Kalyan is also expected to give a push to his campaign by making a appearance in Rajamundry.

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Chiru gets clean chit from poll official

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Prajarajyam leader Chiranjeevi has been exonerated of charges of poll code violation. District Election Officer M.T. Krishna Babu said on Thursday that on verifying the CD of his comments to the television media soon after casting his vote in Jubilee Hills, the EC did not find anything objectionable.

Changed EVMs
The DEO also said that on the polling day around 166 complaints, 155 of them pertaining to not having names in the voters’ lists despite having an EPIC were received. Eleven complaints were filed by the contesting candidates about ‘non-functioning’ of the EVMs and Mr. Krishna Babu that the machines were replaced within no time.

False complaint
He also clarified that the complaint lodged against a former Majlis corporator Saleem Baig for preparing duplicate EPICs fixing images of voters who did not vote in Risala Bazar was found to be false.

Police have investigated the case and reported that there was no such activity and not only was the person concerned was not at the spot but the three EPICs found there were found to be genuine.

Mr. Krishna Babu said that scrutiny of polling in all constituencies was taken up by the EC taking into consideration reports filed by the Returning Officers, Zonal Officers, Observers and Micro-observers.

There were no complaints about rigging or impersonation anywhere or from any political party or contesting candidate, nothing was found amiss.

Complaints made by citizens to the round the clock call centre on similar charges plus candidates roaming around illegally, bogus voting, distribution of money, etc., were all verified and found to be false, he added.

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Praja Rajyam hits Phase II stride

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With the completion of the first phase of elections, the Praja Rajyam Party has got into stride for Phase 2 to be held on April 23.

Vice-President Devender Goud began the campaign in the Andhra region today. He will be covering East and West Godavari, Krishna and Nellore districts.

Chiranjeevi, meanwhile, is continuing his campaign in Krishna district and will move to the Rayalaseema region in the next few days, winding up his poll drive in Tirupati on the 21 of this month. Yuva Rajyam president Pawan Kalyan and Nagendrababu too are in the thick of campaigning. Party general secretary Allu Arvind is in charge of the overall coordination.

Since no clear trend has emerged from the first phase, the PRP is going all-out in Andhra and Rayalaseema.

While party general secretary Devender Goud has stated that the PRP will win 70 Assembly seats, Allu Aravind predicted a keen contest and declined to come up with a number.

It may be recalled that there have been serious intra-party problems, resulting in senior leaders like political affairs committee members KSR Murthy and P Upendra staying home.

Party general secretary Dr Mitra, who has considerable influence in Nellore district, is also keeping a low profile.

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Will win polls for same reasons why we lost in 2004: Naidu

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When it comes to creating a Telangana state, both the Telugu Desam Party and Congress have reneged on their commitment made in 2004, but TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu feels it’s his rival that will pay dearly.

Naidu, who once roared for a ‘united Andhra’, is now crying foul about Congress’s betrayal of the Telangana cause.

In an interview to PTI, Naidu, who was once referred as Andhra’s CEO, said the Congress’ about-face on Telangana and Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s “corrupt” image would do wonders for the TDP in the assembly polls.

Last time, the Congress had aligned with the pro- separatist Telangana Rashtra Samiti, the CPI-M and CPI, although the two Left parties were against dividing the state. They had then joined hands to dislodge the TDP.

This time around, the Left and TRS have come together with TDP to float what Naidu calls as the ‘Grand Alliance’ to beat the Congress.

“Our alliance with the TRS and the two Left parties is a major advantage,” said Naidu, whose party last year resolve to support the pro-Telangana movement.

“Our party deliberated the (Telangana) matter for well over 2 years in various fora. A committee was set up for consultations on this issue and for seeking opinion from different sections of the people from across the state,” he said.

Andhra has already completed elections to 22 Lok Sabha seats and 154 assembly constituencies in the first phase on April 16. The remaining 20 Lok Sabha seats and 140 assembly seats will go to polls on April 23.

“It (turning pro-Telangana) was a decision by the party in deference to the wishes of the people of the state,” Naidu said.

However, this change of heart in October 2008 came just two months after filmstar Chiranjeevi launched his own party.

“While we have changed our position in the interest of the people, Congress went back on its commitment to create a separate Telangana and betrayed the people true to its hallmark of political opportunism,” Naidu said.

The TDP chief accused Reddy of “singing different tunes” now on the issue and “in the process Congress has clearly exposed itself as a blatant opportunist”.

Reddy has turned on the anti-Telangana pitch during his campaigning, although in the last election he had promised to consider the demand for a separate Telangana.

Naidu also believes that TDP’s “credibility among the people, record of my sincerity and hard work for the comprehensive development of the state and the people during 1995-2004, Cash Transfer Scheme to the poor and the middle classes and our vision for development of the state will smoothly take us to the victory post.”

The TDP’s poll promises this time includes a Cash Transfer Scheme that aims at directly crediting assistance of up to Rs 2,000 to the poor in their no-frills bank accounts.

“In my view, the scheme is the panacea for our six-decade long failure to address the problem of poverty and attendant issues.
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Chiranjeevi booked for poll code violation

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Police in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district on Saturday registered a case against actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi for allegedly violating the model code of conduct.

The Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) chief reportedly addressed a public meeting beyond 10 p.m., the time when campaigning has to stop.

Police said Chiranjeevi arrived late in the town and continued addressing a road show till 11 p.m. He reportedly did not stop even after the police intervention.

The police have also booked cases against local PRP leaders and candidates.

Meanwhile in Hyderabad, Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi surrendered to the police Friday night after being accused of beating up a polling agent of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Thursday.

Owaisi, seeking re-election from the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency, surrendered at the Mogahlpura police station. He was immediately released on a personal bond and surety of Rs.10,000.

Owaisi, who had chased and thrashed the TDP agent with a stick for allegedly distributing money among voters, was booked for rioting, criminal trespass, unlawful assembly, voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons and disobedience to an order promulgated by a public servant.

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Chiru sounds confident after Krishna tour

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The PRP chief Chiranjeevi finally came out with the party’s projection in the first phase. Chiru said that the party will bag 70 assembly seats and 10 Lok Sabha seats out of the total seats that went to polls on April 16.

Chiranjeevi is now campaigning extensively in Krishna district for the past two days. The huge turnout for his road shows has brought in a new hope for Chiranjeevi He said that the party would put up a good show in the second phase.

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