TDP to Join Hands With Congress in Telangana to take on TRS? -The New Indian Express
TDP to Join Hands With Congress in Telangana to take on TRS?
By Express News Service
Published: 29th November 2015 03:29 AM
Last Updated: 29th November 2015 05:32 AM
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HYDERABAD:
TDP, whose foundation was laid on the very principle of opposing the Congress Party, appears to be considering the idea of ‘joining hands’ with the Congress to break the ongoing winning streak of the ruling TRS in the Telangana State.
Proving this,
Telangana TDP leaders reportedly suggested to their party boss and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to consider the proposal, mooted by Telangana Congress leaders like Gutha Sukhender Reddy, to have an understanding between TDP, Congress and Left either directly or indirectly to defeat TRS in the MLC polls.
TS TDP president L Ramana and party floor leader in the Assembly Errabelli Dayakar Rao and Rajya Sabha member Garikapati Mohana Rao, who met Naidu at the secretariat here on Saturday, had a detailed discussion over the party’s political strategy to be adopted for ensuing MLC polls and upcoming Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections.
Sources said during the meeting, T-Congress former MP Sukhender Reddy’s proposal was also put before Naidu. But, the TDP boss did not divulge his views. “
We have suggested our party boss to consider the idea of joining hands with the Congress and the Left to defeat the ruling TRS in the ensuing MLC polls under local bodies quota,” said a TS TDP leader.
Later, while interacting with reporters, Dayakar Rao said their party chief had decided to contest the MLC polls. “TDP has decided to contest the ensuing MLC polls in Telangana, which will be held on Dec 27 to fill the 12 vacant MLC posts from the local bodies. Our party chief had given the green signal to us to contest the MLC polls,” he added.
TRS is in a majority in the 28-member Upper House as on date. From the local bodies quota, Ranga Reddy, Mahbubnagar and Karimnagar segments have two MLCs each, while the other six districts- Adilabad, Nizamabad, Medak, Warangal, Khammam and Nalgonda- have one each.
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There is resentment against KCR in his party, that is for certain, as I have said before a few months back. The TG govt. is run by 4 people all members of the KCR parivaar including KCR himself. This has lead to resentment among many.
http://www.greatandhra.com/politics/gossip/warangal-win-disappoints-t-ministers-70794.html
The resounding victory achieved by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in Warangal Lok Sabha by-elections has taken party president K Chandrasekhara Rao and his family members on to cloud nine,
but it is learnt, the victory has disappointed several other ministers in the KCR cabinet.
Sources said several ministers were hoping that the TRS would end up winning the seat with a lesser margin, if not losing the Warangal seat, as it would have at least reined in the KCR family.
At present, these ministers have remained mere dummies and all the dealings of the government are in the hands of KCR, his son KTR, daughter Kavitha, nephew Harish Rao and a couple of other ministers who are close confidants of KCR.
There were instances in which even deputy chief ministers had to bow to Kavitha’s tantrums.
These ministers were of the view that if the TRS got a reduced majority in Warangal, it would have been an alarming signals for KCR family.
“At least then, KCR would have got some wisdom and the ministers would have got some independence in their functioning.
But, now with the TRS getting record majority in Warangal, KCR and his coterie would become further aggressive and there would be nothing for the other ministers to do any activity. They cannot even approach KCR or his son for a work or two,” sources said.
http://www.greatandhra.com/politics/gossip/revanth-gets-cm-offer-from-union-minister-70806.html
