Jana Sena Party President Pawan Kalyan addressed his first press meet in Amaravati after meeting the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on Monday. He spoke regarding various current issues –
Active politics :
Kalyan said that he would be participating in active politics from October. He said that he will fight on behalf of the people through Jana Sena Party and also will reduce his time for movies. He said that people should not be divided by politics but united. The party training sessions will be completed within two to three months after which he will directly find out the problems of people. Kalyan said that he wants to do Padyatra but says that there is no feasbility. He asked, “when people are not letting his car go, how can I do Padyatra?”.
Kapu Reservation :
Pawan implicitly said that he should not be tagged along for his caste. Kalyan termed the Kapu reservation as sensitive issue. He said that this demand has been pending for decades. He criticized Congress for ignoring the issue while in power and asked as to why no one questioned when TDP included the reservation for the Kapus in manifesto. He said that Mudragada should be given permission to peacefully protest. Kalyan said that not all problems will be solved by Law and Order. He said the government should see the options for implementing the reservation without impacting Backward classes.
On KCR’s comments :
Kalyan said Jana Sena is happy even if one or two percent voters of Andhra Pradesh support them. It may be recalled that Telangana Chief Minister said that Jana Sena has 1 to 1.25percent voters support in Andhra Pradesh. Kalyan said that every party in the state has its own strengthens, until we go into the people we will not know our strength
Nandyal by-elections :
Speaking about Nandyal by-poll, Kalyan said that he did not take any decision on whom to support yet. He said that he will announce whom his party will be supporting in next couple of days.
Relationship with TDP and BJP :
Jana Sena chief clarified that he is neither a secret friend to the ruling TDP nor has any secret agenda with TDP or BJP. If there is any people’s issue, he said he would take it to their notice.
Uddanam Nephropathy :
Kalyan said that the Uddanam problem should be given a humanitarian context and not a political tag. He thanked Chandrababu for responding immediately on Uddanam Kidney issue. He said that the CM responded positively to his request to adopt the orphans of Uddanam. He requested the CM to setup a Uddanam Research Center.
Godavari Aqua food park :
Kalyan asked whether the construction of Godavari Aqua Park is in compliance with the rules. He said he met the victims and motivated them.
Handloom workers :
Kalyan requested Chandrababu to extend support to handloom workers. He informed the Chief Minister to evade GST on the handlooms.
Garagaparru Dalit Boycott :
Kalyan said that he has never spoke about the Gagarapu incident where the Dalits were boycotted as it is a delicate issue. He said that such things only divide the society. He said the issue should be resolved amicably. Kalyan said that Ambedkar and Alluri SitaRama Raju do not represent a caste but are the leaders of the nation
