In tune with the government’s plan to shift base to Velagapudi in the capital Amaravati region by June 15, the ruling Telugu Desam party also decided to relocate itself to capital region. The party will temporarily operate from Mangalagiri. NTR Trust Bhavan would be vacated by the party soon. During Telangana movement,KCR used to say that the day when the TDP office would be locked was not far off.
Uma Bharti invites Naidu to Delhi
After a long time, a meeting between union water resources minister Uma Bharai and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu is all set to take place in New Delhi. In the past couple of months Naidu’s attempts to catch up with Uma Bharati have not materialized. Now, the minister herself invited the CM for a meeting on Polavaram. The minister revealed this in New Delhi on Saturday. Admitting that the centre had released only Rs 500 for Polavarm, Uma Bharati said the amount was too small. She revealed that the ministry had written to Niti Aayog urging for the release of Rs 1600 crore. She praised the importance of Polavaram to Andhra Pradesh and assured that the project would be completed without hurting the interests of Odisha.
KCR gearing up to fulfill his promise to Lord Balaji
Telangna chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday said he would soon fulfill his wish to offer Rs 5 crore worth jewelry to Lord Sri Vekateswara at Tirumala. He said this at Timmapur Gattu after offering prayers to Lord Venkateswara temple. He visited the temple on the occasion of Brahmotsvalu. He offered a grant of Rs 10.116 lakh to the temple. Some time back, the Telangana chief minister approved an amount of Rs 5.59 crore from the common good fund (CGF) of endowments department to offer ornaments to the temples in the state and Tirumala. Of which Rs 5 crore is meant for Tirumala.
TDP failed to get funds from Centre : YSRC
Opposition YSR Congress alleged that the ruling Telugu Desam party was mortgaging the interests of the state for selfish goals and this was responsible for the present sorry state of affairs in the state. The failure of TDP government to work for getting special status accorded to AP will have disastrous consequences in future, said party spokesperson Tamminenti Seetaram. Referring to today’s cabinet decision to write a letter to PM and FM for more funds, Seetaram said the TDP government failed to get funds to state and made writing letters to centre a habit only to hoodwink people. The CM had no courage to put pressure on centre for funds because of the unethical politics he was pursuing in Andhra and Telangana.
