Bharatiya Janata Party, which has no political base in Andhra Pradesh, is still looking to exploit the communal sentiments to gain some identity in the state, as it has not been able to take up any people-oriented issues.
In what can be a blessing in disguise for the ruling YSR Congress party in Andhra Pradesh, the state high court on Monday turned down the decision of the state government to provide 59.85 per cent reservations for the weaker sections in the local bodies.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is looking for strong lobbyists to help him both in the State and at the Centre.
The appointment of Subhash Chandra Garg, former finance secretary in the Narendra Modi government, as the advisor to Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy for resource mobilisation, has raised many eyebrows.
The TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu looks desperate, particularly after the humiliating defeat in the 2019 general elections.
The AP government had launched distribution of pension to the beneficiaries at their door step. It was launched in January and the beneficiaries were happy to receive the pension at door step.
The caste media in Andhra Pradesh and the caste politics are running a campaign that industrialists are running away form the State due to fear of facing Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy.
In a shock to the pilgrims visiting Lord Venkateshwara of Tirumala, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams trust board on Saturday decided to increase the entry fees at Alipiri toll plaza at the foothills of Tirumala.
Within hours of Reliance Industries Limited chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani meeting YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy at the latter’s Tadepalli camp office on Saturday, social media started speculating about the purpose of his sudden visit.
The decision of senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer N Balasubrahmanyam to go on a long leave from the services in Andhra Pradesh raised many an eyebrow.
The proposal to allot house sites to over 54,000 poor families, as part of Navaratnalu-Pedalandariki Illu programme, in the capital region of Amaravati, has triggered a lot of controversy, with farmers of Amaravati strongly protesting the move and challenging it in the court of law.
Amidst wild rumours of flight of investments from Andhra Pradesh, Reliance Industries Limited chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani met YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy at the latter’s Tadepalli camp office on Saturday.
It looks as if the memory of TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu is too short, if one goes by the statements he made and the way he behaved during the protests at Visakhapatnam, the other day.
TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu wants to go back to Visakhapatnam once again with the same agenda.
The Andhra Pradesh police officers’ association on Friday defended the action of the police forces in refusing Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu to enter Visakhapatnam and forcing him to go back into the airport, while condemning the allegations made by Naidu and his son Nara Lokesh.
