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Congress MLC alleges large-scale corruption in Dalit Bandhu scheme

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Hyderabad: Congress MLC Jeevan Reddy has made serious allegations of large-scale corruption in the implementation of the Dalit Bandhu scheme. Reddy accused BRS MLAs of receiving funds from the scheme’s beneficiaries and called for action against them. Despite media reports on this issue, Chief Minister KCR has not taken any action against the MLAs. Reddy revealed that the Chief Minister himself had warned the MLAs who received funds for the Dalit Bandhu scheme in the plenary session of the BRS. Reddy has accused KCR of trying to shield the guilty MLAs and doing injustice to the Dalit community.
Addressing the media, Jeevan Reddy stated that the Dalit Bandhu scheme, which was intended to benefit the Dalit community, had been badly affected by corruption. He alleged that the MLAs were adding their names to the list of beneficiaries to receive funds. The Congress MLC further alleged that KCR was trying to protect the MLAs, despite the Chief Minister’s admission that the MLAs were receiving funds from the scheme’s beneficiaries.
Jeevan Reddy pointed out that Dr Rajaiah was sacked as Deputy Chief Minister on corruption charges, but MLAs receiving funds from Dalits were being shielded. He accused KCR of showing no fear among the MLAs and said that the Chief Minister would be directly responsible for any irregularities in the Dalit Bandhu scheme.

The Dalit Bandhu scheme was launched by the Telangana government with the objective of empowering Dalit families in the state by providing them financial assistance to start their own businesses. The scheme was announced ahead of the Huzurabad assembly by-elections, which took place last year.
Jeevan Reddy’s allegations of corruption in the scheme have caused a stir in the state’s political circles, with many demanding a thorough investigation into the matter. It remains to be seen what action the Telangana government will take in response to these allegations.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 30, 2023
Karnataka polls: NCP fields nine candidates, including ex-BJP MLC

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New Delhi: The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday said it has fielded nine candidates in the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections, where the BJP, Congress and the JD(S) are locked in a triangular contest.
The NCP has fielded Uttam Patil from Nippani assembly segment in Belgavi district, a region with dominant Marathi-speaking population, where it had actively participated in the agitation against the desecration of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
It has fielded Masoor Saheb Bilagi from Devar Hippargi, Zameer Ahmad Inamdar (Baswan Bagewadi), Kulappa Chavan (Nagthan), R Hari (Yelburga), R Shankar (Ranebennur), K Suguna (Hagaribommanahalli), SYM Masood Foujdar (Virajpet) and Rehana Bano (Narsimharaja).

Hari is the President of the NCP’s Karnataka unit and Shankar a BJP MLC who quit the party after being denied ticket to contest the May 10 elections.
Elected as the lone MLA of Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party (KPJP) from Ranebennur constituency in 2018, Shankar later joined the Congress.
However, he withdrew his support to Congress-JD(S) coalition government led by then Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, when a few MLAs from both parties resigned. He was then disqualified considering the fact that he was a Congress member. Shankar joined the BJP and was elected to the Legislative Council.
Shankar quit the BJP and as MLC after being denied the party ticket to contest the May 10 assembly elections.
NCP’s decision to field candidates in Karnataka is seen as an attempt to regain the national party status it had to forego due to its depleted political fortunes in states such as Goa, Meghalaya and Manipur.

The party’s entry into the electoral fray in Karnataka came at a time NCP supremo Sharad Pawar is leading efforts to forge opposition unity for the Lok Sabha elections next year.
The Congress is expecting a big victory in the Karnataka Assembly polls as it yearns for a reversal of its sliding electoral performance since the loss in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
The NCP also announced its list of star campaigners Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel, Supriya Sule, P P Mohammad Faizal, Fouzia Khan, Clyde Crasto, among others.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 21, 2023
‘Always respected Kavitha Akka, but..’: Sukesh counters BRS MLC in Delhi excise case

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Hyderabad: Alleged Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar on Saturday purportedly wrote a new letter from the Tihar jail addressing news channels, media, and BRS MLC Kavitha Kalvakuntla who on Friday said that she never met Sukesh and doesn’t know who he is.
Sukesh, in the handwritten letter, mentioned the WhatsApp numbers via which he was in contact with the MLC and he said that the alleged screenshots that came out of the chats are in between him and Delhi former minister Satyendar Jain “discussing the delivery of Rs 15 crore cash to ‘sister Hyd’ @ KavithaTRS and AK Bhai is Arvind Kejriwal,” he alleged.
Sukesh, while responding to the question of how he knows Telugu, said that his mother tongues are both Telugu and Tamil. “…Apart from all the other languages I know, from my childhood at home my parents speak in Telugu and Tamil, so it is my mother tongue. So these silly things are being made up only to divert from the main issue by the BRS leaders,” he wrote.

On Sukesh’s allegation that there is a nexus between Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and BRS MLC Kavitha Kalvakuntla in the Delhi Excise policy case, the MLC denied the allegations and said that Sukesh is being used as a ‘ploy’ being used by the BJP to defame the Telangana government, chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and his family members.
“A financial culprit released a nameless letter and BJP MLA Raghunanandan Rao wrote a letter to the Election Commission based on it. Nizamabad BJP MP D Arvind, as part of the BJP’s tool kit, is using it to defame me on social media,” she wrote in an open letter.
She said that some media channels and journalists are not following ‘basic values’ and are sticking to ‘political agenda’.
“I do not have any acquaintance with Sukesh Chandrashekhar. I don’t know him. But without getting to know the facts of the matter, some media channels have spread lies due to over-enthusiasm, The same was done regarding my cell phones some time ago and they went back on it,” she said.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 15, 2023
Nitish praises BJP MLC Shahnawaz Hussain in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur

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Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has praised senior BJP leader and MLC Shahnawaz Hussain during the inauguration of an ethanol plant in Muzaffarpur.
While addressing a gathering during the inauguration on Thursday, Kumar said that he is happy that Hussain came for this event.
Such a statement by the Bihar Chief Minister has come at a time when political barbs were underway between the JD-U and BJP in Bihar.

“It is great courage shown by him to attend the event of the state government. It is a big thing. At present, none of the BJP leaders would dare to do this and attend a programme of the Bihar government. I am very pleased to see him here. He is my old friend and also shared the cabinet in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government,” Kumar said.
“We are making efforts to establish industries in Bihar. We have also demanded a grant from the Centre for the production of ethanol. I want to ask him to convey our demand to the Centre. If the Centre would give us any grant, it would be a great help for Bihar and if it would not do the same, our government is doing it as per our capacity,” the Chief Minister added.
“If the Centre would help us in the ethanol sector, I will give full credit to him (Shahnawaz Hussain). I don’t understand why his party is not promoting him and not giving him space in the Central cabinet,” Kumar said.
The Chief Minister along with his cabinet Ministers visited Muzaffarpur’s Motipur Industrial Area and inaugurated the ethanol plant on Thursday.
When Hussain was the Industry Minister in the Nitish Kumar cabinet during the NDA government, he made great efforts to bring industries in Bihar, Kumar added.

Due to hard work of Hussain, ethanol plant, Pepsi bottling plant and many other industries came to Bihar.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 7, 2023
UP: Tariq Mansoor resigns as AMU VC after being nominated as BJP MLC

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Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor resigned from the post on Tuesday, a day after he was nominated as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.
Pro Vice-Chancellor Mohammad Gulrez will officiate as the Vice-Chancellor till Mansoor’s successor is appointed, a notification issued by AMU Registrar Mohammad Imran said.
According to the notification issued by Chandrashekhar, Special Secretary, on Monday night, Mansoor is among six people nominated by the Governor as MLCs against eight vacancies.

Asked about his new role, Mansoor told PTI, “It is a very positive development and we will work for education and for the development of Uttar Pradesh and our country.”
“If the Governor has nominated me on the recommendation of the government, then I will work to the best of my abilities and make a contribution in the Legislative Council to various legislations and laws… especially those related to education and health,” he said.
In an open letter to university students and staff on Monday, Mansoor thanked the AMU community for standing by him during his six years at the helm, especially in facing the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“As I demit office, this is the last time I address you as the Vice-Chancellor. I had the opportunity of serving the institution for six years during good and challenging times,” he said.
“Having studied, taught, served and led the university for so many memorable years, I am filled with emotions which will forever remain an integral part of me,” said Mansoor, who graduated in medicine from AMU and later joined Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College as a teacher.

“As the country enters the path of ‘New India’ and is poised to play a central role in world affairs, I am confident that AMU will continue to play a prominent role in the task of nation building,” he said.
The resignation of Mansoor, 66, who hails from Aligarh, came weeks before his tenure was to end.
He assumed office as the Vice-Chancellor of AMU on May 17, 2017, for a period of five years. His term was to end in May 2022, but amid exceptional circumstances prevailing in the wake of the pandemic, the Centre extended his tenure by one year.
Once Mansoor takes oath as a member of the Legislative Council, he will become the BJP’s fourth Muslim MLC in the 100-member House.
The other three are Minister of State for Minority Welfare, Muslim Waqf and Haj Danish Azad Ansari, UP State Haj Committee chairman Mohsin Raza and Bukkal Nawab.
At present, the BJP enjoys a brute strength of 74 members in the House, while the principal opposition Samajwadi Party has nine members.
Bahujan Samaj Party, Apna Dal (Sonelal), Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal, Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik), and Shikshak Dal (non-political) have one member each. The independent group and Independents have two members each. There are eight vacant seats.
Besides Mansoor, Ram temple construction committee chairman Nripendra Misra’s son Saket Misra, Ambedkar Mahasabha chairman Lalji Prasad Nirmal, former BJP Braj region unit head Rajnikant Maheshwari, BJP’s Varanasi district unit chief Hansraj Vishwakarma and Ramsurat Rajbhar were nominated to the Legislative Council by the governor.
Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath congratulated the six newly nominated MLCs and wished them a successful tenure.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 4, 2023
Delhi liquor scam : BRS MLC Kavitha leaves for Delhi

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Hyderabad: BRS MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha left for New Delhi on a special flight, amid uncertainty on whether she would appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED), from Begumpet Airport here on Sunday.
Kavitha was accompanied by IT Minister and elder brother KT Rama Rao and MP Santosh Kumar. According to sources, advocates and senior members of the BRS legal cell have also headed to Delhi.
On March 16, she skipped the ED asserting that no woman shall be compelled to attend as a witness anywhere other than where she resides. She had authorized BRS general secretary Soma Bharat Kumar to appear before the ED on her behalf.
In her letter, Kavita stated that since the petition filed by her in the Supreme Court is listed on March 24, its outcome must be awaited before any further proceedings with respect to the summons issued by the ED.
However, hours after receiving the letter from Kumar, the ED issued a fresh summons to Kavitha asking her to appear before the agency on March 20.
Earlier, the daughter of CM K Chandrashekar Rao was questioned for hours by the Enforcement Directorate on March 11. Kavitha was summoned on March 16 but she skipped her appearance and sought time. She has also filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the summons in the case.
She expressed apprehensions that the ED might adopt highly coercive tactics and even resort to third-degree measures in connection with their purported investigations.
Kavitha has alleged a political conspiracy behind the ED summons and termed it as an “extended arm” of the Central Government. She alleged that she was summoned by the probe agency on the basis of statements made under threat and coercion.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 19, 2023
Jolt to Andhra’s ruling YSRCP as TDP bags three MLC seats

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Amaravati: In a big jolt to Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) won all three Legislative Council seats from graduates’ constituencies which went to polls on March 13.
The main opposition party received a big boost with victories in north Andhra, east Rayalaseema, and west Rayalaseema graduates’ constituencies.
In a neck-and-neck contest, the TDP bagged West Rayalaseema (Kadapa-Anantapur-Kurnool districts), which is considered a stronghold of the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP. TDP candidate Bhumireddy Ramagopal Reddy defeated his nearest rival V. Ravindra Reddy of YSRCP by 7,543-second preference votes.
No candidate secured a majority in first preference votes but in the elimination round, there was a close contest between the TDP and the YSRCP. The opposition party candidate surged ahead in the elimination round to win the seat.
పట్టభద్రుల ఎమ్మెల్సీ ఎన్నికల్లో గెలిచిన ముగ్గురు అభ్యర్ధులకు అభినందనలు. గెలిపించిన ప్రజలకు ధన్యవాదాలు. ఎన్నికల్లో వైసీపీ అక్రమాలను ఎదిరించి నిలబడిన కార్యకర్తలకు, నాయకులకు సెల్యూట్. ఇది ప్రజా విజయం. మార్పుకు సంకేతం. మంచికి మార్గం. రాష్ట్రానికి శుభసూచకం.#ByeByeJaganIn2024 pic.twitter.com/siiKPixjz1
— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) March 18, 2023
Returning officer S. Nagalakshmi announced that TDP’s Ramgopal Reddy polled 1,09,781 votes while YSRCP’s Ravindra Reddy secured 1,02,238 votes.
The counting of votes which began at 8 a.m. on Thursday was completed around 8 p.m. on Saturday.
Alleging that there were irregularities in the counting of votes, the YSRCP candidate and other leaders demanded re-counting. The returning officer told them to give in writing if they have any objections.
Earlier, the TDP won North Andhra and East Rayalaseema seats. TDP candidate Vepada Chiranjeevi Rao won North Andhra (Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam) seat by a margin of 34,836 votes over the YSRCP candidate.

TDP’s Kancharla Srikanth Chowdhary was elected from East Rayalaseema (Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor) with a margin of 34,110 votes over the YSRCP candidate.
The defeat in all three graduates’ constituencies is being seen as a major setback for the ruling party as they were spread in 108 of the total 175 Assembly segments.
This was also the first big defeat for the YSRCP, which had swept all the elections since 2019.
In the MLC polls, the YSRCP won both teachers’ constituencies (East Rayalaseema and West Rayalaseema) and four local body segments.
Meanwhile, TDP President and former Chief Minister T. Chandrababu Naidu described the victory of his party in three graduates’ constituencies a public victory. “A sign of change. The way to good. Auspicious for the state,” Naidu tweeted.
“Congratulations to the three candidates who won the MLC elections. Thanks to the people who won. Salute to the activists and leaders who stood against YCP irregularities in the elections,” added Naidu with hashtag #ByeByeJaganIn2024.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 18, 2023
Telangana MLC polls: Amit Shah expresses happiness at AVN Reddy’s win

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Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today expressed his happiness at the victory of BJP-supported Hyderabad- Mahbubnagar and Ranga Reddy teachers MLC candidate AVN Reddy in the just concluded MLC elections.
In a tweet, he congratulated AVN Reddy and state BJP leaders and workers, who worked hard for the victory of the MLC candidate. He said that the victory of the MLC was an indication that the people of Telangana were ‘vexed’ with the ‘corrupt’ rule of the BRS party-led state government and added that they aspired to see the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Congratulations to Shri AVN Reddy,@bandisanjay_bjp and @BJP4Telangana for the historic victory in Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyd Teachers’ MLC polls.
This victory shows that Telangana people are fed up with corruption and want a pro-poor, transparent govt under Modi Ji’s leadership.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 17, 2023
The MLC elections were held on the 13th of this month and the results were declared on Thursday by the election commission.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 17, 2023
BJP’s win in Teachers’ MLC proves anti-incumbency against BRS: Bandi

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Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Bandi Sanjay on Friday said that BJP winning the MLC seat in the Teachers’ constituency has proven strong sentiment of anti-incumbency against the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).
He added that polling for Mahbubnagar-Ranga Reddy-Hyderabad teacher’s constituency has set the mood for Assembly elections.
While speaking to the media persons, Sanjay said, “This is the first time in the history of Telangana that the BJP won the MLC seat in the Teachers’ constituency.
This election proves strong anti-incumbency against the BRS, especially among government employees and the educated sections. This election has set the mood for the Assembly elections in November.”
The polling for the Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Teachers Constituency was held on March 13, with about 29,720 voters enrolled spread over nine districts in the constituency.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-backed candidate AVN Reddy won the Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Teachers’ Member of Legislative Council (MLC) seat in Telangana.
After 21 rounds of counting, AVN Reddy secured 13,436 votes, crossing the required quota of 12,709 votes to emerge victorious.

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March 17, 2023
BJP-backed candidate AVN Reddy wins Telangana Teachers’ MLC seat

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Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-backed candidate AVN Reddy on Friday won the Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Teachers’ Member of Legislative Council (MLC) seat in Telangana.
After 21 rounds of counting, AVN Reddy secured 13,436 votes, crossing the required quota of 12,709 votes to emerge victorious.
Earlier, GHMC additional commissioner (Legal) and returning officer Priyanka Ala explaining the process stated that a total of 25,868 votes were polled, and a candidate needs to secure 12,709 votes to be declared the winner. Elimination of candidates will take place until one of them reaches the derived quota, she said.
Until 8 pm on the day of the counting, AVN Reddy was leading by 943 votes over PRTU candidate Chennakesava Reddy. The BJP-backed candidate received 7,584 votes, followed by G Chenna Keshava Reddy with 6,641 votes and Papannagari Manik Reddy with 4,644 votes.
Polling for Telangana Teachers’ MLC seat
The polling for the Telangana Teachers’ MLC seat was held on March 13, with around 29,720 enrolled voters spread over nine districts in the constituency. The polling recorded a high percentage of voter turnout of 90.40 percent.
Meanwhile, in the MLA quota, three BRS candidates, namely Challa Venkatarami Reddy, Despathi Srinivas, and K Naveen Kumar, won unanimously.
AVN Reddy’s win in the Telangana Teachers’ MLC seat is significant for the BJP, which is leaving no stone unturned to strengthen its presence in the state.
The victory can boost the saffron party’s confidence ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the state.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 17, 2023