The Congress high command is contemplating sacking Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y S Sharmila from her post in the wake of criticism against her style of functioning, according to sources.
In a significant development in the alleged illegal liquor case, the ACB court in Vijayawada on Saturday asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Andhra police probing the case to preserve Rs 11 crore seized from a farmhouse in Hyderabad three days ago.
A joint fact-finding team from the Human Rights Forum (HRF) and Rythu Swarajya Vedika (RSV), which visited several villages in the Palnadu district, has raised alarm over the rising number of farmer suicides in the region.
The YSR Congress Party has requested the ACB Special Court in Vijayawada to restrict media access to courtroom proceedings related to the ongoing liquor scam case, which allegedly took place during the previous Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy government.
Senior Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and former minister Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao has sparked controversy within the TDP-led alliance in Andhra Pradesh by making explosive allegations against Jana Sena Party (JSP) MLA Chirribabu Balaraju from Polavaram.
A senior journalist, Patri Vasudevan, has been dismissed from Telugu news channel 99TV after claiming that assassination squads were operating in Andhra Pradesh with the intent to eliminate YSR Congress Party president and former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The Andhra Pradesh government has prohibited display of political symbols or materials and banned entry of unauthorised persons in school premises.
Over the past few months, YSR Congress Party president and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has been touring various parts of the state
If reports circulating in Andhra Pradesh political circles are to be believed, yet another loyalist of YSR Congress Party president and former Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is contemplating leaving the party in the near future.
It is well known that Pulivendula is the virtual stronghold of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) and is represented in the Assembly by none other than party president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Elections for any post—from gram panchayat to MPTC, ZPTC, or the Assembly seat—are typically one-sided in favor of the YSRCP.
Former Information Technology advisor to the previous Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh, Kesireddy Rajasekhar Reddy—also known as Raj Kesireddy and the prime accused in the alleged liquor scam—broke down in the ACB Special Court in Vijayawada on Friday.
Andhra Pradesh Police have arrested the cousin brother of state Minister B. C. Janardhan Reddy for slapping a police constable during a temple inauguration.
Telugu Desam Party general secretary and Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Thursday alleged that the YSR Congress Party was attempting to sabotage potential investments from Singapore by threatening companies through emails.
YSR Congress Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday alleged that an undeclared emergency-like situation was prevailing in the state, as the ruling Telugu Desam Party-led coalition was targeting opposition leaders and unleashing a reign of terror.
Nellore town witnessed a tense atmosphere on Thursday as YSR Congress Party president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy toured the district to meet former minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy, who is currently in jail, and former MLA Nallapureddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy, who has recently come under scrutiny and is being targeted by TDP leaders.
