3 Congress MPs at last realised their party betrayed Telangana, to join TRS మే 31, 2013
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3 Congress MPs join TRS over separate Telangana state
CR Sukumar, ET Bureau, The Economic Times, May 31, 2103
Hyderabad: Three senior Congress leaders from Andhra Pradesh have announced plans to quit and join the rival Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) agitating for a separate Telangana state, dealing a blow to the party’s prospects in one of its strongholds and chipping away at its strength at the Centre.
The three leaders-an invitee to the Congress Working Committee Keshav Rao and two Lok Sabha MPs M Jagannatham and Gaddam Vivekanand-are expected to formally join TRS at a rally in Hyderabad on June 2.
The decision of the two Lok Sabha MPs will further deplete the ranks of the minority Congress in the Lok Sabha and once again put the statehood issue, which it has trying to sweep under the carpet, on the centre stage. (మరింత…)
Five Decades Political Drama of Telangana Separate State మే 31, 2013
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Telangana issue always led by politics
Ch. V.M. Krishna Rao, Deccan Chronicle, 31 May 2103
Hyderabad: Though the issue of granting separate statehood to the Telangana region has been on the cards for over five decades, successive Union governments have ignored it. Almost all parties, except CPM, have declared their sympathy and respect for the sentiments of separate statehood, but none has done more than pay lip service to the cause.
Before the formation of AP State in 1956, though the demand for a separate Telangana was recommended by the First States Reorganisation Commission headed by Fazal Ali, it was ignored and the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru ultimately decided on the creation of Andhra Pradesh based on the linguistic states formula. The Gentleman’s Agreement entered into had agreed to address regional issues, only to ignore them later.
There was no movement for Telangana state from 1956 to 1969. It was during Kasu Brahmananda Reddy’s regime that the movement took a violent turn. Scores of T-supporters were gunned down in police firings. Dr Marri Chenna Reddy started the Telangana Praja Samiti and bagged 10 LS seats. Several stalwarts in Congress lost the elections in the 1971. (మరింత…)
TRS is not KCR family, only the family members are sweating it out for T movement మే 5, 2013
Posted by bharath in agitation, compromise, corruption, drama, elections, Harish, KCR, KTR, politics, struggle, Telangana, TRS.Tags: 2014 elections
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Thanks to TRS, new dynasty rises in Telangana
J R Prasad, New Indian Express, 5 May 2013
Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao’s dream of carving out a Telangana state still eludes him, so he is busy putting together the political dreams of the next generation in his family. TRS appears to be the latest entrant in the long list of political leaders bitten by the dynasty bug.
Chandrasekhar Rao’s son K Taraka Rama Rao and nephew T Harish Rao play a key role in deciding the day-to-day affairs of the party. Rama Rao represents Siricilla segment in the Assembly whereas Harish Rao is the MLA from Siddipet.
With his son and nephew at the helm of affairs, Chandrasekhar Rao has cleared the decks for his daughter K Kavitha, who has been playing a key role in the Telangana movement by taking up non-political issues concerning the region with her outfit Telangana Jagruthi, to take the political plunge. (మరింత…)
Speculation of three Congress MPs joining TRS ఏప్రిల్ 18, 2013
Posted by bharath in compromise, Congress, elections.Tags: elections 2014, Keshava Rao, Manda Jagannadham, S Rajaiah, Vivek
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Telangana Congress MPs keep up statehood rhetoric
Express News Service, Hyderabad 17 April 2013
Telangana Congress MPs on Tuesday continued to build pressure on the Centre for a positive and early decision on the separate State demand even as the party high command sought to persuade them not to cross the line.
Said former Rajya Sabha member K Keshva Rao, “All the MPs will sit together soon and decide what should be done to secure a Telangana State.” Implicit in his statement was their anticipated decision on TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao’s invitation to join his party.
Peddapalli MP G Vivek said the Parliament session beginning April 23 would be his last. “I hope the party takes a positive decision. If not, I will have to think of alternatives,” he said.
According to sources, Vivek is only trying to pressure the Congress and is in fact not keen on leaving the party for TRS. He had said on Monday he would not leave the Congress and would contest the next election on a Congress ticket. (మరింత…)
Telangana in cold storgae, KCR turns focus again on polls ఏప్రిల్ 7, 2013
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With Telangana in cold storage, KCR turns focus on polls
Express News Service, Hyderabad, 7 April 2013
With the Congress putting the Telangana issue in the cold storage, the TRS leadership has intensified its efforts to establish a firm foothold in the areas so far dominated by the ruling party as well as the main opposition party in the Telangana region in the run-up to the 2014 general election.
In a bid to achieve its target of winning as many Lok Sabha and Assembly seats as possible in the next general election, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao is focusing his attention on attracting leaders with winning potential from the Congress as well as the TDP to the pink party’s fold.
According to party sources, the TRS chief has already started holding negotiations with disgruntled leaders of the two parties and has been persuading senior Congress leader K Kesava Rao to join the pink party as the Congress is not keeping its promise of carving out Telangana state. (మరింత…)
KCR puts Telangana on hold, eyes 2014 elections- MVK Sastry ఫిబ్రవరి 14, 2013
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KCR puts Telangana on hold, eyes elections
MVK Sastry, New Indian express, Hyderabad, 14 February 2013
While other political parties are merely discussing early general elections, TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao is already busy selecting the ‘right’ candidates for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. He wants to win 15 Lok Sabha and 110 Assembly seats in next elections.
Chandrasekhar Rao is understood to have come to the conclusion that the Congress would not resolve the Telangana issue in the coming days.
After his experience of 12 years leading the Telangana movement, KCR believes that the TRS would emerge as the single largest party in the Telangana region by wining 15 Lok Sabha seats and he would be able to play a key role in Parliament, forcing the Central government to declare a road map for the creation of Telangana state. (మరింత…)
Final decision on Telangana- Road map and potholes? జనవరి 18, 2013
Posted by bharath in Andhra, Andhrapreneurship, compromise, Congress, Hyderabad, Telangana.Tags: Rahul Gandhi, sushilkumar shinde, union territory
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Final decision on Telangana unlikely by month-end
J Balaji, The Hindu, New Delhi, January 18, 2013
Will the Centre agree to create a separate state of Telangana or not? This is the question on top of every one’s mind as the January 28 deadline set by Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde approaches.
Indications available here suggest that it would not be a clear yes or no. According to political leaders and officers in the know of things, the Centre is likely to unveil a road map for considering the demand.
Some of the key elements in the contemplated road map include an official committee to suggest measures for earmarking revenue divisions, water sharing and the demand for making Hyderabad the common capital of both Seemandhra and Telangana for some time. (మరింత…)
TRS to merge with Congress for separate Telangana? ఆగస్ట్ 31, 2012
Posted by bharath in agitation, Andhra, Andhrapreneurship, compromise, Congress, elections, Harish, JAC, KCR, KTR, Mahabubnagar, Mulki, Polavaram, politics, Rayalaseema, Sonia, YSR.Tags: aakarsh, UPA
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Will a separate Telangana facilitate merger of TRS and Congress?
A Srinivasa Rao, Mail Today, Hyderabad August 31, 2102
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi, which is spearheading the movement for carving out separate Telangana state by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh, is willing to be merged with the Congress party if there is a positive announcement from the Centre on the Telangana state formation.
According to TRS sources, party president K Chandrasekhara Rao has sent fresh feelers to the Congress bosses in New Delhi to this effect. He told them that he did not mind merging the TRS with the Congress if the Centre commenced the process for Telangana state formation. He insisted that the UPA government must announce a specific time-frame for carving out a new state. (మరింత…)
TDP in favour of separate Telangana? ఆగస్ట్ 17, 2012
Posted by bharath in Andhra, compromise, elections, Hyderabad, Identity, Jai Andhra, Mulki, politics, regionalism, Settler, TDP.Tags: Chandrababu Naidu, Jai Telangana, sub-regionalism, Telugu Desam
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TDP in favour of a separate Telangana state?
Inkeshaf Ahmed August 16, 2012 Postnoon
After a recent meeting, the TDP is now preparing to take a stand in favour of a separate state
After suffering political loses due to its vacillation on the T-State issue, the TDP is ready to yield a separate Telangana. The issue was seriously discussed at the recent politburo of the party. Though the Telangana legislators and other local leaders of the party had been unofficially batting for a T-state, the party had been riding two horses so far.
“Yes, we are inching towards announcing a positive stand on Telangana. During the politburo meeting, our party president gave a positive sign towards supporting the decade-old agitation for Telangana. There was opposition from Andhra and Rayalaseema leaders but Naidu was firm on his decision and did not pay heed to their concerns,” party senior leader and former minister from Telangana S Devaiah told Postnoon. (మరింత…)
