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Indian Express
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Heavy police presence as Jagan visits Nellore, his party alleges bid to stop him from interacting with supporters
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday began his visit to Nellore amid heavy police presence to meet former minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy, who is in judicial custody at the district central jail. The YSRCP has protested and criticised the heavy police deployment, alleging that it was aimed at preventing Jagan from interacting with his supporters and the general public. Kakani Govardhan Reddy was arrested in May in an alleged illegal mining scam. Jagan is also scheduled to interact with Kakani's family members. The former CM will also visit the residence of former MLA Nallapureddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy in Nellore's Sujathamma Colony to meet him and his family. Prasanna Kumar was recently questioned by police over his alleged objectionable remarks against women TDP MLAs. There has been heavy police deployment in Nellore for Jagan's day-long visit, with officers saying they anticipate that some miscreants may cause trouble. On June 20, chaos erupted during Jagan's visit to Palnadu as YSRCP cadres and supporters tried to stop his vehicle to greet him, leaving two people dead, including 55-year-old Cheeli Singaiah, who was run over by Jagan's vehicle when he slipped and fell in front of it while trying to shower it with flowers. Nellore police have closed several roads, put up barricades, and advised against the assembly of a large number of people along Jagan's route. The YSRCP has alleged that the TDP-led NDA government in the state is misusing police to obstruct Jagan's visit to Nellore. YSRCP General Secretary S V Satish Kumar Reddy and MLC Parvathareddy Chandrasekhar Reddy said that the government was trying to suppress democracy by issuing notices to over 2,000 citizens to stay away from the district central jail during Jagan's visit. Police said the notices were issued to YSRCP cadres not to create traffic disruptions and prevent overcrowding at the central jail to prevent any untoward incident. YSRCP general secretary Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy said that Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's government was rattled by Jagan's tours, which he claimed continued to draw massive public support. He also said there was widespread public dissatisfaction with the coalition government's governance in just a year of its tenure. He urged the government to significantly strengthen security arrangements for Jagan's visits, noting the overwhelming public turnout at these events.
Hans India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Tight security for Jagan's Nellore visit
Nellore: In connection with the one-day visit of former chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy scheduled on July 31, the police administration has made Z Plus Category security arrangements to avoid untoward incidents. At a press conference held here on Tuesday, in-charge SP A R Damodar has said that as per the schedule, the former chief minister will reach the helipad set up at Chemudugunta village of Venkatachalam mandal, by 10 am on Thursday. Jagan will meet former minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy at Nellore Central Prison. Later Jagan will visit the residence of former Kovur MLA Nallapureddy Prasananna Kumar Reddy, The residence of Prasanna Kumar was earlier ransacked by some unidentified persons. The SP said that no representations were received from the YSRCP organisers for conducting rallies or public meetings. However, the police administration has made elaborate security arrangements in view of the visit. He also said that orders under Section-30 of Police Act were in force and hence rallies and roadshows are prohibited during the former chief minister's one-day tour. The SP warned of action against those displaying placards and banners. He has appealed to the YSRCP leaders to extend cooperation to the police department in preventing untoward incidents. Additional SP Ch Soujanya, Nellore City DSP Sindhu Priya, Rural DSP Gattamaneni Srinivasa Rao and others were present.
Hans India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Jagan vows YSRCP's resurgence, slams ‘vendetta' politics
Tadepalli: YSRC Ppresident Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy launched a scathing attack on the N Chandrababu Naidu-led coalition government, accusing it of pursuing 'vindictive politics' towards its adversaries and neglecting all sections of society by failing to deliver on its electoral promises. Addressing a meeting of party's political affairs committee (PAC) here on Tuesday, he urged the party cadre to expose the government's shortcomings and strengthen the YSRCP from the grassroots, asserting that the future awaits their leadership. Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that the current coalition government is mired in corruption and is fabricating false cases against YSRCP leaders and senior officials with 'vendetta' to instill fear and divert attention from its own failures in implementing welfare schemes. He provided a detailed account of what he termed the government's vindictive actions, citing the arrests of leaders like P Midhun Reddy, Nandigama Suresh, Kakani Govardhan Reddy, and Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy. The YSRCP chief stated that the total loans taken during his 2019-24 tenure were Rs 3.32 lakh crore, while Naidu has allegedly spent 52 per cent of that amount in just 14 months. He suggested Naidu's recent trip to Singapore was merely to 'stash the looted funds.' During the meeting, PAC members expressed serious concern over alleged security lapses during Jagan's tours, terming them 'deliberate', citing an incident at Bangarupalem. Jagan announced the upcoming launch of a party app aimed at documenting government injustices, enabling citizens to report harassment by individuals or officials. 'We will hold the guilty accountable and ensure justice,' he said. 'We have lost a good government, but the people's support is with us. Together, we will restore justice, rebuild our state, and bring YSRCP back to power,' he added.
News18
2 days ago
- Politics
- News18
Jagan accuses Andhra govt of vendetta politics, governance failure
Amaravati, July 29 (PTI) YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday accused the TDP-led government in Andhra Pradesh of engaging in 'vendetta politics", failure in governance and neglecting public welfare. Addressing the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) meeting of YSRCP, the former CM alleged that the state government is fabricating false cases to instill fear among its opponents, instead of focusing on implementing promised welfare schemes. 'Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu failed to implement poll promises and neglected all sections of society and is showing vindictive attitude towards political opponents," said Jagan Mohan Reddy in a release. Referring to the recent arrests of several senior YSRCP leaders, Jagan asserted that this is proof of 'vindictive politics". The YSRCP supremo further alleged that police have become 'collection agents", facilitating mafia-style operations in liquor, sand, rice and gambling, leading to paralysis of public institutions. The former CM also claimed that several key initiatives, including Nadu-Nedu works and Aarogyasri scheme, have been halted. According to Jagan, Naidu spent 52 per cent of YSRCP's five-year borrowings in just 14 months, despite stagnating state revenue and a mere three per cent growth rate. He announced the launch of a YSRCP app for citizens to report harassment, promising accountability and justice and called for strengthening of booth-level structure. PTI MS STH ROH PTI) view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
NCLT allows Jagan's plea to cancel transfer of Saraswati Power shares
Jagan had sought the NCLT to cancel, annul and nullify the transfer of shares held by him and his wife in the company and sought reinstating their names in Saraswati Power and Industries Pvt. Ltd. Press Trust of India Hyderabad In a relief to YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the NCLT on Tuesday allowed a petition filed by the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister seeking a direction to cancel the "illegal transfer" of shares held by him and his wife in a company to his sister YS Sharmila and their mother. In the petition filed on September 3, 2024, Jagan had sought the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Hyderabad bench to cancel, annul and nullify the transfer of shares held by him and his wife Bharathi in the company and sought reinstating their names in Saraswati Power and Industries Pvt. Ltd. "Jagan Mohan Reddy's petition has been allowed. We are waiting for the order copy. There are some directions also. The petition filed by Jagan Mohan Reddy contending that the transfer of shares in Saraswati Power has been allowed," the YSRCP chief's counsel Y Suryanarayana told PTI. When contacted, K Devi Prasanna Kumar, Sharmila's advocate said they will file an appeal against the order either in Appellate Tribunal or High Court. Jagan, Bharati and his mother Vijayamma hold about 74.26 lakh (29.88 per cent), 41 lakh ( 16.30 per cent) and 1.22 crore shares (48.99 per cent), respectively, in Saraswati Power, while the rest is with Classic Realty Pvt. Ltd. The former CM had moved the tribunal on the issue after his relations with Sharmila strained. She is presently the chief of the Andhra Pradesh Congress unit. In the petition, Jagan said he entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sharmila wherein he said "out of love and affection," he would transfer shares held by him and his wife in the company through a gift deed to his estranged sister, subject to pending cases in respect of some properties, including attachments by the Enforcement Directorate. The former CM said he intended to transfer the shares (Jagan's own property) in addition to Rs 200 crore that he, directly or through their mother, gave to his sister during the past decade. Jagan, in a letter to his sister, opined that the share transfer without fulfilling the legal obligations and clearance from court would potentially have adverse implications. He, however, expressed his desire to revoke the MoU, saying, both the siblings are no longer on the best of terms. "It is humbly submitted that to the utter shock and surprise of the petitioners, respondent No. 1 (Saraswati Power and Industries) company wide board resolution has transferred the entire shareholding of petitioners No. 1 and 2 (Jagan and Bharathi, respectively) in favour of respondent No. 2 (Sharmila) and the entire shareholding of petitioner number three (Classic Realty, owned by the family), herein in favour of respondent No. 3 (Vijayamma)," Jagan alleged in his petition. The YSRCP chief said Sharmila, without gratitude and regard to the well-being of her brother, conducted a series of actions that deeply hurt him and that she also made several untrue and false statements publicly. Due to actions by his sister, there is "no love left between the two siblings", and he decided not to proceed with his expression of intent to transfer the shares/properties as envisaged under the MoU and gift deed. After differences cropped up with his brother, Sharmila joined the Congress party in 2023 and was made the president of its AP unit. She unsuccessfully contested from Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general elections.
