DSR – PCC President of Andhra Pradesh – English news paper articel on 11 December 2008

DS likens himself to Lord Krishna

BHIMAVARAM:

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president D. Srinivas likened himself and Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy to ‘Krishna-Arjuna’ in the epic Mahabharata. He said this at a party meeting here on Wednesday night in a bid to assert that there were no differences between him and the Chief Minister. He told the cadres that he would ensure that the party faced the coming elections with unity. On the issue of Telangana, he said it was the party high command alone that would decide the issue.

 

PCC chief exudes confidence of party’s victory in State

New District Congress Committee takes oath

Rajahmundry:

PCC president Dharmapuri Srinivas has exuded confidence that victory of Congress in three northern states will repeat in Andhra Pradesh also in the forthcoming election. He said Opposition parties were unable to digest the Congress victory and were spending sleepless nights as their dreams were shattered.

Addressing swearing-in ceremony of East Godavari District Congress Committee on Wednesday, he said that the party would come out with flying colours in the State because of welfare schemes that they have taken up in the last four and half years.

“No state government in the country has taken up so many schemes. No one is going to do more than this to the people if they want to come to power. There is no party that won the hearts of people like Congress, which honoured all the election promises,” Mr. Srinivas said. He recalled that Arogyasri, free power to farmers, Rs.2 per kg rice and a number of schemes that reached common man has helped that Congress to double its image among people.

Dreams shattered

Attacking Opposition parties he said TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu was the first person to be shocked on northern state election results and his dreams to come back to power were shattered after results were declared. The recent elections proved that people would vote for development.

He said there was nothing to comment on PRP as they were setting their house and there was no one to give good suggestion to them.

Gidugu Rudraraju, MLC conducted oath taking ceremony.

ZP Chairperson Ch. Venugopalakrishna who appointed as DCC president first took oath and others followed. Ministers Jakkampudi Rammohana Rao, Gollapalli Suryarao and Pilli Subashchandra Bose were also present.

          Earlier, the PCC president was accorded overwhelming welcome at Madhurapudi airport though his flight was delayed for 3 hours.

PEP TALK: PCC president D. Srinivas speaking at the East Godavari DCC meeting at Kadiapulanka on Wednesday.

D. SRINIVAS 'S I MAGE GALLERY

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APCC Extended Meeting on Farm Loan Waiver

         -CONGRESS REDEDICATION DAY : IN VISUALS – MAY 14, 2008

 

CONGRESS REDEDICATION DAY : IN VISUALS -                                                MAY 14, 2008,WEDNESDAY

 

 

2008 news

July 14 
Congress to enrol members from July 14

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president D. Srinivas has called upon the party’s district committees’ presidents and other leaders to ensure enrolment of all party sympathisers in the voters’ lists in the ongoing revision.

Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Mr. Srinivas announced the launch of the party’s membership drive from July 14 targeting at least 50 lakh members against the previous year’s 34.43 lakh. AICC general secretary Veerappa Moily would formally launch the drive.

Friday, Jul 11, 2008

Srinivas meets Sonia Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president D. Srinivas met All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Sonia Gandhi here on Thursday and discussed reorganisation and strengthening of the party in view of the forthcoming polls to Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly in the State.

Ms. Gandhi reportedly instructed him to mobilise more support for the UPA government from Andhra Pradesh for the crucial confidence motion to be tabled by it in Lok Sabha in view of the withdrawal of support by Left parties on the nuclear deal issue.

Mr. Srinivas later told The Hindu that besides discussing party affairs, the visit of Ms. Gandhi to Nellore, Krishnapatnam and Ongole on July 17 were finalised.

She would reach Renigunta from Delhi and launch the government’s Arogyasri health programme, lay foundation for the 2 x 800 MW thermal power project and address a public meeting, all in Nellore, on that day and later proceed to Krishnapatnam to inaugurate the port, which had come up on a public-private partnership there. Later in the afternoon, she will go to Ongole to interact with the women SHG members

DS queering YSR’s pitch?

July 6 2008

HYDERABAD: Is Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president D Srinivas trying to create problems for Chief Minister YS Rajasekara Reddy?

If credence is to be given to observations being made by many Congress leaders, that does seem to be the case.

Addressing a gathering at Gandhi Bhavan yesterday, Srinivas, obviously referring to Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu, said the leader of a political party had created a rift among the Scheduled Castes (SCs) by splitting them into two categories.

“Once a formidable force, the SCs began to fight among themselves and this put back their cause by two decades. One of the two sections has perhaps been unjustly treated but things can yet be resolved amicably,” he said.

What has raised eyebrows in the party is why Srinivas has thought it fit to raise the sensitive matter of categorisation when it is nearing finalisation.

Voicing his apprehension over the utterances, a senior Congress leader remarked: “Going by Srinivas’ style of functioning in the 2004 elections, his potential to create problems must be borne in mind. We should not forget that he had even eyed the chief minister’s post.”

He feared that tensions between the APCC chief and the chief minister could become manifest soon – and certainly as the elections draw closer.

Another leader too questioned the propriety of the categorisation issue being raised at this juncture.

For his part, Municipal Administration Minister Koneru Ranga Rao maintained that Srinivas’ views had been misunderstood.

The factual position, he said, was that categorisation was being examined legally and the bill would soon be passed in Parliament.

But Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) president Manda Krishna Madiga was firm that the PCC president “immediately withdraw his comments and render an apology.”

“The Madigas can get justice only by categorisation. Will the PCC president dare suggest to the chief minister that the process be stopped?” he asked. However, Mala Mahanadu president Jupudi Prabhakar Rao welcomed Srinivas’ statement, and said it reflected the “true picture”.

Meanwhile, the PCC was quick to swing into damage control mode. “Our president simply stated that it was possible to do justice to all sections amicably.

Srinivas’s statement was wrongly quoted by the media,” claimed PCC spokespersons P Venkata Rao, N Thalsi Reddy and B Kamalakara Rao.

PCC president clarifies on SC categorisation
Hyderabad | Sunday, Jul 6 2008 IST

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President D Srinivas today said the Congress party and the State Government was in favour of categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SC) to achieve their constitutional rights.

Addressing a press conference here, he categorically stated that he had not made any remarks on the categorisation of Scheduled Castes as reported in a section of the media. The government had passed a resolution in the Assembly and submitted the Usha Mehra Commission report on SC categorisation to the National Commission for SCs, which was processing, he added.

The PCC Chief clarified that while addressing the gathering of SC wing of the party on Friday, he had said that a political party was trying to divide the community for their politcal advantage.

“I am totally in favour of categorisation of SCs. The party and the government is fully supporting the categorisation which is very essential to achieve their rights,” he added.

APCC chief to interact with party workers

APCC chief to interact with party workers

Port’s Kalavani auditorium is the venue

VISAKHAPATNAM:

President of AP Congress Committee D. Srinivas will interact with party workers at a meeting being organized at the port’s Kalavani auditorium during his visit to the city on Sunday.

Senior workers from the 72 wards were being invited to attend the meeting, and only party workers would be allowed to speak to Mr. Srinivas and air their views, Congress party observer Raja Vishnu Vardhan Reddy and city Congress president Tynala Vijaya Kumar said at a meeting of party MLAs and leaders of its front organizations held here on Friday.

The PCC president would be at the auditorium from 10.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., party workers and leaders could meet him at Yeleru Guest House near AU College of Engineering.

Chodavaram meet

The Congress is organizing a meeting at Chodavaram on Saturday afternoon to mark the conclusion of the padayatras it was organising in different parts of the district by its MLAs and others. Along with Mr. Srinivas, Minister for Commercial Taxes Konathala Ramakrishna would address the meeting. It was expected to commence at around 4 p.m., the party leaders said.

City MLAs Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao, S. Ranga Raju and T. Gurumurthy Reddy, former Mayors S. Hari and Rajana Ramani, former MLA Surreddi, PCC members Bheesetti Nookeswara Rao, Koyya Prasada Reddy, Mantri Rajasekhar, Ponnada Mohana Rao, Peela Uma Rani, Edadasari Gopala Rao and others attended the meeting.

Congress will retain power: PCC chief

Congress will retain power: PCC chief

State’s policies well-received by people, he says

Padayatras helped Ministers understand people’s problems

GO including Toorpu Kapus in BC list issued, say leaders

VISAKHAPATNAM:

Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu is losing sleep over the fact that the Congress would retain power in the State and the Centre, thanks to the many programmes and schemes the party had launched covering all sections of the people, APCC president D. Srinivas said at a meeting held at Chodavaram on Saturday evening.

Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in the State and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Centre had initiated many welfare measures, which were not implemented in the past or never thought of by any government. The programmes and policies of the Congress and the UPA were very well received by the people and it was certain that the Congress would retain power in the next elections, Mr. Srinivas said. He was addressing a meeting organised by the Congress to mark the conclusion of the first phase of padayatras by the Ministers and MLAs in the district. Similar programmes were held all over the State. Ministers K. Rosaiah, Konathala Ramakrishna and Botcha Satyanarayana, party MLAs and leaders participated in the meeting. A large number of Congress party workers and supporters were present.

Mr. Srinivas noted that Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy’s padayatra in the past had inspired others and many were conducting similar programmes. The padayatras by the Ministers and MLAs helped them understand better people’s problems and also find solutions.

Dig at Chiru

The PCC president also criticised Praja Rajyam leader Chiranjeevi. Without mentioning his name, Mr. Srinivas said that one person was coming claiming that he was the people’s man. But people would not believe him even if he tried to talk on lines of caste and religion as they needed a leadership that would deliver good governance to them.

Mr. Rosaiah said Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy in spite of the burden on the State budget went ahead with many programmes and schemes since they would benefit the people. Even a farm labourer was happy under the present Congress rule, he claimed.

Mr. Ramakrishna and Mr. Satyanarayana, during their speeches, referred to the placards held by some persons demanding inclusion of Toorpu Kapus in the BC list and said a GO had already been issued to that effect and they would talk to the Collector if the GO was not being implemented.

Advice to Ganta

MLAs Karanam Dharmasri and Gandi Babji along with president of District Cooperative Bank and former Minister Balireddy Satyarao lashed out at former MLA of Chodavaram and Praja Rajyam’s district and urban convener Ganta Srinivasa Rao for challenging Mr. Ramakrishna to contest against him in the forthcoming elections.

Mr. Srinivasa Rao came here from a distant place but dared to challenge Mr. Ramakrishna, they said.  

PCC chief asks partymen to launch campaign

PCC chief asks partymen to launch campaign

Srinivas asks partymen to continue Sankshema utsavalu

He reviews implementation of welfare activities in mandals

VIZIANAGARAM:

Pradesh Congress Committee President Dharmapuri Srinivas on Saturday asked the party leaders and workers to utilise the ongoing ‘Samkshema Utsavalu’ programme in every panchayat as an opportunity for canvassing in favour of the party.

“Instead of going to people for votes before elections, it will be better to meet them now and earn appreciation for implementing innumerable welfare schemes for their benefit”, he added.

Word of caution

As a word of caution, Mr. Srinivas told partymen, who participated in the DCC general body meeting at Ananda Gajapathi Auditorium here, not to be overconfident that the welfare schemes launched by the Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Government would see the party through in the ensuing elections.

Feedback

No doubt, the feedback he received during his participation in ‘Samkshema Utsavalu’ in 16 districts was that the people were happy.

He asked them to continue the ‘utsavalu’, even after Sankranti festival, until each family was apprised of the details of schemes.

Beneficiaries list

The list of beneficiaries could be found in website, he said.

Further, Mr. Srinivas asked them to show people that they are united and it would automatically attract neutrals towards the party.

Any dissensions and backstabbing would harm party in the elections; he said and asked them not to be lethargic in popularising welfare schemes.

Earlier, Mr. Srinivas reviewed the reports of mandal parishad presidents on the implementation of various welfare activities in their mandals.

Ministers S. Vijayarama Raju and Botsa Satyanarayana, DCC president P. Sambasiva Raju and MLAs were present.

Congress doors still open for tie-ups: Srinivas

Congress doors still open for tie-ups: Srinivas

HYDERABAD:

The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee has made light of the proposed alliance between the Telugu Desam, Telangana Rashtra Samiti and the Left parties claiming the tie-up would not have any impact on the prospects of Congress in the next elections.

APCC president D. Srinivas, however, said the TRS had not taken a final decision on alliances and the “Congress has kept its doors open for tie-ups”. He did not attach much importance to the meeting between TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu and TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao claiming there was nothing wrong in the meeting. “After all, they are old friends and Cabinet colleagues. Why should be we bother about the meeting?” he said.

Speaking to reporters who met him on Thursday, Mr. Srinivas recalled that the Left parties had announced their decision to sail with the TDP, but the TRS had set January 21 deadline for announcing its stand on the alliance.