Telangana Monitor

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 05 Jul 2010 19:02

TRS till recently have no might worth mentioning. People simply do not trust KCR. I am not sure how the ground position now. Still with INC and TDP in the feild I feel TRS will be hard pressed even to win 3 or 4 seats. BJP may lose the one seat it has to DS. Congress will be keenly seeing who TDP will fare. I think the TDP's performence in the elections will have a baring on the decision of the Center to give or not give Telangana.

But no one is going to take this decision so easyly as them did on December 9th.

skaranam · Post by **skaranam** » 05 Jul 2010 20:14

News Flash is Jagan will conduct his "Odarpu" yatra. The Madam advice is to bring all people to one place and get it done. But Jagan in his open letter indicates that he will go to people. Now this is a spanner in Cong works. This will change the dynamics of the by-election.

VinodTK · Post by **VinodTK** » 06 Jul 2010 01:13

Defiant Jagan to resume yatra

Andhra Pradesh Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy today appeared defiant as he announced his decision to go ahead with his controversial yatra from July 8 despite party chief Sonia Gandhi''s reservations about it. Jagan, who defied the party directive against undertaking the yatra earlier, had met Gandhi along with his family members on June 29 to seek her permission for the tour.

ShyamSP · Post by **ShyamSP** » 07 Jul 2010 00:47

VinodTK wrote:Defiant Jagan to resume yatra

Andhra Pradesh Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy today appeared defiant as he announced his decision to go ahead with his controversial yatra from July 8 despite party chief Sonia Gandhi''s reservations about it. Jagan, who defied the party directive against undertaking the yatra earlier, had met Gandhi along with his family members on June 29 to seek her permission for the tour.

By making a non-issue an issue and making Jagan hero-rebel out of this, Congress high command is making another monkey so they can control AP affairs like wily fox.
Two goals:
1. consolidate YSR votebank under Jagan and make him minion unlike his father who had across the board control in AP.
2. Good distraction for media and people from Telangana mid-term elections, price hikes, assembly sessions.

vijayk · Post by **vijayk** » 07 Jul 2010 01:28

ShyamSP wrote:
VinodTK wrote:Defiant Jagan to resume yatra

By making a non-issue an issue and making Jagan hero-rebel out of this, Congress high command is making another monkey so they can control AP affairs like wily fox.
Two goals:
1. consolidate YSR votebank under Jagan and make him minion unlike his father who had across the board control in AP.
2. Good distraction for media and people from Telangana mid-term elections, price hikes, assembly sessions.

Very good observations. The MAFIA has become so sophisticated. With Chiranjeevi going away, a lot of his party leaders are moving towards TDP. This is a perfect distraction from Price Hikes. They need AP badly for the Prince to ascend the thrown next time. Hopefully a wave will sweep the MAFIA away in Maha, AP and TN by that time.

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 07 Jul 2010 01:39

Narayana Rao wrote:TRS till recently have no might worth mentioning. People simply do not trust KCR. I am not sure how the ground position now. Still with INC and TDP in the feild I feel TRS will be hard pressed even to win 3 or 4 seats. BJP may lose the one seat it has to DS. Congress will be keenly seeing who TDP will fare. I think the TDP's performence in the elections will have a baring on the decision of the Center to give or not give Telangana.

But no one is going to take this decision so easyly as them did on December 9th.

I was thinking this. DS's win will be a sour point for many congress leaders, in addition to TRS and BJP. I heard that TRS is trying to preempt use of EVMs by putting >50 dummy candidates in each constituency. If that happens, DS will have to fight against TDP and TRS+BJP. I have a feeling that the BJP guy has a fair chance for many reasons.

If he wins DS will become a pain in the musharraf to not only Rosiah but also YSJ. There is also this issue that he may want to be the CM of united AP.

Another candidate I hope will lose is Shabbir Ali.

My gut feel is that TDP, INC and TRS+BJP will win more or less same number of seats OR it will be a complete sweep by TRS+BJP. I seriously doubt a sweep by INC unless IEC-mama comes to the rescue

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 09 Jul 2010 14:00

Jagan yathra has started once again. Some leaders in Telangana is also supporting it. It is said some 1/3 members of the PRP also said to be behind him. Can any gurus guess what is be the effect of all these developments on T issue.

RamaY Garu – Why do you want Shabbir Ali to lose. Any special reason ? I remember him only as one of the many useless congress leaders.

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 09 Jul 2010 19:29

I still don't understand the real problem for congress party to make Jagan as CM. Establishment of dynasty etc. etc. are not such a huge issues. I am not able to see a reasonable reason for sideling him when YSJ holds huge amont of money, goons and many other improtant assets that INC cherishes.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 09 Jul 2010 20:38

Muppalla wrote:I still don't understand the real problem for congress party to make Jagan as CM. Establishment of dynasty etc. etc. are not such a huge issues. I am not able to see a reasonable reason for sideling him when YSJ holds huge amont of money, goons and many other improtant assets that INC cherishes.

If he was willing to be confined to state level its not a problem. However there were indications of his family's national level ambitions. Hence the angst to reduce rivals to the First family.

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 09 Jul 2010 20:40

Narayana Rao garu,

I have to dig for details but Shabbir Ali influenced YSR (INC) decision to release (dont know if it really happened) the key suspect in Hyderabad police control room suicide attack (first such attack in AP).

Every time AP police arrest an ISI agent, this guys comes to the police station calling them innocent IM students.

He is the connection between INC and some of pro-paki terrorist IM elements in AP.

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 09 Jul 2010 20:41

ramana wrote:
Muppalla wrote:I still don't understand the real problem for congress party to make Jagan as CM. Establishment of dynasty etc. etc. are not such a huge issues. I am not able to see a reasonable reason for sideling him when YSJ holds huge amont of money, goons and many other improtant assets that INC cherishes.

If he was willing to be confined to state level its not a problem. However there were indications of his family's national level ambitions. Hence the angst to reduce rivals to the First family.

The second thing is he is one of the few satraps with local support. YSR ran AP congress as a regional party. This is a big no no for adhistan

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 09 Jul 2010 23:07

ramana wrote:If he was willing to be confined to state level its not a problem. However there were indications of his family's national level ambitions. Hence the angst to reduce rivals to the First family.

RamaY wrote:The second thing is he is one of the few satraps with local support. YSR ran AP congress as a regional party. This is a big no no for adhistan

These arguments are true as long as they don't lose AP. However, I see that they will just lose entire Rayalaseema which is their's only real stronghold these days. YSR & Co in Seema are like Pawar in Baramati region. Why do they want to create a new Pawar as though they are happy with one now?

Another factor is even if they decide to bite the bullet and give Telangana a seperate state then the most strongest resistance comes from Rayalaseema. Coastal folks will not vote for INC but they will not be despondent like seema folks. Giving Telangana is a real problem for the central and state administration in this region. Even in that case they will have to face the ire of Jagan.

I am not able find their aces in not making Jagan as CM. The only long shot reasoning I see again is their strategy to finish off TDP. (1) Making Jagan as CM now will be wrong signal to separate Telanagana which will make non-INC factors in Telangana gather the space including TDP ( it is not that bad in this region). (2) The non-YSR factions inside INC especially the Kamma/Kapu castes will make beeline to TDP in coastal regions. All in all it could be a TDP sweep when elections come. Hence I beleive they are ready to sacrifice Jagan but it is like they have to cut off one or the other hand ( between seema and Telangana).

I don't know if they have any ace remaining now after TRS and PRP. They may replace Rossiah with D.Srinivas to buy some more time but Jagan is menacing.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 10 Jul 2010 00:57

What if he is their (INC) tiger after all?

ShyamSP · Post by **ShyamSP** » 10 Jul 2010 05:02

-xpost-

If BJP and other parties follow the same tactic, there will be paper ballots nation-wide. Good move!

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http://newsofap.com/newsofap-19533-21-k ... sofap.html

K. Chandrasekhar Rao proves that he has no equals

The TRS president, K Chandrasekhar Rao has once again proved that he is a master strategist. By doing so, he has shown a great idea to the entire opposition parties in India.

Today the election commission has announced that except for the Nizamabad constituency, all other eleven MLA constituencies would go to polls by the 'paper-ballot' method.

Huge number of TRS sympathizers, who are dummy candidates, filed nominations for the MLA seats and since the EVMs can accommodate only around 64 candidates, the EC had no choice but revert back to the 'ballot' system.

Incidentally when the newsofap.com correspondents visited the BJP office in New Delhi and the TDP office in Hyderabad to take the leaders' opinions on this issue, the leaders could not help praising KCR for his master strategy.

The BJP leaders said that they would follow this strategy in all the elections from now onwards.

ShyamSP · Post by **ShyamSP** » 11 Jul 2010 06:53

Muppalla wrote:
ramana wrote:If he was willing to be confined to state level its not a problem. However there were indications of his family's national level ambitions. Hence the angst to reduce rivals to the First family.

RamaY wrote:The second thing is he is one of the few satraps with local support. YSR ran AP congress as a regional party. This is a big no no for adhistan
These arguments are true as long as they don't lose AP. However, I see that they will just lose entire Rayalaseema which is their's only real stronghold these days. YSR & Co in Seema are like Pawar in Baramati region. Why do they want to create a new Pawar as though they are happy with one now?

Another factor is even if they decide to bite the bullet and give Telangana a seperate state then the most strongest resistance comes from Rayalaseema. Coastal folks will not vote for INC but they will not be despondent like seema folks. Giving Telangana is a real problem for the central and state administration in this region. Even in that case they will have to face the ire of Jagan.

I am not able find their aces in not making Jagan as CM. The only long shot reasoning I see again is their strategy to finish off TDP. (1) Making Jagan as CM now will be wrong signal to separate Telanagana which will make non-INC factors in Telangana gather the space including TDP ( it is not that bad in this region). (2) The non-YSR factions inside INC especially the Kamma/Kapu castes will make beeline to TDP in coastal regions. All in all it could be a TDP sweep when elections come. Hence I beleive they are ready to sacrifice Jagan but it is like they have to cut off one or the other hand ( between seema and Telangana).

I don't know if they have any ace remaining now after TRS and PRP. They may replace Rossiah with D.Srinivas to buy some more time but Jagan is menacing.

They are fighting TDP's recent duality (two-eyes of CBN) with multiplicity. Consolidate YSR and Unite AP votebanks under Jagan (even if Jagan goes outside temporarily as hero-rebel) could be strategy. These are falling under Congress' overarching kill strategy for TDP.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 11 Jul 2010 07:31

So he is their inside outside man.

lsunil · Post by **lsunil** » 11 Jul 2010 12:17

t s sudhir can kma. Any guesses on which part of AP this guy is from?

Telangana polls: Hundreds of candidates, intentions suspect

Sources say parties want to ensure that Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), famous for being tamper-proof, cannot be used.

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 11 Jul 2010 18:20

ShyamSP wrote:They are fighting TDP's recent duality (two-eyes of CBN) with multiplicity. Consolidate YSR and Unite AP votebanks under Jagan (even if Jagan goes outside temporarily as hero-rebel) could be strategy. These are falling under Congress' overarching kill strategy for TDP.

In theory this looks like a possible ace but we should not overestimate the INC abilities as well. YSR brought the INC from 26 seats level to the current state over a period of two decades. Entire apparatus of AP-INC is nothing but YSR except some Bheeshma Pitahmahs who cannot win even in their streets. Even during 2009 elections, both Yuvraj and Rajmata are completely dependent on YSR for pulling crowds. There are couple of meeting they tired alone and crowd is possible in just few thousands.

BTW see this interesting link which is now in the mainstream media
Pawar NCP set to part ways with Congress?

NCP could also explore options in Andhra Pradesh where Jagan Mohan Reddy is going ahead with his Odarpu Yatra despite objection to it from the Congress high command.

If this happens, Jagan getting back to INC never going to happen. It will erode the INC's ability in AP.

one more interesting news about Jagan's power inside INC, money and media and this is from India Today:

Wily Jagan rents crowd and TV time

skaranam · Post by **skaranam** » 12 Jul 2010 04:13

ShyamSP wrote:-xpost-

If BJP and other parties follow the same tactic, there will be paper ballots nation-wide. Good move!

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http://newsofap.com/newsofap-19533-21-k ... sofap.html

K. Chandrasekhar Rao proves that he has no equals

The TRS president, K Chandrasekhar Rao has once again proved that he is a master strategist. By doing so, he has shown a great idea to the entire opposition parties in India.

Today the election commission has announced that except for the Nizamabad constituency, all other eleven MLA constituencies would go to polls by the 'paper-ballot' method.

Huge number of TRS sympathizers, who are dummy candidates, filed nominations for the MLA seats and since the EVMs can accommodate only around 64 candidates, the EC had no choice but revert back to the 'ballot' system.

Incidentally when the newsofap.com correspondents visited the BJP office in New Delhi and the TDP office in Hyderabad to take the leaders' opinions on this issue, the leaders could not help praising KCR for his master strategy.

The BJP leaders said that they would follow this strategy in all the elections from now onwards.

TRS to field dummies to defeat EVMs

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has come up with a Gandhigiri tactic to defeat the resolve of the Election Commission to use electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the July 27 byelections in Telangana. It will field at least 70 dummy candidates as Independents, far too many for a single EVM control unit to hold. Each EVM control unit can accommodate a maximum of 64 candidates.

This is the TRS’ ploy to force the Election Commission (EC) to make a difficult choice whether to go in for a second EVM control unit at each polling station or go back to the good old ballot paper.

“Putting up a second EVM control unit in each polling station will violate the rule of secrecy,’’ TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao told Express.{Why and how?}

“Agents will be able to tell which parties a voter did not vote for.’’ {How}He complained that the commission has not been receptive to his submission that EVMs are not always reliable.

To carry out this ploy, the TRS will import dummy candidates from those Telangana districts where there are no bypolls. Most of these dummies will be from SC and ST communities as the mandated security deposit for them would be smaller.

EC has the last laugh; EVMs are here to stay

It seems the TRS ploy to make the electronic voting machines (EVMs) redundant in the July 27 by-polls has not worked, afterall.

After scrutiny of nominations on Saturday, the Election Commission rejected 213 nominations out of the 926 filed in the 12 Assembly constituencies going to the polls in the Telangana region. It means, EVMs will be used in seven Assembly constituencies. And, since there is time till July 12 to withdraw nominations, that number could go up. The TRS had flooded the EC with nominations going by the calculation that EVMs can display only 64 symbols. If more than 64 nominations are filed in a constituency, EVMs cannot be used.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 12 Jul 2010 04:53

I think the EC will pay if fraud is suspected this time.

ShyamSP · Post by **ShyamSP** » 14 Jul 2010 20:51

CM can't enter places he is ruling? God save AP and India from Congress.

http://newsofap.com/newsofap-19935-21-r ... sofap.html
Rosaiah is not needed : Sonia Gandhi

The Congress High Command has took a decision to not to make the Andhra Pradesh CM, Rosaiah, enter the Telangana region (unless for project openings) till the end of by-polls.

The High Command is reported to have conveyed this message to the Andhra Pradesh CM regarding this.

Incidentally another leader, YS Jagan, too was not allowed to enter the Telangana region recently.

The High Command has directed the ministers and senior leaders to focus especially on seats like Siricilla in Karimnagar district and Siddipet in Medak district from where TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao's son K T Rama Rao and nephew T Harish Rao are in fray, respectively. The High Command asked the leaders to concentrate more on KTR than Harish Rao.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 14 Jul 2010 21:08

Maybe they should have extend Art 370(Kashmir Status) to Telangana region?

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 14 Jul 2010 22:05

^^^ newsofap portal seems like a roumer mongering site. If that is true then the Central command is seeing splitting the state as the only means for it future political survival.

Also, I was discussing with a friend of mine. INC has great management skills to get out as winner in a situation where there is anarchy and choas. We were able to put several examples from the past.

I got the following in an email from those who attened Sri krishna commission as part of NRI delegation:

Nobody knows including Sonia Gandhi. At this point, looks like it boils down to seat politics. If centre believes splitting the State helps them to stay in power they will do it. However sad that may be, that is what it boils down to.

As of now, in my view, the odds are in favor of keeping the state together

ShyamSP · Post by **ShyamSP** » 14 Jul 2010 22:49

Muppalla wrote:^^^ newsofap portal seems like a roumer mongering site. If that is true then the Central command is seeing splitting the state as the only means for it future political survival.

Google search gave zeenews link which points to PTI source.

http://www.zeenews.com/news640745.html
Andhra CM Rosaiah not to campaign in Telangana bypolls

ShyamSP · Post by **ShyamSP** » 14 Jul 2010 22:59

Muppalla wrote:the Central command is seeing splitting the state as the only means for it future political survival.

Congress will make sure all the corruption, misrule, and government failures are ignored by pitching one group/region against another group/region by raising useless emotions. Regional divisions are already whipped up and caste divisions are being worked out for next elections.

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 14 Jul 2010 23:24

Yesterday was watching some telugu TV program (satiric news) and it captured few interesting points -

TRS supporting the lone BJP candidate in Nizamabda. But the same TRS is staying away from BJP in other constituencies for the fear of alienating muslim voters. That is the state of Telangana-sentiment.

TRS is already accusing INC and TDP joining hands against it. This is possible in some key constituencies and would be a strategic move if really done.

Looks like my initial prediction holds some water. Out of 12 MLAs, my guess

BJP - 1
TRS - 3-5
INC - 2-5
TDP - 2-5

munna · Post by **munna** » 14 Jul 2010 23:27

^^good going! Connecting the ongoing ruckus about Reddy Brothers in Karnataka, Amit Bhai Shah's witch hunt in Gujarat, IBN's repeated attacks on RSS and the TRS's strategy to hoodwink EC makes for an ineresting study. Hunch is that something is afoot after the mass mobilization for "National Bandh" that took place. Keep the fingers crossed countrymen...

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 15 Jul 2010 00:19

Can you be more elaborate?

Meanwhile Politics party writes:

http://www.politicsparty.com/telangana_2010.php

ShyamSP · Post by **ShyamSP** » 17 Jul 2010 06:46

MP Undavalli Arun Kumar says how then Telugu MLAs and MPs of Hyderabad state merged into Andhra state
to form AP in democratic manner. Now, they can only divide in democratic manner by all agreeing and not by
going to crisis mode.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJZiDk4jqtY

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 19 Jul 2010 20:09

CBN also playing games in babli. I do not understand why Maharstra leaders acted so stupid and made him a hero. Their behaviour in mistreating the lady MLA's and other women leaders from AP is an insult to Maharastra People and to the states good name. They have put INC in AP in a very ackward position. The useless political stunt of CBN now became a major news item

ShyamSP · Post by **ShyamSP** » 19 Jul 2010 20:41

Narayana Rao wrote:CBN also playing games in babli. I do not understand why Maharstra leaders acted so stupid and made him a hero. Their behaviour in mistreating the lady MLA's and other women leaders from AP is an insult to Maharastra People and to the states good name. They have put INC in AP in a very ackward position. The useless political stunt of CBN now became a major news item

There may be political motivations as every politcal party should have. why is it a useless political stunt?

As I understand, Maharastra has 60 TMC quota but are building dams for 120 TMC. They built illegal dams and increased heights of Babli dams than allowed and that too in contempt of court orders.

On the political side this exposed Congress and, esp, TRS on their commitment to getting waters to Telangana as this project directly affects the districts that depend on Gadavari waters.

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 20 Jul 2010 06:15

Narayana Rao wrote:CBN also playing games in babli. I do not understand why Maharstra leaders acted so stupid and made him a hero. Their behaviour in mistreating the lady MLA's and other women leaders from AP is an insult to Maharastra People and to the states good name. They have put INC in AP in a very ackward position. The useless political stunt of CBN now became a major news item

I am very surprised regarding Maha CM Chavan's strategy. What is the big deal if he allows CBN and his team visit Babhali barrage? Even if they have constructed more gates than what is required had he allowed CBN and team to just visit the site the whole thing may not be even under discussion. They may have done some nuisance after coming back.

I don't understand the game plan of Central INC and may be Maha INC is following the instructions.

All Telugu TV channels, news papers are only covering CBN and his sacrifices. Free campaign for the bye-elections. Smart move from that angle

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 20 Jul 2010 06:28

CBN has paid his dues and needs to get back to the top of the state.

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 20 Jul 2010 10:27

In respect of the AP, INC has some super duper game plan which all of us do not understand or it does not have a clue what is happening and do not know what to do. The flip flops on the Jagan and now putting a leader like CBN in Jail by other state congress leaders, mistreating female MLA’s and other leaders of AP by Maharastra are very very bad moves.

We may like or dislike CBN but all of us have to agree that he is a very intelligent political leader. The manner in which he handled the Telangana agitation is a latest proof of that. But at the same time he does suffer from a tag of being untrustworthy. INC and particularly YSR tried their level best to paint him as such for the last 6 years. Now he has suddenly found an issue which is correct and effecting Telangana people. Even the Telangana Congress leaders can not keep quite for long on Babli.

Frankly there is no logical reason for arresting these people. Now with this INC may find out that it has chewed more then it can swallow. Is CBN want to recreate the feeling of Telugu pride? I do not know. But llowly all the people in AP are wondering how can a former CM of AP and even the female MLAs from the state be treated like this by the other state which is also ruled by Congress. AP CM begging Maharastra leaders leaving a very bad taste in the mouth. Ashok Chawan and R R Patil ‘s stupid moves will result in INC losing heavily in AP in near future.

INC leaders dealing with the affairs of the AP like Moily are not so cunning like CBN. With the death of YSR there is no one the handle CBN and TDP effectively in the state. The counter attack strategy perfected by YSR is increasing looking stale as lot of time passed under congress rule. Price raise is making them very very angry. CM is behaving like a clerk from the day one. With all this INC is increasingly looking vulnerable in AP. There are local body elections in near future and unless INC puts it house in order it may lose heavily resulting in at least Rossaiah losing his chair. DS if he wins now ( he may not if BJP tries hard) may be the natural candidate for CM chair.

Then the Krishna Committee will submit it report in December 2010 which will be a game changer.

ShyamSP · Post by **ShyamSP** » 20 Jul 2010 10:38

This is ridiculous and Maharastra is prodding for water wars.

In the news they are saying Maharastra police are beating the MLAs and MPs who are arrested and shifting to different place.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 20 Jul 2010 10:39

Narayana Rao garu, Its not nice to use adjectives like cunning etc to CBN. The others are not babes in the woods.

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 20 Jul 2010 23:32

You misunderstood me sir. I meant it as a compliment.

Some you tube speeches on Telangana agitation

Ambati Rambabu on Telanga agitation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB4tAINR ... re=related

U Arun Kumar on Telangana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTZj2rye ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqg9EMjX ... re=related

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 21 Jul 2010 18:41

There is an INC ace in this game. Allowing Naidu to become hero for this incident by Maha INC may have been actually coming from central INC. For a total of five days Jagan's yatra is sidelined and the focus is changed from Jagan to TDP. This is exactly what INC wants and it achieved. Now the focus will shift to by-polls. TDP may have won the hearts but not necessarily that will give them votes.

INC is not looking for a win in the by-polls and TDP has not much of a chance to win even one or two in those seats.

INC strategy is very simple -
(1) Telangana sentiment is a perrinial one and it is not going to die. Do not give Telangana but keep it alive to checkmate TDP.
(2) TRS cheif KCR is in their hands and open the tap thru him when needed and close it when accomplished. This is exactly what they are doing since 2003

But how long they can keep fooling Telangana folks and how long this game can continue? Punjab-Bhrindranwale game is being orchestrated but AP is deep down south and backfire will not be in the similar model here.

ShyamSP · Post by **ShyamSP** » 22 Jul 2010 07:43

Muppalla wrote: INC strategy is very simple -
(1) Telangana sentiment is a perrinial one and it is not going to die. Do not give Telangana but keep it alive to checkmate TDP.
(2) TRS cheif KCR is in their hands and open the tap thru him when needed and close it when accomplished. This is exactly what they are doing since 2003

Look at the following video in Telugu on dam projects which draw a few TMCs of AP waters including one at Babli which is clearly built on backwaters of AP dams.

This brings another point we haven't considered Maharastra Congress as one of possible sponsors of KCR ** and other Telangana movements.

* Build dams on Godavari and show case to Maharastra to win there. Scare non-congress voters that AP is going to take all Godavari waters
* Maharastra drains water from Telangana so as a reciprocation give Telangana statehood to win there. Scare AP-inclined Telangana voters that Andhra people are evil ones taking all their resources.
* Big question is what is given as a reciprocation for Coastal people to tame them so they can win there too.

After Godavari-Krishna areas, that leaves Vidarbha and Rayalaseema. They could sacrifice Rayalaseema for the sake of largest pie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fizLCO5Cp1Y

** There was some vague news I read that KCR amassed many properties in the Maharastra

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 22 Jul 2010 11:32

I don’t think this is INC’s strategy as such. I feel INC central leadership is totally clueless while dealing with AP. For long they have left the entire matter to YSR whose legal and political successor now emerged as a crowd puller with lot of Mafia and money power. Delhi’s trusted retainers are politically useless and can not even win a municipal cooperator seat. They fueled Telangana agitating basically to wipe out TDP but TDP is now emerging from long hibernation. More dangerously for congress the old TDP slogan of Telugu Pride is coming back and may haunt INC. If DS lose then the plan to install him as Dy CM or even as CM will be nowhere.

Dec 2010 is just 5 months away and if Krishna is to be belived we may have a report well before that. How long Center can keep a lid on the report we do not know. As and when it comes out it will creat a fresh set of troubles.