Majils not to pursue politics of murder, says Asaduddin Owaisi

Hyderabad, May 22 : Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) will not pursue the politics of murder to avenge the assassination attempt on its leader Akbaruddin Owaisi, but wants a probe into the attack, says party president and older brother Asaduddin Owaisi.The MP was addressing a massive public meeting organised by the party at the First Lancer neighbourhood here Saturday night to condemn the April 30 attack."MIM never believed in the politics of murder. We don't want to turn Hyderabad into another Rayalaseema," he said referring to the bloody faction war in Rayalaseema region.He, however, said the party would give a fitting reply if the rivals resorted to another physical attack on the leadership. "If they do it again, no graveyard in the city will accept their bodies for burial," he warned.Thanking people for their prayers, which, he said, gave new life to his younger brother, Asaduddin called upon people to socially boycott elements which are committing murders and repression.Alleging a deeprooted conspiracy behind the attack to eliminate the strong Muslim leadership in Hyderabad, he said Akbaruddin, the MIM legislature party leader, has been at the forefront of raising his voice against injustice and repression.The MP targeted editors of two Urdu dailies saying they were morally responsible for the attack. He said MIM exercised restraint even when the two newspapers published insulting cartoons of the leaders.He claimed he has all the details of who hatched the conspiracy of the attack, how many meetings were held and who attended them.Akbaruddin was stabbed and shot at in the attack by a group of 10 to 15 assailants April 30 when he was visiting his Chandrayangutta assembly constituency. The young leader was discharged from hospital Friday. Asaduddin said he would undergo another surgery after six weeks.MIM, which has been dominating Hyderabad politics for four decades, has seven legislators in the Andhra Pradesh assembly.
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President Obama Pledges Comprehensive U.S. Support for Transitioning Arab World

USA-May-21,(Deccan Samachar) This afternoon, ISNA President Imam Mohamed Magid and Muslim Youth of North America President Amin Gharad joined leaders from across the nation at the State Department for President Obama’s address on the Middle East and North Africa. ISNA welcomes President Obama’s strong support for the people of the Arab world as they struggle to develop their new democracies and become free of oppressive dictators. The President’s message has remained consistent on this issue: the United States will not support any nation that chooses oppression for its people, and we thank him for his persistence in support of the Arab people.While the President reaffirmed the commitments he made in his 2009 Cairo speech, ISNA also welcomed the comprehensive plan he delivered to support the newly emerging Arab democracies, along with his promises to provide economic, political, and humanitarian support to these nations as they strengthen their education, economic, and political institutions. Most importantly, we supported the President’s position in support of a universal code of human rights.“The United States opposes the use of violence and repression against the people of the region. We support a set of universal rights. Those rights include free speech; the freedom of peaceful assembly; freedom of religion; equality for men and women under the rule of law; and the right to choose your own leaders – whether you live in Baghdad or Damascus; Sanaa or Tehran,” said President Obama.These peaceful revolutions have united people of all faiths, gender, and race, around universal human rights, and we support any policy on the part of these nations and the United States to ensure that people of all faiths are free to pray, speak, and live in the new Arab world. Here in the United States, ISNA has forged partnerships with national interfaith leaders, most recently through the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Campaign, to support religious equality here in the U.S. and has repeatedly condemned all acts of violence motivated towards religious minorities abroad.In his speech today, the President made a strong distinction between the people of the Arab world and the leaders of the Arab world, an important clarification that ISNA and Muslims across the world have been making for years as we provide outreach and education to the public on Muslims and Islam.“The story of this Revolution, and the ones that followed, should not have come as a surprise. The nations of the Middle East and North Africa won their independence long ago, but in too many places their people did not. In too many countries, power has been concentrated in the hands of the few,” said President Obama. We were reassured to hear the President reiterate that it has been the mis-guided actions of Arab dictators, not Arab people in general, that have for too long, oppressed the people of the Arab world and tainted the image of peaceful Arabs to other nations along the way. “We were pleased to hear the President’s promise that the U.S. would not put the interests of those in power above the desires of those oppressed and his comprehensive plan to support reform in the Arab world as the people free themselves of oppression. However, we do continue to worry about the rising levels of violence used against peaceful protesters in countries like Libya, Syria, and Yemen, along with the continued plight of the people of Palestine,” said ISNA President Imam Mohamed Magid.ISNA is an active partner in a large interreligious coalition, the National Interreligious leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East; which is committed to providing active leadership to help achieve Arab-Israeli-Palestinian peace by way of supporting the President's plan for a two-state solution.Imam Magid added, “We sincerely hope that President Obama will translate his promises today into action, and press for a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, put an end to settlements, occupations, and oppression across the Arab world, and implement foreign policies that are fair and just.”
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Ahamadullah Minister for Minorities Welfare,"The Launch of Seaplane Bases and its corelated technologies"

Hyderabad,21th.May(Deccan Samachar)"The Launch of Seaplane Bases and its corelated technologies of 'Air Excel Tech' took place on the 21.05.11 at 7 PM by the Hon'ble  Minister for Minorities Welfare,Wakf, Haj &Urdu Academy Government of Andhrapradesh Ahamadullah.The CMD of the company Sri.Manish Kapoor and the other Director Dr.Smt.Indu Kapoor are seen
along with the Hon'ble Minister in the photographs attached.These corelated Technologies of Seaplane Bases are legally copyrighted tech's owned by the company M/s Air Excellence Aviation Pte Ltd,India.The brouchure of the Tech is updated on the official website which can be downloaded or printed by companies / government arms willing to sign an order / contract with the company.The Seaplane Bases Technology document being the fourth technology launched along with its corelated Techs launched in series will now be marketed technology by the company officials (PHOTO BY RSJ THOMAS)
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Notification of WB recommendations on May 27: APWJF

Hyderabad, May 21 : The Andhra Pradesh Working Journalists Federation (APWJF) today said the notification for the recommendations of Justice Majithia Wage Board for Journalists and Non-Journalists and other newspaper employees will be issued on May 27.In a statement here, APWJF President M S Hashmi and General Secretary G Anjaneyulu said Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge had signed on the final report and sent it to the Union Cabinet Committee for approval and notification.In a open letter sent to the Union Cabinet Committee through the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry by APWJF, it appealed for immediate announcement of the notification and consider the issues proposed in the submissions presented by the APWJF.The APWJF is only one organisation in the list of representatives of stake-holders of Justice Majithia Wage Board from Andhra Pradesh which expressed its views and proposals by focusing the problems of working journalists before wage board, the statement claimed.
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South Central Railway(SCR) to conduct intensive ticket checking drives

Hyderabad, May 21 : South Central Railway(SCR) will conduct massive ticket checking drives in trains, in an effort to curb ticketless travel, in its jurisdiction.

Special ticket checking squads with the assistance of Railway Protection Force personnel, will check the passengers on various trains and at platforms on May 23, 24 and 25, a press release from SCR said here today.Intensive ticket checking drives will also be conducted throughout the year, it said.SCR requested the passengers to travel with valid tickets-season tickets to have a safe and comfortable journey.Those passengers found travelling without valid ticket-authority will be fined-prosecuted or both, the release said.
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TWO State ministers arrested, 1 released on personal surety

Mahbubnagar,Andhra Pradesh, May 21 : High drama was witnessed as Information and Public Relations Minister D K Aruna and Endowments Minister Jupally Krishna Rao from the district were arrested by police at different places in order to avoid a clash between their groups over the latter's padayatra.Police said Mr Krishna Rao was arrested at Aiza town when he was about to embark on his yatra and shifted him to Pebberu Police station.At the same time, when Ms Aruna was on her way with her supporters in Gattu Mandal, she was also arrested at Dharur and taken to police station.Enraged over the arrest of Mr Rao, his supporters enforced a bandh in Aiza town besides reportedly damaging windscreens of three APSRTC buses while the Congress workers in support of Ms Aruna staged a Rasta Roko on the Aiza-Raichur Highway and called for Gadwal Bandh.Mahbubnagar Superintendent of Police S Sudheer Babu said the arrests were made to avert law and order problems and the situation was well under control.Mr Krishna Rao, who had submitted his resignation to Congress president Sonia Gandhi in March demanding creation of Telangana state, had undertaken the Pada Yatra in this district from April 24 for the cause of Telangana and also to win back the party cadres who were deserting the organisation.
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AP-CM agrees to extend reservation for physically CHALLANGED

Hyderabad, May 21: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.Kiran Kumar Reddy today said his government would extend reservation for Physically Handicapped (PH) people, including the percentage of quota for posts, age concession of ten years for recrutiment and exemption from payment of the prescribed application fee in respect of applications submitted to Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) for selection to various posts till May 31, 2021.An official release here tonight said the decision would go a long way in helping the physically handicapped people in the state.Another release from Chief Minister's office said Mr Reddy also announced that the pay scales of employees of Girijan Cooperative Corporation Limited, Visakhapatnam would be brought on par with the government employees, as per their demand.
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Kiran Kumar Reddy- administers Anti-Terrorism day oath

Hyderabad, May 21: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy administered 'Anti-Terrorism' day oath on the occasion of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary at AP Bhawan in New Delhi today.An official press release here said after taking oath, the Chief Minister said late 'Rajiv Gandhi was a great administrator and a good visionary of modern India'. During his five-year term as Prime Minister, he brought many reforms in administration and took up several programmes for the welfare of the people.He led the country towards 'modernization and strengthened the country economically and scientifically', the Chief Minister said.
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Chief Minister meets Prime Minister in New Delhi

Hyderabad, May 21:Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Home Minister P Chidambaram during his visit to New Delhi.Later talking to media at AP Bhavan, Mr Reddy said there is a quantum of jump in the production of rice during Rabi in 2010-11 reaching 65.62 lakh MT against last year’s production of 48.82 lakh MTs. An official release here said during the entire Kharif Marketing Season (both Kharif and Rabi), the production of rice during the current year is 140.65 lakh MT against 108.35 MT last year. The paddy arrivals from Rabi crop had already started, the release said, adding, in spite of opening paddy purchase centres by the Government agencies for undertaking MSP operations, traditionally in Andhra Pradesh, maximum quantity of paddy is mopped up by the rice millers at MSP and above for delivery of rice under levy and utilisation of levy free rice.The Chief Minister further said he has explained the Prime Minister about the godown space constraint and the FCI is not in a position to accept the levy rice as offered by the rice millers in some major rice procuring districts. Due to this, the millers were holding the rice stocks in their godowns and were not in a position to make paddy purchases briskly.This was having an adverse effect on the paddy prices and the farmers were not able to dispose of their paddy at MSP, Mr Reddy added.He also said he had brought to the notice of the Prime Minister, the export of boiled rice which is not consumed within the State was permitted to be exported so that the space occupied with this rice in the rice mills is cleared and the millers would be able to purchase paddy briskly for further milling and discharging the levy obligation. The release said some surplus raw rice is also available with the rice millers which is not finding market in other states due to adequacy.Therefore he requested the Prime Minister to consider export of 15 lakh MTs of boiled rice and 10 lakh MTs of non-basmati raw rice from Andhra Pradesh to other countries through normal trade channels so that the rice millers could liquidate the stocks in their godowns and start brisk purchases of paddy from the farmers at MSP and above.also requested the Prime Minister to enhance the MSP by Rs 200 for paddy.The Chief Minister once again requested the Prime Minister to declare Indirasagar Polavaram Project and Pranahitha-Chevella Project Irrigation Projects as National Projects. He also said the Polavaram Project aims to provide fresh irrigation to 7.2 lakh acres besides stabilising 23 lakh acres of ayacut existing in Krishna & Godavari Deltas and producing power of 960 MWs. It envisages diversion of 80 TMC of water from Godavari to Krishna river in conformity with the Godavari Tribunal Award. Out of this, 35 TMC of water will be made available to the Karnataka and Maharashtra States, while the remaining 45 TMC will be used for benefiting drought-affected areas in Rayalaseema and Telangana regions.Besides this, Orissa and Chattisgarh can also draw 5 TMC and 1.5 TMC of water from the Polavaram reservoir for irrigation purpose ,The Chief Minister brought to the notice of Mr Chidamabaram about the four natural calamities that occurred in 2010 and requested to treat the four calamities as national calamity and to sanction Rs 1744 Crores from NDRF.He also requested to expedite the proposed amendments to the 14(f) clause.The Home Minister assured to convene a joint meeting of the ministries concerned, the release said.
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Former CWC member Venkataswamy hospitalised

Hyderabad, May 20 : Veteran Congress leader and former CWC member G Venkataswamy was today hospitalised following respiratory problems.

According to sources, the 82-year-old Swamy also known as "Kaka" was hospitalised after he complained of breathlessness.His condition was stated to be normal and undergoing treatment at the hospital, the sources added.The former Deputy leader of the party in the Lok Sabha was not included in the re-constituted CWC after he raised the Telangana issue at the Committee's meeting where he demanded the resignation of Sonia Gandhi as the party Chief.
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CBI books case against AP police officials

Hyderabad, May 20: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of Hyderabad registered a case against Andhra Pradesh police officials on the allegations of a "fake encounter" that led to the death of Cherukuri Rajkumar, alias Azad and Hemchandra Pandey.The case was registered on the basis of the allegations made in the Writ Petitions filed by Swami Agnivesh and Bineeta Pandey in the Supreme Court pertaining to death of Central Committee Member and Spokesperson of Communist Party of India (Maoist) Azad and a freelance journalist Pandey by the Andhra Pradesh Police on the intervening night of July 1 and 2 last year, CBI Joint Director and Head of Zone ( Hyderabad) V V Lakshmi Narayana said in release here.On the directions of the Supreme Court, CBI (Hyderabad) registered a case against Circle Inspector (Asifabad), Sub-Inspector (Thandur Police Station, RSI (AR Head Quarters, Bellampally), Civil and AR Special Party Police Officers and others.Investigation was being taken up, the release added.
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Two Andhra ministers arrested to avert clash

Hyderabad, May 21 : Andhra Pradesh police Saturday arrested two cabinet ministers to avert a clash between them in Mahabubnagar district.Minister D.K. Aruna was arrested from her assembly constituency Gadwal early morning as she had threatened to stop her cabinet colleague Jupalli Krishna Rao from entering there. Police later arrested Rao also at Aiza to avert a clash between the two groups of the ruling Congress party. There was high drama as Rao locked himself inside his vehicle and threatened to commit suicide if the police tried to arrest him. Rao's supporters had a heated argument with police officials, who later convinced the minister to come out. Endowments minister Rao, who had submitted his resignation to the Congress leadership in March, was on a padyatra to demand statehood for Telangana region.Tension prevailed in the district as supporters of the two ministers indulged in stone pelting. Protesting his arrest, Rao's sympathizers damaged three buses of the state-owned Road Transport Corporation (RTC). The two groups have called for shutdown in Gadwal and Aiza towns, respectively.Aruna, minister for information and public relations, had threatened to prevent Rao from stepping into her constituency saying he had not informed her about the padyatra. She demanded that the party leadership take action against him. Aruna was later released on personal bond.Rao criticized his arrest and vowed to take up the padyatra in the same constituency again. He had sent his resignation to Congress president Sonia Gandhi demanding that she make a clear-cut announcement in Parliament on the formation of a separate Telangana state.Both the ministers come from Mahabubnagar district. While Aruna represents Gadwal assembly constituency, Rao was elected from Kollapur.
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Shiv Sena Panchayat Samiti member shot dead

Aurangabad,Maharashtra(Correspondent)May-19: Shiv Sena panchayat Samiti member, Sunil Lashkare was shot dead by unidentified assailants here last night.Forty-year-old Lashkare was in a car on way to the city, along with his wife and three sons, when another vehicle brushed aside his car and blocked it near the Nagar Naka at around 2100 hours.According to police, when Lashkare came out of his car and questioned them, two of the four assailants opened fire, hitting him on his head and throat. Lashkare's wife and three sons shouted for help but the assailants sped away from the scene Lashkare was rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where he was declared dead on admission. The police have got some clues about the attackers and are in the process of tracking down the culprits, sources said Meanwhile, hundreds of his supporters reached the GMCH after learning about the incident. ===================================================

Govt to launch 'Indira Jana Prabha' welfare scheme

Hyderabad, May 18 : The Andhra Pradesh government will launch 'Indira Jana Prabha' welfare scheme shortly.The new scheme would be implemented by State Rural Development Department, Minister Dokka Manikya Vara Prasada Rao told reporters here today.The 'Indira Jana Prabha' scheme will be implemented with 50 per cent frunds from Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) and another 50 per cent from NABARD funds.The Minister said under the Rs 1,600 crore scheme, irrigation facilities would be developed for ten lakh acres belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes people.
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ACB net in three cases in government official's

Hyderabad, May 18 : The sleuths of the Anti-Corruption Officials (ACB) have trapped three government officials including district social welfare officer and blood safety department of AIDS Control Society Consultant and arrested six officials in three different cases in the state today.Mr. P.Ravi Kumar(Consultant), Rajesh(Quality Manager) and Sreekanth( Quality Manager), who are working in Blood Safety Department, A.P.State Aids Control Society, Hyderabad, were arrested when they demanded bribe of Rs 4 lakhs from a Non-governmental Organisation CEO Mrs.L.Laxmi Reddy for doing official favour of supplying ''Elisa kits and other items'' regularly and also for giving camp permission and renewal of licenses without causing any problem to the complainant.On the request of the complainant, they agreed to receive the bribe amount to Rs.1 Lakh as an advance and the bribe amount was taken by Guna Sekhar, who also one of the Quality Managers, on the instructions of Consultant and he was caught red handed by the A.C.B officials at their office situated in the state capital, ACB said in a release here .The bribe amount was recovered after conducted chemical test yielded positive result.The Accused Officers were arrested and produced before the Principle Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases in Hyderabad.
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Kiran kumar's appeals to Prime Minister to enhance MSP for paddy

Hyderabad, May 18 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today once again appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take a decision to enhance the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy by atleast Rs 200 per quintal -- from Rs 1,030 to Rs 1,230 -- for fine variety and Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,200 for common variety.The Chief Minister has written letters to Prime Minister and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in this regard.The Chief Minister has also directed the Chief Secretary S V Prasad to review the 'Rabi Procurement' for Paddy purchase activities daily.Accordingly, the Chief Secretary reviewed the activities of 'Rabi procurement' programme at Secretariat with the officials concerned today.The Chief Secretary directed all the special officers appointed to oversee the paddy purchase activities by the Government Agencies and millers, District Collectors over phone to ensure MSP for the paddy, supply of suficient gunnies, movement of purchased paddy from the market yards and godown space, an official release said here.
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Mecca Masjid blast anniversary passes off peacefully

Hyderabad, May 18 : The fourth anniversary of the bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid here passed off peacefully amid tight security.The afternoon prayers at the 17th century mosque passed off peacefully as police made elaborate security arrangements in the old city and other communally sensitive areas.Rapid Action Force and other central paramilitary forces along with the city police and Andhra Pradesh Special Police were deployed to maintain law and order.Police have also banned meetings and rallies across the city for six days.Nine persons were killed and 58 others injured in the blast at the historic mosque May 18, 2007. Five persons were killed in the subsequent police firing on protestors near the mosque.Police had initially blamed Harkatul Jihad-e-Islami and other terror groups operating from Pakistan and Bangladesh and arrested scores of local youth for their suspected involvement.probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) revealed the involvement of Hindu terror outfits.The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which recently took up the investigations, Monday filed supplementary chargesheet against Swami Aseemanand for his alleged role in the conspiracy behind the blast.Nabakumar Sarkar, also known as Swami Aseemanand, who is also an accused in the Samhjauta Express bomb blast case, was arrested from Haridwar Nov 19, 2010.The NIA has also named Indresh Kumar, an associate of Aseemanand, in the charge-sheet. He is absconding. Earlier, the CBI had filed charge sheet against accused Devender Gupta and Lokesh Sharma. Both are in judicial custody.The Hyderabad police in July last year arrested terror suspect Viquaruddin and five others, who allegedly floated a terror outfit Tehreek Galba-e-Islam (TGI) in 2007 to avenge the police firing following the bomb blast at Mecca Masjid.The accused allegedly shot dead a police constable in the old city of Hyderabad May 13, 2010, five days before the third anniversary.In a similar attack on the second anniversary of the blast, they had shot dead a home guard and injured a policeman.United Muslim Forum (UMF), an apex body of Muslim organisations, has urged the government to speed up the investigations into the blast.It also demanded that the report of the Bhaskar Rao commission, which probed the police firing following the bomb blast, be made public.The commission submitted its report to the government last year.
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Village Revenue Officer in Anti-Corruption Bureau trap

Hyderabad, May 18: A Village Revenue Officer (VRO) K.M.Chenna Kesava Pillai working at Ramachandrapuram Mandal in Chittoor district was caught red handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau(ACB) Officials at the Tahsildar office when he demanded and accepted an amount of Rs. 2,500 as bribe from the complainant for showing an official.The tainted bribe amount was recovered from the officer at his instance and chemical test conducted on his right hand fingers and yielded positive result, according to an ACB release here.
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Police register cases against Shrikrishna Committee members

Hyderabad, May 18:The Punjagutta police here has registered cases under various sections of the IPC against Srikrishna Committee Chairman Justice Srikrishna and its members--V Duggal, Abul Shareef, Prof Ravindar Kaur and Prof Ranbir Singh on a direction from a local court on April 15 last.The court had also asked to submit a report within one month after conducting a thorough investigation on the eighth chapter issue mentioned in the report of the committee.Advocates Telangana JAC Co-convenor T Sriranga Rao told here today that the 14th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Nampally Court A Sudhakar passed the orders after one Vallivur Rehaman, a practising advocate and General Secretary of Telangana People's Forum filed a private complaint against Justice Srikrishna and four others under section 153 (A) for promoting enimity between Religious groups or regions, 418 (Cheating), 504 (Insult intended to provoke breach of peace) and 505 (false statement and rumour) circulated with intent to casue mutiny or offence against the public peace, false statement, rumour with intend to create enimity, hatred or ill-will between different classes. =======================================================

No Govt will survive if farmers are disregarded, Jagan

Guntur,May18, YSR Congress president and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy today warned that no government would survive if they did not pay attention to the problems of farmers and described the regime of his father late Y S Rajasekhar Reddy as 'golden era'.Ending his two-day "Rythu Deeksha" here, he asked the government why it did not buy paddy from the farmers and sell it later to Food Corporation of India.He also asked the government why it did not export rice to other countries on its own by taking permission from the Centre.He said in Punjab, the State Government bought 130 lakh ton of paddy from farmers, constituting 94.2 per cent of total produce and later sold it to FCI every year.He asked the State Government to take cue from West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab."Any government which disregards the interests of farmers will submerge in the sea," he warned and alleged that Kiran Kumar Reddy-led State Government is concentrating on how to supress him politically while Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu 'was shedding crocodile tears' on the plight of farmers.He pointed out the government, after his two-day hunger strike in Vijayawada in January, announced Rs 2,400 input subsidy and waiver of interest on loans to farmers but it had not materialized so far
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