VIJAYAWADA, May 12: Andhra Pradesh BJP State president PVN Madhav on Monday extended warm birthday greetings to Telugu Desam Party State president and Gajuwaka MLA Palla Srinivasa Rao, commending his unwavering commitment to public welfare and effective leadership.

In a message conveying his wishes, Mr. Madhav praised Mr. Srinivasa Rao for his dedicated service to the people and his ability to lead with purpose and vision. He noted that Mr. Srinivasa Rao had distinguished himself in public life by remaining closely connected with the people, serving as a source of inspiration to party workers and grassroots functionaries alike.

Mr. Madhav expressed his hope that Mr. Srinivasa Rao would go on to achieve greater milestones in public service, and offered prayers for his good health, happiness, and long life.

The BJP State president also conveyed his wish that Mr. Srinivasa Rao play an increasingly pivotal role in the development of Andhra Pradesh and in addressing the problems faced by the people of the State.

The birthday greetings from the BJP chief are being seen as a reflection of the cordial ties between the two NDA alliance partners in the State.

Election in-charge Valluru Jayaprakash Narayan chairs booth-level agents' meeting, exudes confidence in Kummnam Rajasekharan's victory

NATIONAL DESK: The National Democratic Alliance is pressing ahead with a comprehensive electoral strategy to wrest the Aranmula constituency, with BJP election in-charge Valluru Jayaprakash Narayan expressing firm confidence that the party's candidate would emerge victorious in the keenly contested seat.

Mr. Jayaprakash Narayan was addressing a booth-level agents' meeting held in the Aranmula mandal on Monday, where he outlined the party's ground-level campaign strategy and offered direction to workers assembled from across the constituency.

Speaking on the occasion, he said BJP candidate Kummnam Rajasekharan was receiving overwhelming support from the electorate and that the political climate in Aranmula had turned decisively in the NDA's favour. "The lotus will bloom in Aranmula," he said, invoking the party's electoral symbol to underscore his confidence in the outcome.

He noted that the coordinated functioning of NDA alliance partners had emerged as a significant organisational strength, lending additional momentum to the campaign. The party's booth-level management, he said, was being tightened to ensure that every vote was effectively mobilised in favour of the candidate.

Mr. Jayaprakash Narayan called upon workers to undertake sustained door-to-door outreach, urging them to acquaint voters with the Central government's welfare schemes and the party's broader policy agenda. He underlined the pivotal role of booth-level agents in determining electoral outcomes, asserting that disciplined coordination at the micro level would be decisive in delivering victory.

He appealed to every party worker to dedicate themselves wholeheartedly to the candidate's campaign in the days ahead.

The meeting was attended by Advocate Haridasu, Maharashtra MLA Amul, mandal president Deepa Nair, and other senior functionaries.

Amaravati, April 1, 2026: Health and Medical Minister Satya Kumar Yadav launched a sharp broadside against former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday, accusing him of political inconsistency and deliberate obstructionism in the wake of the Central Government's introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha to grant statutory recognition to Amaravati as the official capital of Andhra Pradesh.

Speaking at a press conference in Amaravati, Mr. Yadav said Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy's public claim at his Tadepalli residence that he was not opposed to Amaravati as the capital stood exposed within hours, when YSRCP members staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha during the passage of the bill. "The question and the answer are both Jagan's own," the minister said pointedly, adding that the former Chief Minister's remarks that a future government could pass a contrary resolution had, in fact, revealed the very reason why parliamentary legislation was necessary to ensure permanence.

Gratitude to Centre

Minister Yadav expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for expeditiously introducing the bill in Parliament, shortly after the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly had passed a resolution in favour of according statutory status to Amaravati. He also thanked the several political parties that extended support to the legislation in the Lok Sabha.

'Jagan's Duplicity Exposed'

Mr. Yadav alleged that Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy had displayed a pattern of duplicity from the outset on the capital question. He recalled that the former Chief Minister had, on the floor of the state legislature, himself suggested that Amaravati should be developed across at least 33,000 acres. Yet, once in power, he had pursued a three-capital formula — a move the minister described as a deliberate act of sabotage — while simultaneously diverting thousands of acres of valuable land in Visakhapatnam to benami interests and spending ₹500 crore of public money on a personal residence for his family in the port city. "While Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu sees in Amaravati the dreams of the people, the former Chief Minister sees only imagined corruption where none exists," Mr. Yadav said.

Contrasting Visions

The minister drew a sharp contrast between the two administrations. He noted that in the aftermath of bifurcation in 2014, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had laid the groundwork for a world-class capital at Amaravati to fulfil the aspirations of a people who had lost their capital through the division of the state. The subsequent five-year tenure of Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy, he alleged, had seen deliberate neglect and near-destruction of the capital project, facts that the people of Andhra Pradesh were fully aware of when they voted the YSRCP out of power.

'Answer Questions in the Assembly, Not at Press Meets'

Taking aim at Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy's decision to hold a press conference at his Tadepalli residence to raise questions about the Amaravati project, Minister Yadav questioned why the former Chief Minister and his party's 11 legislators were consistently absent from the sessions of the state legislature. "The questions he raises at press conferences would carry far greater weight and democratic legitimacy if raised on the floor of the Assembly, on behalf of the constituents who elected him," he said, adding that press conference rhetoric without legislative participation lacked credibility and commitment.

Rayalaseema's Grievance

Mr. Yadav also turned his attention to what he termed the "unforgivable betrayal" of Rayalaseema under the previous government. He alleged that Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy had promised Kurnool the status of a judicial capital, only to scale that down to a mere High Court bench, and had ultimately failed to even formally submit a proposal to that effect. Not a single major project had been established in Rayalaseema during the YSRCP's five-year tenure, he alleged, and crucial irrigation projects in the region had been left to languish through deliberate neglect. In contrast, he said, the present coalition government had drawn up comprehensive plans for the equitable development of all three regions of the state — Andhra, Rayalaseema, and North Andhra — and was actively implementing them.

The minister concluded by asserting that no amount of conspiracy or misinformation from Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy would impede the emergence of a grand capital at Amaravati under Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's leadership.

నందిగామ ( జర్నలిస్ట్ ఫైల్ ) : ప్రజ ల సంకల్పంతోనే ఎన్డీఏ కూటమి ఘన విజయం సాధించిందని ఎన్టీఆర్ జిల్లా నందిగామ నియోజకవర్గ ఎమ్మెల్యే తంగిరాల సౌమ్య అన్నారు. శనివారం నందిగామ నియోజకవర్గ భారతీయజనతా పార్టీ కార్యవర్గ విస్త్రృతస్థాయి సమావేశం బాబు జగ్జీవన్ రామ్ కళ్యాణమండపంలో నిర్వహించారు. ఈ సమావేశంలో ముఖ్య అతిథిగా ఎమ్మెల్యే తంగిరాల సౌమ్య పాల్గొని ప్రసంగించారు.  ఏపీ అసెంబ్లీ, పార్లమెంటు ఎన్నికలలో ప్రజలు ఇచ్చిన ఏకపక్ష తీర్పు సువర్ణాక్షరాలతో లిఖించదగినదన్నారు. ప్రజల ఆశలకు, ఆకాంక్షలకు అనుగుణంగా సీఎం చంద్రబాబు నాయుడు గారు పరిపాలన సాగిస్తున్నారని, రాష్ట పునర్ నిర్మాణానికి కట్టుబడి ఉన్నట్లు తెలిపారు.

అహంకారం, నియంతృత్వం, విచ్చలవిడితనం ఏదంటే అది చేస్తానంటే ప్రజలు క్షమించరనే విషయాన్ని ఈ ఎన్నికలు నిరూపించాయని చెప్పారు. ప్రజలు తమకు కట్టబెట్టింది అధికారం కాదని, బాధ్యతని తంగిరాల సౌమ్య చెప్పారు. నియోజకవర్గాన్ని బాగు చేసుకోవాలనే తపనతో పొరుగు రాష్ట్రాలతోపాటు, విదేశాల నుంచి కూడా వచ్చి ఓటు వేశారన్నారు. దీని ఫలితంగా రికార్డు స్థాయి మెజార్టీలు వచ్చాయని చెప్పారు. నియోజకవర్గంలో జరిగే అన్ని సంక్షేమ అభివృద్ధి కార్యక్రమాల్లో సమానత్వంతో ముందుకు వెళతామని తెలిపారు. సైకో మనస్తత్వం కలిగిన జగనరెడ్డిని గద్దె దింపటానికి రాష్ట్రంలో అన్ని వర్గాల ప్రజలు గట్టి సంకల్పం తీసుకోవటం వల్లే చంద్రబాబు వంటి దార్శనికు డు ముఖ్యమంత్రి అయ్యారన్నారు.  ఈ కార్యక్రమంలో నియోజకవర్గ స్థాయి బీజేపీ నేతలు సీహెచ్ శ్రీనివాసరావు, తొర్లికొండ సీతారామయ్య, సున్నారెడ్డి దయాకర్ రెడ్డి, అట్లూరి శ్రీరామ్, మాదాల రమేష్, చిరుమామిళ్ల శ్రీనివాసరావు, కొత్త సాంబశిరావు, పోరండి నరసింహారావు, జి. శివకృష్ణా రెడ్డి, శర్మ, రావూరి రమేష్ తదితరులు పాల్గొన్నారు.