Drainage and Drinking water are the priority

Hyderabad, April 8, 2009: Former Minister and Telugu Desam Party nominee from Khairatabad Constituency, Sri K. Vijayarama Rao did the pada yatra in Film Nagar, Jubilee Hills locality. During his pada yatra in Vinayaka Nagar, Bal Reddy Nagar, Babu Naidu Nagar etc of Jubilee Hills. He said that he will sort out drainage and drinking problems in these localities, if TDP comes into power.

During his door to door campaign many women brought drinking and drainage problems to his notice for which Mr. K. Vijaya Rama Rao said that solving these problems are his priority. This is the third pada yatra taken up by TDP in Film Nagar Basties. Mr.K.Vijaya Rama Rao blamed current administration for not being able to take up any development activity in the locality. He also briefed the public on how Colour TV schemes, Cash Transfer schemes are going to benefit the poor. He explained cash transfer scheme would be absolutely transparent as there will not be any role of middle man. He also explained about NTR Arogya Shree and all other schemes which are beneficial to poor families who live in Basthis.

Mr.K.Vijaya Rama Rao also did Pada Yatra in Tumalla Basti, Chintala Basti of Khairatabad. Mr.Kaja Suryanarayana, Ex-Corporator from Jubilee Hills Division, and N. Srinivas, Vijay Rao, Salem, P.Padma, Suguna, Yellaiah, Ram Das participated in the Pada Yatra. Smt. K.Annapurna, his daughter also accompanied him during this tour.

We understand common man needs better: Sri K. Vijayarama Rao

Hyderabad, April 9, 2009: Telugu Desam party nominee from Khairatabad assembly constituency Sri K. Vijaya Rama Rao said that only TDP could make a better living for the common man. As part of his elections campaign and ongoing Padayatra in the constituency, Sri Vijaya Rama Rao visited Shaukath Nagar, Sanjay Nagar, Gandhi Pura of Banjara Hills on Thursday. He interacted with the women in these colonies, who had complained that they have no houses and unable to bare the burden of rents and high prices. Responding to them, Mr. Vijaya Rama Rao said that the TDP government would undertake a mass housing program for the poor and middle class.

“All the colonies in the constituency have the problems like Drinking, Drainage and roads. Unfortunately present administration ignored them completely despite our reminders several times. I assure the voters that I would do my best to solve these problems. They are asking for necessities and Telugu Desam Party is ready to provide them.” Mr. Vijaya Rama Rao said.

Educated Need To Play Better Role : Urges K Vijaya Rama Rao

Hyderabad, April 11, 2009: Telugu Desam party nominee from Khairatabad assembly constituency Sri K. Vijaya Rama Rao urged that educated need to take an active role in the democracy to make it a better system. Mr. Rao has taken up door-to-door campaign and road show in Himayatnagar division on Saturday. He met the voters in Avanthi Nagar and Dang Nagar.

Mr. Vijaya Rama Rao said “Educated should play better role apart from just casting their vote. They have to discuss and debate each of the contestants about their credentials. They need to take the masses ahead to achieve greater democracy. I would like to see such activism from the young. I appreciate that some of the initiatives about voting would certainly help win the right candidate.” Later, Mr. K Vijaya Rama Rao continued his road show in Muthyala Bagh, Shamsheer Bagh and Rama Rao Basti where he assured the voters of better drainage and roads besides building community hall.

Sri K. Vijayarama Rao has taken up the Padayatra in following areas today.

Sri K. Vijayarama Rao has taken up the Padayatra in following areas today.

Pratapnagar, Upper Pungagutta, Journalist Colony, Arora colony, Kamalapuri Colony, Nandinagar, Sriram Nagar, NBT Nagar and Film Nagar.

A touch and go for Nagender, Vijayarama Rao

BJP’s Ramachandra Reddy, PR , Lok Satta candidates in fray

D. Nagender

K. Vijayarama Rao

HYDERABAD: A triangular and what could be an extremely close finish appears to be in the offing from Khairatabad Assembly constituency where local chiefs of major political parties are testing their political strength. The constituency, which in delimitation has ended up with a considerably reduced electorate, is witness to hectic activity as contestants, with lot at stake, sparing no efforts for a victory.

Crucial phase

Congress has fielded D. Nagender, who in the last elections walked out of the party, to contest on behalf of TDP from Asifnagar. He returned to the Congress fold only to lose the by-election and later was made the chief for party’s Greater Hyderabad unit. After the debacle last time and his political clout eroded a bit, a win for him now is a must to revive the political fortunes.

Throwing a challenge at him is TDP’s K. Vijayarama Rao, former CBI Director, who successfully dethroned P. Janardhan Reddy in 1999 elections and found a berth in N. Chandrababu Naidu’s cabinet. He was defeated when the constituency went to polls last time and is raring to stage a come back. For the party’s local unit head, a victory is crucial to reclaim his political clout.

In the fray from BJP is Chintala Ramachandra Reddy, the party’s Greater Hyderabad wing chief, who has launched an all-out and sustained campaign to woo the voters. In terms of campaign, he took the lead but Mr. Vijayarama Rao seems to be catching up fast with him. Meanwhile, Mr. Nagender too has started fanning out in the constituency but there appears to be some resistance for him from PJR loyalists. The other contestants include N. Vijayendra (Praja Rajyam) and A. Subhashini (Lok Satta).

High-profile seat

Before delimitation Khairatabad was the biggest Assembly constituency in the State with a total electorate of 7,51,715. But after yielding four new constituencies of Serilingampally, Jubilee Hills, Kukatpally and Qutbullahpur, it presently has 2,17,085 voters. It always hosted high profile electoral encounters and even in its trimmed version, the constituency has set up a contest that is followed closely not only by political circles but also the voters.

Telugu Desam workers staged a ‘dharna’ in front of Chief Rationing Officer’s office here protesting against the government’s failure.........

HYDERABAD: Telugu Desam workers staged a ‘dharna’ in front of Chief Rationing Officer’s office here protesting against the government’s failure to check the price rise.

Led by senior MLA, G. Muddukrishnama Naidu, the city unit president K. Vijayarama Rao and former Minister Talasani Srinivas Yaday, the workers sat on the road causing traffic jam for some time.

They raised slogans against the Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and the Congress government.

They said running a home has become a difficult task for the common man with price rice shooting up to Rs. 35 a kg and that of ‘dal’ Rs. 85a kg.

The rise in petroleum products had a cascading effect on all commodities. Yet the State government seemed to be least bothered about the plight of the common man.

A party worker Krishna Goud held a poster of Dr. Reddy highlighting corruption and how it has become difficult for people to buy and have food grains.

Still retaining its charm

HYDERABAD: An interesting contest appears to be on the cards from Khairatabad Assembly constituency which goes to polls in a much slimmer and trimmer version following delimitation. The contest here gains importance as local chiefs of three major parties are likely to join the fray to test their political fortunes.If Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has already fielded its Greater Hyderabad unit president Chintala Ramachandra Reddy, D .Nagender and K. Vijayarama Rao, respective heads of Congress and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) local units are likely to be fielded from here.

Mr. Reddy has already taken a lead in the campaign with sustained outreach programmes and even used the party’s ‘Sankalp Yatra’ for the purpose. For Mr. Nagender and Mr.Vijayarama Rao, the contest could be crucial as both have tasted defeat when they went to election the last time. On being denied the Asifnagar constituency in last elections, Mr. Nagender switched his allegiance to TDP and won. However, he resigned, joined Congress and lost the seat to Majlis in the subsequent bye-election. The TDP leader K. Vijayarama Rao, who conceded defeat to Congress leader P. Janardhan Reddy then, is also likely to join the fray from the constituency.

Delimitation has made Khairatabad, once the biggest Assembly constituency in the State, shed its bulge without losing any charm. Though split and four new constituencies Jubilee Hills, Kukatpally, Serilingampally and Qutbullapur formed out of it, the constituency has not lost the niche it carved for itself in the political arena. When it went to elections five years back, the electorate here was 7,51,715 but now the trimmer version has 2,17,085 voters.

The mention of the constituency revives the memories of P. Janardhan Reddy who held such sway that it turned into an impregnable fortress.

Former CBI chief Mr. Vijayarama Rao on taking plunge into the politics did breach it in the year 1999 but PJR regained control of the constituency in the last election serving him a defeat with a margin of 39,099 votes. On his death, PJR’s son P.Vishnuvardhan Reddy was fielded by the Congress and he registered victory with a massive margin of around 1,92,000 votes in the bye-election in which the TDP did not field a candidate.

Covering a mix of residential and commercial, the constituency has in its fold areas such as the posh Jubilee Hills, a conservative Anandnagar and Band Lines slum. Banjara Hills, Kamalapuri colony, Green Lands, Somajiguda, M.S.Makhta, Chintal Basthi apart, other areas include parts of Himayathnagar, Narayanguda and Vittalwadi.