Minister for Infrastructure and Ports Komatireddy Venkata Reddy on Tuesday stated that a delegation of elected representatives from Telangana would visit New Delhi on Wednesday for a &lsquo;final discussion&rsquo; on the separate statehood demand with the High Command.
Talking to media persons at Gandhi Bhavan, Mr Venkata Reddy said, &ldquo;This would be our final meeting with the High Command over the Telangana statehood demand. The elected representatives will decide a future course of action after this meeting.&rdquo;
The Minister added that the delegation would prevail upon the High Command over the Telangana issue and appeal it to stand by the statement made by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on December 9, 2009.
&ldquo;We will seek a concrete assurance from the High Command over Telangana,&rdquo; Mr Venkata Reddy said.
When questioned about the future course of action if the High Command&rsquo;s decision on Telangana is not to their expectations, the Minister categorically said that the elected representatives are ready to submit resignations for the cause of a separate state.
&ldquo;Telangana state formation is important for us. The posts are not important,&rdquo; he emphatically stated.
Earlier the Minister held a meeting with the Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana at Gandhi Bhavan. The meeting is believed to have discussed the proposed delegations trip to New Delhi.

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Will make 'final trip to Delhi on T' on Wednesday: Komati

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy put the opposition parties on notice on Saturday that the &lsquo;young team&rsquo; is battle ready and ready to take to the pitch to decimate any obstacle standing in its way.
A former cricketer, the Chief Minister&rsquo;s speech at the function at Gandhi Bhavan to herald in Botsa Satyanarayana as the new Pradesh Congress Committee president was full of cricketing phrases.
At 51 years of age, Mr Kiran Kumar Reddy pointed out that along with himself, Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha, Botsa Satyanarayana, Nadendla Manohar and Bhatti Vikramarka are all young and raring to have a go at the opposition team.
Mr Kiran Kumar Reddy, while describing his team as a &lsquo;young&rsquo; team who would decimate the opposition, perhaps forgot that the biggest emerging thorn in the state Congress&rsquo;s sides, YS Jaganmohan Reddy, is not even forty years old yet.
&ldquo;We are going to devastate the opposition and score at a tremendous pace. The opposition teams will have no option but to remain mute spectators and witness our attack,&rdquo; the Chief Minister said.
He said that the High Command has specifically opted for a young team in Andhra Pradesh to build the party&rsquo;s fortunes, even though the team members had never demanded any posts for themselves.
&ldquo;We were given these responsibilities as we had remained loyal to the party. We will put in our best efforts to do justice to the responsibilities entrusted on us,&rdquo; Mr Kiran Kumar Reddy said.
&ldquo;Any loyal and efficient worker&rsquo;s efforts will be recognised and he or she would be suitably rewarded by the High Command. As long as the cadre is enthusiastic about the party and carries out his responsibilities properly, the Congress will rule,&rdquo; Mr Kiran Kumar Reddy stated.
The Chief Minister emphasised that the party will not suffer any damage because of any individual. &ldquo;We have always suffered losses due to our internal differences. We should always be careful to avoid putting our personal agenda before the party,&rdquo; he said.
Mr Kiran Kumar Reddy also ridiculed the reports which appeared in a section of the media that there were differences between him and the new PCC chief. &ldquo;There are no differences. He and I had been working together since the past 15 years. &ldquo;It is all a creation of the media,&rdquo; he said.
He also said that all the Congress leaders and cadre had one common goal. &ldquo;Our goal is to further strengthen the Congress party and ensure that India will have a young Prime Minister in Mr Rahul Gandhi in 2014

Young team in place, opponents watch out: CM

Accusing the state government of adopting a discriminatory attitude towards farmers from Telangana, Telangana Rashtra Samithi Floor leader Etala Rajender on Friday led his party activists in a dharna in front of Agriculture Commissionarate, Basheerbagh, demanding adequate supply of cotton seeds to farmers in the region.
Mr Rajender told the gathering during the protest that the state government has failed on all fronts in addressing the farmers&rsquo; woes.
He lashed out at the state government for its failure to supply cotton seeds in adequate quantity to farmers in the Telangana region despite the start of monsoon.
&ldquo;This is nothing but discrimination against the farmers. Despite the monsoon season having set in, the government has ignored the Telangana farmers. At the same time, the farmers in Seemandhra regions have been supplied the cotton seed even though the monsoon is yet to set in there,&rdquo; Mr Rajender told the gathering.
Alleging that the government was creating artificial shortage of seeds, he stated that the farmers are forced to buy seeds at higher price from the open market.
The TRS leader warned that the state government will pay a heavy price if it continues to be biased against the Telangana farmers. &ldquo;The state government has to act and make sincere efforts to provide succor to the farmers by supplying seeds and fertilizers immediately,&rdquo; he warned.
He insisted that the government opens its eyes and looks into Telangana farmers&rsquo; problems, who are in deep financial crises due to its own anti-farmer attitude.

Bias against T farmers will cost govt dearly: Etala

Senior Congress leader and former MP G Venkataswamy was on Thursday discharged from the Care Hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment after suffering a stroke on May 20.
Doctors said that following improvement in the senior politician&rsquo;s health, they were discharging him. &ldquo;All his vital organs are working satisfactorily, the Care Hospital doctors said.
Mr Venkataswamy, better known as Kaka,&nbsp;was first admitted to the Yashoda hospital on May 20 following complaints of breathing problem and high blood pressure. Later, the doctors shifted him to the Care Hospital for higher treatment.
His son G Vivek had said that the veteran leader had been the patient of Care Hospital doctors for many years and thus was more comfortable there.
The doctors implanted pacemakers in the heart to improve his heartbeat and put him on ventilator for some days.

Will make 'final trip to Delhi on T' on Wednesday: Komati

Will make 'final trip to Delhi on T' on Wednesday: Komati

Will make 'final trip to Delhi on T' on Wednesday: Komati

Young team in place, opponents watch out: CM

Young team in place, opponents watch out: CM

Young team in place, opponents watch out: CM

Bias against T farmers will cost govt dearly: Etala

Bias against T farmers will cost govt dearly: Etala

Bias against T farmers will cost govt dearly: Etala

Kaka discharged from hospital

Kaka discharged from hospital

Kaka discharged from hospital