Palvai meets Governor, seeks change in Polavaram design

Senior Congress leaders led by MLC Palvai  Govardhan Reddy on  Wednesday met Governor E S L Narasimhan and discussed with him the need to change the design of the Polavaram Project.

Interacting with the media after  meeting Governor ESL Narasimhan,  Palvai said the meeting with  Governor was a routine affair to  explain to him the importance of  changing the design of polavarm  project so as to benefit the  Telangana region. Except bringing the Polavarm issue to the notice of the Governor, there is not much significance in the delegation meeting the Governor.’’

Following a phone call from AICC General Secretary Veerappa Moily, the senior leaders have dropped the idea of complaining to the Governor  against Major Irrigation Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiahr Irrigation Minister.  According to sources, Moily  asked the senior leaders not to meet the Governor.

Moily even urged them not to pass any adverse comments  which  will drive the Government  into a piquant  situation.   Any thing to be  discussed it  will  be  done  only after the  by-polls.

In deference to Moily’s advice, the senior Congress leaders from Telangana, who met the Governor on Wednesday, said they expressed nothing on the functioning of the Government or the charges against Ponnala.

Pavai noted that Moily had extended an invitation to senior Congress leaders of Telangana to visit Delhi after the by-polls to discuss things. During the visit, Palvai hoped to meet Prime Minister Dr Manmohan  Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.