Budget: Telugu Desam MPs decide to talk tough in Parliament

The Telugu Desam Party on Sunday said it will not break its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance hours after a meeting with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu in Amravati PTI quoted Union minister and TDP leader YS Chowdary as saying.The Telugu Desam Party the BJP s only ally in the south is disappointed with how little was allotted to the state in the Union Budget. We are not happy with the BJP Budget we are not happy with what was allotted to Andhra Pradesh TDP MP P Ravindra Babu told ANI before the meeting. Our chief minister will decide about the alliance and we http://www.dead.net/member/kkdomino will follow him. However TDP chief Naidu has asked his MPs to protests against the Union Budget in Parliament. Even at the risk of being suspended and thrown out of Parliament protest and make yourself and the people of Andhra Pradesh who feel let down be heard loud and clear Naidu told his party leaders at the meeting The Indian Express reported.TDP s special representative in New Delhi and central committee member Kambampati Rammohan Rao said it was decided in the meeting that matters such as bridging revenue deficit funding for the Polavaram project and additional funding for capital city of Amravati must be focused. The chief minister said he is committed to maintaining the coalition dharma but now the protests for justice for Andhra Pradesh should be out in the open rather than just sending requests and appeals Rao told the newspaper. On Tuesday TDP legislators will hold placards and protest in Parliament against the Centre he added. Naidu had called the meeting after several TDP leaders spoke out against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley s Budget on Thursday. A day after the Budget was presented TDP parliamentarian TG Venkatesh had said We are going to declare war . YS Chowdary another party leader and minister of state for science and technology said the people and the party were disappointed with the Budget.BJP National President Amit Shah is believed to have called Chief Minister Naidu and asked him to not make any tough decisions NDTV reported quoting sources. However Chowdary told reporters on Sunday that there had been no communication between the BJP president and Naidu. Earlier the BJP s National General Secretary Ram Madhav had said that the party will resolve the matter with TDP leaders ANI reported. There seems to be some kind of unhappiness we will talk it out he said. Calling the TDP an old ally he said the BJP is committed to the interests of Andhra Pradesh .The Telugu Desam Party is part of the National Democratic Alliance at the Centre but ties have been souring since the government rejected its demand to give Andhra Pradesh Special Category Status after its bifurcation in 2014. The party had supported the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha where the BJP does not have a majority during discussions on the triple talaq bill in the Winter Session of Parliament.
New Delhi: HighlightsTDP unhappy with resources allocated for Andhra Pradesh No progress in pending infrastructure projects for four years says TDP Chandrababu Naidu will hold a meeting in Amaravati on Sunday Disappointed with the Budget allocation for Andhra Pradesh the ruling Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu has called for a meeting with party leaders to discuss the future course of action. Shortly after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2018 union minister and TDP leader YS Chowdhary expressed disappointment over the resources allocated in the Union Budget 2018-19 for Andhra Pradesh adding that the party would continue to fight for the state s due.Speaking to reporters in New Delhi the Minister of State for Science and Technology noted that the people of Andhra Pradesh were dissatisfied with the budget. People and the party are disappointed with the Union Budget presented today. Many state issues like Railway Zone Polavaram project funding funding for capital Amaravati and other pending issues of Andhra Pradesh were not addressed in the budget he said.On the pending infrastructure projects the minister said there was no progress in the last four years. The Polavaram project was linked to the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) but there was no smooth flow of funds. The budget should have included it he said. Metro for Andhra Pradesh in Vizag and Vijayawada was promised but there is no mention about it in the budget except for things like renovation of platforms and construction of foot-over-bridges he said.We are in alliance and will fight for our share Mr Chowdhary said adding that the party leaders will put pressure on the Centre until 2019 elections .TDP lawmaker from Andhra Pradesh s Srikakulam Ram Mohan Naidu said Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has paid many visits to Delhi not once did Finance Minister Arun Jaitley mention his name during the budget speech .Mr Naidu will hold a meeting in Amaravati on Sunday to discuss the course of action. CommentsClose X The TDP which is part of the National Democratic Alliance or NDA at the Centre has been demanding Special Category Status for Andhra Pradesh after its bifurcation in 2014 but the demand was rejected outright by the Centre.The TDP had also sided with the opposition in the Rajya Sabha where the BJP and its allies do not have a majority to refer the controversial triple talaq bill to a select committee.
Andhra Pradesh s Telugu Desam Party the Bharatiya Janata Party s biggest ally in the south is disappointed with how little was allotted to the state in the Union Budget PTI reported. Telugu Desam Party chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu (pictured above) has called for a party meeting in Amaravati on Sunday to discuss the next course of action party leaders said.Soon after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the Budget Telugu Desam Party parliamentarian TG Venkatesh said in Delhi We are going to declare war ANI reported. We have three options. The first is to try and continue the alliance the second is to have our MPs resign and the third is to break the alliance said Venkatesh adding that a final decision will be made at the meeting with Naidu.We are going to declare war have three options 1 is to try and continue 2 is our MPs resign and 3rd is breaking of alliance. Will decide in meeting with CM on Sunday: TG Venkatesh TDP MP #UnionBudget2018 pic.twitter.com/XbbW9cz7z3 ANI (@ANI) February 2 2018 4th of Feb we are having a parliamentary meeting with our CM and my top priority is to raise the centre neglecting the needs of Andhra Pradesh and especially about the centre attitude towards sanctioning Railway Zone as Vizag head quarters. #APNeglected #WeDeserveBetter #Budget Ram Mohan Naidu K (@RamMNK) February 2 2018 Union minister and party leader YS Chowdhary said the people and the party were disappointed with the Budget. Many state issues such as a Railway Zone funding for the Polavaram project and the capital Amaravati were not even addressed he said.Chowdhary said several pending infrastructure projects have made no progress over the past four years. The government promised a metro line in Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada but made no mention of it in the Budget he said. We are in the alliance and will fight for our share. Another Telugu Desam Party lawmaker Ram Mohan Naidu said the chief minister had visited many central leaders several times but not once did Jaitley mention his name during the Budget speech .The Telugu Desam Party is part of the National Democratic Alliance at the Centre but ties have been http://all4webs.com/kkfirstcry/home.htm?60710=19533 souring as the Centre rejected its demand to give Andhra Special Category Status after its bifurcation in 2014. The party had supported the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha where the BJP does not have a majority during discussions on triple talaq bill in the Winter Session of Parliament.
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The Shiv Sena and the Telugu Desam Party are not the only Bharatiya Janata Party allies that are threatening to pull out of the National Democratic Alliance in the countdown to the Lok Sabha elections in 2019. Tensions are also growing between the BJP and the Janata Dal-United on the subject of seat-sharing in Bihar for the general elections.The Shiv Sena which shares power with the BJP in Maharashtra was the first to raise the banner of revolt. It passed a resolution on January 23 declaring that it will not partner the BJP either in the Lok Sabha polls or in the Assembly elections in the state also due in 2019. The resolution came as no surprise given the Shiv Sena s frequent criticism of the BJP in the recent past. Then on Saturday Telugu Desam Party chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu told media persons the alliance was in danger. Reacting to criticism of his party by BJP leaders in the state he said We are still following mitra dharma with the BJP. I am controlling my party leaders despite severe criticism from local BJP leaders. The stance taken by these two parties may have presented the Janata Dal (United) with an opportunity to take advantage of the pressure on the BJP. The party had ended a 17-year-old alliance with the BJP in 2013 over the latter s choice of Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections. But in July 2017 the Nitish Kumar-led party had walked out of a Mahagathbandhan or grand alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress to partner the BJP once again.The tremor in Bihar a stronghold of the National Democratic Alliance has been caused by the Janata Dal (United) s demand for a respectable share of seats commensurate to its status. But the BJP is not willing to offer it more than nine of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state office-bearers of both parties said.In the ruling alliance in the state the Janata Dal (United) is the senior partner with 71 seats in the 243-member Assembly while the BJP has 52 seats.Shah fails to meet Nitish In the 2014 general elections the Janata Dal (United) had put up candidates in 38 constituencies but won only two. The BJP and its allies the Lok Janshakti Party and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party had grabbed 31 seats. The remaining seven constituencies had gone to the Rashtriya Janata Dal-Congress-Nationalist Congress Party combine.For the BJP offering the Janata Dal (United) more than nine seats would mean parting with a large number of its own seats or diverting the seats held by its allies.While still a part of the National Democratic Alliance in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections the Janata Dal (United) had fielded candidates in 25 seats leaving the remaining 15 to the BJP. A similar formula was adopted in the 2004 elections. It is this very issue that Nitish Kumar wanted to discuss with BJP president Amit Shah over a week back when he visited Delhi said a senior Janata Dal (United) leader who did not wish to be identified. But Shah was busy and could not spare time for him. As a result Nitish Kumar had to return after discussing the issue with Ram Lal BJP general secretary in charge of party organisation . Direct contest with Lalu s partyFor the Janata Dal United what is even more problematic in the BJP s seat-sharing formula is that the majority of seats on offer have a formidable presence of Muslim and Yadav voters the core vote base of the Lalu Prasad-led Rashtriya Janata Dal. While two of the seats (Purnia and Nalanda) are held by the Janata Dal (United) four (Araria Madhepura Bhagalpur and Banka) are with the Rashtriya Janata Dal two (Supaul and Kishanganj) with the Congress and one (Katihar) with the Nationalist Congress Party.For a party leading the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar the number of seats the BJP is offering is too small to be acceptable. However it is too early to say whether Nitish Kumar will surrender unconditionally to the BJP or if he will turn another somersault and leave the alliance to try his luck independent of both the BJP and the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi is the only alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said on Sunday as he emphasised that unity of opposition would bring forth a wave of change in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Surjewala said there were two models today - one represented by Modi and the other by the Congress president. Today there are two models... There is a Modi model wherein he changes his clothes six times giving more credence to his clothing than state affairs. The other is the Rahul model where the focus is on simplicity and clarity the party s media head told PTI/Bhasha in an interview. Rahul Gandhi is the only alternative to Modi. The country wants to see him as the next prime minister he said. Asked about opposition unity efforts Surjewala said with NDA-constituents such as the Shiv Sena and TDP showing discontent with the BJP and the Congress forging the unity of opposition forces the 2019 Lok Sabha polls will bring forth a wave of change . The Shiv Sena has said it will go it alone in the next Lok Sabha polls while the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has sharply criticised the Union Budget 2018-19. Talking about the assembly elections slated to be held in eight states this year the Congress spokesperson said We are confident of coming back to power in Karnataka one of the most developed states. The party victory in the recently held bypolls in Rajasthan is just a trailer. The party will win with huge margins in Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh and other poll-bound states .
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