When it comes to bribing politicians, it is a prudent policy to bribe both sides. So to think that the Reddy brothers were sharing their loot with the BJP brass in Karnataka is completely wrong. Some of the money had to have gone to the other side. It turns out that a lot of money was given to YSR Reddy. His son is getting investigated for very large amount of money which was given to the family by Reddy brothers.If you look at the richest MPs in India, most of them come from Andhra and all of them belong to Congress. Most of them are in real estate. It smells, don’t you think? Don’t you think these guys do contribute to the Congress coffers? After all, the Congress spent over 400 crores in the 2009 general elections. That amount of money cannot be anyone’s hard earned cash. For the Congress, Andhra has been a state which gives them the most MPs and money. A true cash cow indeed!
Wikipedia cables showed that the corruption in Andhra during YSR’s days was higher than the rest of the country. That, folks, should tell you something. YSR, Jagan and Vijayamma, with Hindu sounding names, tilak on the forehead, saffron string (known by various names in different states) on their wrists while displaying obscenely large cross on their obscenely expensive home have been taking the Andhra aam aadmi for a ride all these years. They would still be enjoying their loot if they had toed the Gandhi family line. After all they were a source of money and are Christians. Who would wish them ill in Congress. Yet, some boneheaded moves later, Jagan is finding himself on the defensive. Right thing is happening for the wrong reason. I hope the Andhra voters are watching this closely and will reject these criminal demagogues.
In case of his arrest, Jagan has Plan B ready!
Jagan has told his party workers that in case he is arrested, they should ensure that a large number of Congress MLAs defect to his party. His mother Vijayamma will lead the party in his absence. Vijayamma has a personal connection with many Congress MLAs dating back to the days when her husband, the late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy , was leading the party. Vijayamma's presence at the helm of affairs may prompt as many as 20 YSR loyalists to leave the Congress and join Jagan's party. These candidates were handpicked by YSR and he had campaigned extensively for them before the polls. Vijayamma had been present at her husband's side during these campaigns and she shares a special bond with them.
The article can be read at:http://www.rediff.com/news/report/in-case-of-his-arrest-jagan-has-plan-b-ready!/20111104.htm
Graft during YSR rule in AP was above norm in India: US cableShare
A leaked diplomatic cable dispatched by the US consul general in Chennai in 2007 had nailed the then Congress government in Andhra Pradesh, headed by Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, for "widespread corruption that was beyond the pale" even for India. In the name of social programmes targeted at common man, the YSR government had engaged in corruption 'beyond the norm for India,' Wikileaks said, quoting the cable. The YSR government's 'flagship programmes' – construction of irrigation projects and houses for weaker sections – were beset with corruption even as Rajasekhara Reddy used the populist spending programmes to great political effect, the cable said.
"Typically, five to seven per cent is lost to corruption, but in Reddy's irrigation programme that figure is more like 15 to 20 per cent," he said. While the housing programme will cost $4 to 6 billion, the irrigation programme costs more than $11 billion over five years on 26 major irrigation projects, the US cable said.
The article can be read at : http://www.indianexpress.com/news/graft-during-ysr-rule-in-ap-was-above-norm-in-india-us-cable/846643/0
Wikipedia cables showed that the corruption in Andhra during YSR’s days was higher than the rest of the country. That, folks, should tell you something. YSR, Jagan and Vijayamma, with Hindu sounding names, tilak on the forehead, saffron string (known by various names in different states) on their wrists while displaying obscenely large cross on their obscenely expensive home have been taking the Andhra aam aadmi for a ride all these years. They would still be enjoying their loot if they had toed the Gandhi family line. After all they were a source of money and are Christians. Who would wish them ill in Congress. Yet, some boneheaded moves later, Jagan is finding himself on the defensive. Right thing is happening for the wrong reason. I hope the Andhra voters are watching this closely and will reject these criminal demagogues.
In case of his arrest, Jagan has Plan B ready!
Jagan has told his party workers that in case he is arrested, they should ensure that a large number of Congress MLAs defect to his party. His mother Vijayamma will lead the party in his absence. Vijayamma has a personal connection with many Congress MLAs dating back to the days when her husband, the late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy , was leading the party. Vijayamma's presence at the helm of affairs may prompt as many as 20 YSR loyalists to leave the Congress and join Jagan's party. These candidates were handpicked by YSR and he had campaigned extensively for them before the polls. Vijayamma had been present at her husband's side during these campaigns and she shares a special bond with them.
The article can be read at:http://www.rediff.com/news/report/in-case-of-his-arrest-jagan-has-plan-b-ready!/20111104.htm
Graft during YSR rule in AP was above norm in India: US cableShare
A leaked diplomatic cable dispatched by the US consul general in Chennai in 2007 had nailed the then Congress government in Andhra Pradesh, headed by Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, for "widespread corruption that was beyond the pale" even for India. In the name of social programmes targeted at common man, the YSR government had engaged in corruption 'beyond the norm for India,' Wikileaks said, quoting the cable. The YSR government's 'flagship programmes' – construction of irrigation projects and houses for weaker sections – were beset with corruption even as Rajasekhara Reddy used the populist spending programmes to great political effect, the cable said.
"Typically, five to seven per cent is lost to corruption, but in Reddy's irrigation programme that figure is more like 15 to 20 per cent," he said. While the housing programme will cost $4 to 6 billion, the irrigation programme costs more than $11 billion over five years on 26 major irrigation projects, the US cable said.
The article can be read at : http://www.indianexpress.com/news/graft-during-ysr-rule-in-ap-was-above-norm-in-india-us-cable/846643/0
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