YSRCP president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy said, the president gave a patient hearing and saw the affidavits and what was written on the stamp papers. Hyderabad: YSR Congress MPs, MLAs and MLCs on Thursday submitted affidavits to President Pranab Mukherjee opposing division of Andhra Pradesh. YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who led a party delegation to the President, told reporters later that three MPs, 23 MLAs and five MLCs of YSRCP gave affidavits with the request to keep the state united.
The President gave a patient hearing and saw the affidavits and what was written on the stamp papers, he said. The President is here for his customary southern sojourn. The YSRCP president appealed to MLAs, cutting across party lines, to submit similar affidavits to keep the state united. He said the MLAs opposing the division should first press for passing a resolution in the Legislative Assembly favouring united Andhra.
The draft bill for division of Andhra Pradesh is presently under the consideration of the state Legislature. "Does it not amount to agreeing for division if you let the debate on the draft bill take place? We should first press for a resolution," he said.
The draft bill should not have been sent without knowing the legislature's views first, he said. He alleged that Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu lacked sincerity in keeping the state united.
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YSR Congress president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy held his first major political show, ‘Samaikya Sankharavam’, after his release on bail from jail, at the LB Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday. Picture shows huge crowd gathered to attend the meeting.
Heavy rains across the state did not stop YSR Congress supporters from making it to the venue. (Inset) Jagan greets the crowd at the stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday.Police force at the venue to control the crowd.In his speech, Jagan launched an all-out attack against the Congress president Sonia Gandhi by 'murdering democracy in a broad daylight' for Telangana. Read detailed report hereIt was also the first meeting organised by any political party to oppose the central government's decision to split Andhra Pradesh and create India's 29th state, Telangana - DC/S.Surender ReddyFood packets being distributed to attendees of the meeting in Hyderabad. A dance performance at the LB stadium during the meet.People found it difficult to walk in the LB Stadium due to the mud and dirt after continuous rains over the past few days in the city.Jagan offers floral tribute to his late father and former CM Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ahead of his speech. Seeking to discount reports that he had struck a deal with Congress to enable division of AP, Jagan launched a scathing attack on Sonia Gandhi and accused her of 'playing with the future of Telugu children' to pave way for her son Rahul to become PM.“Telugu people are living together for more than 60 years, and if anyone is asked to go from Hyderabad, is it justified,” he asked.Jagan puts on a skull cap on the dais during the meeting.Balloons in the colour of YSR Congress Party's flag were seen floating in the stadium during the meet.Jagan also added that he was sure that all Congress leaders would 'behave like drunken monkeys.' "Certainly, Gandhi won’t go back to her native land because she has a 30-year-old relationship with India. Then how could Gandhi split the Telugu people who are living together for more than 60 years!," he said.Picture shows crowd outside the stadium. In his 50-minute speech, Jagan posed many questions to Sonia Gandhi, chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy and TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu over their 'bid to weaken a strong state' by splitting it.Actor-turned- YSR Congress party leader Roja, Bhuma Nagi Reddy and Shobha Nagi Reddy pictured during the meeting.Large number of women supporters too attended the meet.YSR Congress Party also arranged for a flycam during the Samaikhya Sankaravam public meeting at LB Stadium on Saturday - DC/S.Surender ReddyPeople waving at the flycam in the LB Stadium.As the stadium was filled to capacity, a large crowd remained on roads outside and watched Jagan's speech on a giant screen.Another picture of the crowd. Jagan was addressing his first public rally on Saturday, upon release from jail on bail last month.The 'Samaikya Andhra Sankharavam' rally was attended by a large crowd brought in special trains and buses from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. Attendees cover themselves with chairs as it rained during the meeting in Hyderabad.Supporters came in large numbers from across the state to attend the meet. "Despite crops worth lakhs under water, you were sent here by your mother, sister and brother back home. I thank them," Jagan said to huge applause.Two men, who shouted pro-Telangana slogans at the event, were manhandled by the crowd. However, police took them away before they faced the wrath of the crowd, reports said.People from different parts of the state started arriving from the morning for the meeting. Vehicular traffic was hit at Trimulgherry junctions by noon with several buses lining up there.Police had a tough time controlling the crowd. Traffic was badly hit on Saturday with more than 6000 vehicles arriving for Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s Samaikya Sankharavam public meeting at L.B. Stadium.
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