Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Evangelist K.A. Paul held for murder plot
Paul held for murder plot
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Evangelist K.A. Paul being led away to jail in Ongole.
Police on Monday arrested evangelist K.A.
Paul, president of the self-styled Prajasanthi Party, along with three
others in a case related to the murder of his brother David Raju. Kilari
Anand Paul was remanded to custody for two weeks by the second
additional district magistrate’s court, along with the three others: G.
Srinivasa Rao, Bellamkonda Haribabu and Naga Chintarao.
According to Prakasam district SP K. Raghurami Reddy, David Raju was
murdered on January 30, 2010, near Mahbubnagar, 100 km from Hyderabad,
by one Koteswar Rao who had been hired by K.A.Paul. Koteswar Rao
allegedly confessed his role in the David Raju murder to the police
after he fell out with Paul over payment of money. Paul had allegedly
promised Rao Rs 50 lakh for the murder, and paid Rs 5 lakh as advance.
He, however, failed to pay the balance. Paul complained to the police that he was being threatened by Rao, and the police took the latter into custody. It was during his interrogation that Rao spilled the beans about the murder contract. When he came to know of Rao’s confession, Paul offered the investigating officer, Ongole taluk circle inspector Srinivasa Rao, a bribe of Rs 1 crore for not filing a case and also for handing Rao over to him.
Paul was ‘friends’ with Presidents
From humble beginnings, Killari Anand Paul, the Christian Evangelist from Chittivalasa in Vizainagaram district, rose to be a world renowned preacher meeting heads of nation including that of the US. That’s all old story. What’s new is, he’s cooling his heels in a jail in Ongole. Controversies and allegations of dubious acts in the name of charity surrounded K.A. Paul, as he jetted across the world. His private aircraft, the Boeing 747 which he named as ‘Global peace One” alias ‘Global Peace Ambassadors,’ was grounded in 2005 on the charge he was not paying for its debts and maintenance.
At one time, a dispute arose between him and his brother David Raj over the properties including the Charity City in Sadashivapet in Medak district. Paul used to claim he counseled dictators like Charles Taylor, Saddam Hussein and Slobodan Milosevic. When he was cornered, he alleged that his ‘Global Peace Mission’ was stalled by the likes of US President George W Bush and Secretary Condoleezza Rice, and Indian leaders like Sonia Gandhi and Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy.
Dabbling in politics back home for a while, Paul floated Prajashanti party and announced candidates for byelections in the state. Recently, the Congress was using him to counter Brother Anil Kumar who had a strong hold over the Christian community. Paul’s criticism of the then CM YSR won him the backing of former CM Chandrababu Naidu.
Paul’s bribe offer caught on camera
When evangelist K.A. Paul allegedly gave Rs 3 lakh as advance of a bribe to the investigating officer, inspector Srinivasa Rao of Ongole taluk circle for not filing a case, the latter recorded the transaction on his spy pen video camera and handed it over to his superiors. Paul was then taken into custody. The three others arrested on Monday were hired by Paul to attack Koteswar Rao, who was hired by Paul to murder his brother David Raju, police said. The police filed cases under Sections 229, 120B, 307 and 109 of the IPC against the accused.
He, however, failed to pay the balance. Paul complained to the police that he was being threatened by Rao, and the police took the latter into custody. It was during his interrogation that Rao spilled the beans about the murder contract. When he came to know of Rao’s confession, Paul offered the investigating officer, Ongole taluk circle inspector Srinivasa Rao, a bribe of Rs 1 crore for not filing a case and also for handing Rao over to him.
Paul was ‘friends’ with Presidents
From humble beginnings, Killari Anand Paul, the Christian Evangelist from Chittivalasa in Vizainagaram district, rose to be a world renowned preacher meeting heads of nation including that of the US. That’s all old story. What’s new is, he’s cooling his heels in a jail in Ongole. Controversies and allegations of dubious acts in the name of charity surrounded K.A. Paul, as he jetted across the world. His private aircraft, the Boeing 747 which he named as ‘Global peace One” alias ‘Global Peace Ambassadors,’ was grounded in 2005 on the charge he was not paying for its debts and maintenance.
At one time, a dispute arose between him and his brother David Raj over the properties including the Charity City in Sadashivapet in Medak district. Paul used to claim he counseled dictators like Charles Taylor, Saddam Hussein and Slobodan Milosevic. When he was cornered, he alleged that his ‘Global Peace Mission’ was stalled by the likes of US President George W Bush and Secretary Condoleezza Rice, and Indian leaders like Sonia Gandhi and Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy.
Dabbling in politics back home for a while, Paul floated Prajashanti party and announced candidates for byelections in the state. Recently, the Congress was using him to counter Brother Anil Kumar who had a strong hold over the Christian community. Paul’s criticism of the then CM YSR won him the backing of former CM Chandrababu Naidu.
Paul’s bribe offer caught on camera
When evangelist K.A. Paul allegedly gave Rs 3 lakh as advance of a bribe to the investigating officer, inspector Srinivasa Rao of Ongole taluk circle for not filing a case, the latter recorded the transaction on his spy pen video camera and handed it over to his superiors. Paul was then taken into custody. The three others arrested on Monday were hired by Paul to attack Koteswar Rao, who was hired by Paul to murder his brother David Raju, police said. The police filed cases under Sections 229, 120B, 307 and 109 of the IPC against the accused.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Parties intensify Ongole campaign
Parties intensify Ongole campaign
The Congress which had earlier lagged behind the TD and YSRC in
campaigning due to the late selection of candidate has speeded up its
campaign with the visits of Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa
Satyanarayana and Chief Minister Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy.
Ms Parvatamma is assuring people about resolving drinking water difficulties, house sites, social security pensions and developing the town as a major corporation.
Kanigiri MLA Mukku Ugranarasimha Reddy, Santanutalapadu legislator B.N. Vijayakumar and Kondepi MLA G.V. Seshu are also touring with Ms Parvatamma.
TD chief Nara Chandra-babu Naidu campaigned for two days in support of his party candidate Damachar-la Janardhan and CPI state secretary K. Narayana also campaigned on Tuesday for the TD.
YSRC candidate Balineni Srinivas Reddy completed his campaign in half of the town. YSR Congress president and Kadapa MP Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will campaign in Ongole Assembly constituency on May 19. He will reach Ongole on May 18 and will stay at Mr Srinivas Reddy’s house. He will launch campaign on May 19 in Eetamukkala, Mandanuru of Kothapatnam mandal, Chervukommupalem, Pelluru, Sarveyreddi-palem, Yarjerla and Vengamukkapalem of Ongole rural mandal.
He will address people at Church Centre of Ongole at 4 pm, at Old Market Centre at 5 pm, at the flyover at 6 pm and will participate in a public meet at 7 pm in Gandhinagar.
BJP senior leader Bandaru Dattatreya campaigned in support of their party candidate Y.C. Yogaiah Yadav and BJP state president G. Kishan Reddy will visit Ongole next week.
Rajya Sabha member and actor-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi will campaign for the Congress on May 24 at Ongole.
Ms Parvatamma is assuring people about resolving drinking water difficulties, house sites, social security pensions and developing the town as a major corporation.
Kanigiri MLA Mukku Ugranarasimha Reddy, Santanutalapadu legislator B.N. Vijayakumar and Kondepi MLA G.V. Seshu are also touring with Ms Parvatamma.
TD chief Nara Chandra-babu Naidu campaigned for two days in support of his party candidate Damachar-la Janardhan and CPI state secretary K. Narayana also campaigned on Tuesday for the TD.
YSRC candidate Balineni Srinivas Reddy completed his campaign in half of the town. YSR Congress president and Kadapa MP Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will campaign in Ongole Assembly constituency on May 19. He will reach Ongole on May 18 and will stay at Mr Srinivas Reddy’s house. He will launch campaign on May 19 in Eetamukkala, Mandanuru of Kothapatnam mandal, Chervukommupalem, Pelluru, Sarveyreddi-palem, Yarjerla and Vengamukkapalem of Ongole rural mandal.
He will address people at Church Centre of Ongole at 4 pm, at Old Market Centre at 5 pm, at the flyover at 6 pm and will participate in a public meet at 7 pm in Gandhinagar.
BJP senior leader Bandaru Dattatreya campaigned in support of their party candidate Y.C. Yogaiah Yadav and BJP state president G. Kishan Reddy will visit Ongole next week.
Rajya Sabha member and actor-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi will campaign for the Congress on May 24 at Ongole.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
EAMCET peaceful at Ongole
EAMCET peaceful at Ongole
DC CORRESPONDENT
ONGOLE, MAY 12
The EAMCET-2012 was conducted
peacefully here on Saturday. The EAMCET coordinator, Mr B. V. Sundarkumar said
that engineering entrance was conducted in eleven centres and 7773 aspirants
attended against 8281 applied. He added that agriculture and medical entrance
was held in two centres and 1586 aspirants attended against 1745 applied.
Prakasam collector, Ms Anita Rajendra inspected EAMCET exam at QUIS engineering
college. District superintendent of police, Mr K. Raghuram Reddy and other
officials imposed security at exams centres.
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Three die of food poisoning in Prakasam
Three
die of food poisoning in Prakasam
DC CORRESPONDENT
ONGOLE, MAY 12
Three persons died and four
others became critically ill due to food poison at Akkapalli village under
Racharla mandal of Prakasam district on Saturday night. T. Potuluraaiah 4, T. Ramulamma 55, T.
Potalaiah 30 and other family members started vomiting after eating dinner at 8
pm in their house. Adjacent relatives immediately responded and tried to shift
them to Giddalur for treatment but trio died on the way. Brahmam, Padma, Vishnu
and Bhumayya who complained of vomiting were admitted into Giddalur government
hospital for treatment. As the condition of Brahmam and Pamda worsened, they
were further shifted to Nandyal government hospital. Family members said that
they became ill after eating “vadiyalu” in the meals. Two days ago, family
members sprayed a chemical substance which was used in farms to restrain
mosquitoes and the vadiyalu which were kept open became poisonous with the chemical
effect. Giddalur police led by circle inspector, N. Satyanarayana registered a
case and inspected food.
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Meet voters frequently, Congress cadre told
Meet
voters frequently, Congress cadre told
DC CORRESPONDENT
ONGOLE, MAY 12
The Congress is going to
implement campaign of repeated direct interactions with voters in the Ongole
assembly constituency for a huge majority win to its candidate Ms Magunta
Parvatamma in the byelection. The minister for transport and Pradesh Congress
President, Mr Botsa Satyanarayana became unhappy over the Congress campaign
pattern in the Ongole constituency during a meeting with party leaders and
activists here on Saturday. Mr Satyanarayana directed party leaders to appoint
local booth level incharges in Ongole, Kothapatnam and other villages of
constituency to meet voters in support of Parvatamma. He suggested that party
incharges and leaders should try to convince voters by visiting them at least
five times in the next one month.
The PCC chief promised good
posts in future to these incharges and directed party to complete process in
next three days. He claimed all welfare schemes of YSR government as of
Congress and alleged that YSR Congress was illegally claiming these schemes as
theirs. He defended that no welfare schemes was stopped in the state and
claimed that more beneficiaries are availing these schemes. He lamented that 18
MLAs had left Congress showing loyalty to Jagan and not for the welfare of
public. He added that Congress had faced many hardships but never flinched back
from responsibility of serving public. The PCC chief said that proper repeated
explanation of welfare schemes, highlighting YSRC and Telugu Desam corruptions
to voters would give sure win to Congress.
Mr Satyanarayana extolled
Darsi MLA, Mr Buchepalli Sivaprasad Reddy as incorrupt for returning Congress
from YSRC. He tried to woo Kapu leaders/activists and Chiranjeevi fans by
praising that Praja Rajyam had saved Congress and promised to give priority to
Kapu community. Taking Ongole byelection as prestigious, he hoped Congress win due
to services of Magunta family to constituency people. Union minister for
textiles and handlooms, Ms Panabaka Lakshmi recalled free water and other
charity services of Magunta family and asked Congress cadre to work for
Parvatamma with the cooperation of people’s representatives.
Minister for rural
development, Mr Dokka Manikyavaraprasad Rao referring agriculture loan waiver,
NREGS and other schemes claimed only Congress is capable of developing people
and asked activists to awaken voters about corruption and illegalities of YSRC
candidate, Mr Balineni Srinivas Reddy. Minister for municipal administration
and urban development, Mr Manugunta Mahidhar Reddy, Ongole MP, Mr Magunta
Srinivasulu Reddy and others encouraged party cadre with their speeches.
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Bypolls: Botsa to take responsibility
Bypolls:
Botsa to take responsibility
DC CORRESPONDENT
ONGOLE, MAY 12
Minister for transport and
Pradesh Congress Committee president, Mr Botsa Satyanarayana here on Saturday
that he is taking responsibility for the win or defeat of Congress candidates
in the byelections and ruled out these elections as referendum for Congress government.
During a press meet, Mr Satyanarayana said that he would issue B forms to all
candidates hence he will be responsible for their wins or defeats and clarified
that as the head of government, chief minister, Mr Nallari Kirankumar is also
responsible for the byelection results. He explained that byelection was
scheduled for only 18 assembly seats which was less that ten percent of total
assembly seats hence these byelections are not a referendum for state
government.
Mr Satyanarayana admitted
that as ministers of YSR government they are responsible for anomalies but not
for backdrop illegalities. Mentioning the statement of Telugu Desam president,
Nara Chandrababu Naidu about losing power by TD due to non-implementation of
free power and other welfare schemes, he analyzed that people never trusted TD
hence they gave power to Congress and predicted that TD would stand in third
place in the present byelections. He ridiculed that TD had never implemented
welfare schemes in nine years of government but cancelled welfare schemes which
was introduced by NTR.
The PCC president praised
that Praja Rajyam saved Congress by sacrificing their party and alleged that
YSR Congress president, Mr Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy deceived Congress by taking
out 18 MLAs from the party. He added that from Motilal Nehru to Ms Sonia
Gandhi, Congress leaders have sacrificed their lives for country and party but
Jagan or his loyalists never sacrificed any thing except robbing public money. He
alleged that Jagan was deceiving public by pronouncing simply YSR Congress
remembering Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy to get benefit in the elections but actually
it was Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress. He asked people to defeat corrupt YSRC
candidates for a better society and termed waste of votes if people poll their
votes to YSRC or TD.
Mr Satyanarayana predicted
that parties which would come with personal agendas will disappear as soon as
possible but Congress will live forever as it was working for policies not for
leader’s personal benefits. Union minister, Ms Panabaka Lakshmi, ministers,
Messrs Dokka Manikyavaraprasad Rao and Manugunta Mahidhar Reddy, Ongole
candidate Ms Magunta Parvatamma, Ongole MP, Mr Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy and
MLAs participated in the press meet.
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Minister Dokka holds bypoll campaign
Minister
Dokka holds bypoll campaign
DC CORRESPONDENT
ONGOLE, MAY 11
The Congress leaders have
intensified byelection campaign in various wards of the Ongole town on Friday.
Minister for rural development, Mr Dokka Manikyavaraprasad Rao, Congress
candidate Ms Magunta Parvatamma and other leaders campaigned for Congress.
Recalling developmental activities of Congress government, Mr Manikyavaraprasad
Rao claimed that only Congress is capable of implementing welfare schemes for
the welfare of poor and vowed to develop all backward communities of the
society. Responding to drinking water complaints of public, he assured
resolving them and further assured about developing colonies of town.
Mentioning services of Magunta
family to the Ongole constituency people minister asked people to vote in
favour of Parvatamma for Ongole development. Ms Parvatamma said that Congress
government would develop town in all aspects and asked people to give a huge
win to Congress for all round Ongole development. Kondepi MLA, Mr G. V. Seshu,
Santanutalapadu MLA, Mr B. N. Vijaykumar and Pradesh Congress Committee
secretary, Mr A. Ghanashyam reeled out developmental activities. Ms Parvatamma
interacted women voters and asserted development of women by Congress. Later
minister, MLAs along with Parvatamma staged a road show.
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Congress pins hopes on Chiru, Botsa, Kiran
Congress
pins hopes on Chiru, Botsa, Kiran
DC CORRESPONDENT
ONGOLE, MAY 11
The Congress are hoping to benefit
in the byelection with the proposed tours of Pradesh Congress Committee
president, Mr Botsa Satyanarayana Rao, chief minister Mr Nallari Kirankumar
Reddy and Rajyasabha member, Mr K. Chiranjeevi. Congress candidate Ms Magunta
Parvatamma and minister for rural development, Mr Dokka Manikyavaraprasad Rao
with other leaders are campaigning in Ongole.
Mr Satyanarayana Rao is going to visit Ongole on Saturday, review the party
position at District Congress Committee office and meet party leaders and
activists.
CM, Mr Kirankumar Reddy is
going to visit Ongole on May 15 and will participate in a party cadre meet at
PVR high school besides addressing byelection campaigns. Mr Chiranjeevi is
planning to visit in the last week and will stay for two days to campaign. Congress
leaders are hoping busy campaign would be helpful towards attracting voters and
are hopeful of getting win with the aid of women voters who are decision makers
in Ongole assembly constituency.
Minister for municipal
administration and urban development, Mr Manugunta Mahidhar Reddy, local MP, Mr
Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy and Congress MLAs of the district are going to join
with PCC president in the campaign. Party had directed people’s representatives
towards active participation in the campaign hence Kondepi MLA, Mr G. V. Seshu
and Santanutalapadu legislator Mr B. N. Vijaykumar are actively participating
in the campaign. These leaders are analyzing that corruption charges against
YSR Congress president, Mr Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy will distract voters from
YSRC and shunning Congress for personal benefits by former MLA, Mr Balineni
Srinivas Reddy would help them for a win. They are further claiming that people
are distrusting Telugu Desam supremo, Mr Nara Chandrababu Naidu despite
repeated vows about continuation of welfare scheme hence Congress would emerge
winner from Ongole.
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BJP predicts collapse of Kiran government
BJP predicts collapse of Kiran government
DC CORRESPONDENT
ONGOLE, MAY 11
The Bharatiya Janata Party
here on Friday predicted the collapse of the Congress government collapse in
the state and huge changes in Congress party after the byelections. BJP senior
leader, Mr Bandaru Dattatreya while addressing a press meet said that Congress
was in coma and is unfit to continue in power due to its failures towards in controlling
spiraling prices, crimes, various scams and giving poor governance. He claimed that
the BJP will win in Parkala and the Congress would stand in the third place in
the byelections.
Mr Dattatreya mentioned that
usually ruling party will byelections but Congress was facing defeats in
byelections in the state due to public ire. He opined that YSR Congress was
trying towards vanish of Congress from state and it can be possible in the
present political scenario. He commented that Congress became corruption queen
party due to its inability to restrain various scams and anomalies by its
leaders, ministers and others. He alleged that union government was misusing
CBI and felt that the investigative agency has lost trust due to bias based
investigations.
Expressing suspicion about
match fixing between Congress and TD, Mr Dattatreya alleged that candidates of both
parties were spending Rs 50 crore to Rs 70 crore in each assembly constituency
towards byelection win.
Later Mr Dattatreya launched the
byelection campaign with party leaders in favour of BJP candidate, Mr Y. C.
Yogaiah Yadav at Pellur village near Ongole after performing pujas in
Sivalayam. BJP activists conducted a rally and further house-to-house campaign
in the village in which BJP president, Mr Goli Nageswara Rao and others
participated with Mr Dattatreya and Mr Yogaiah Yadav.
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Naidu terms rivals as thieves, dacoits
Naidu terms
rivals as thieves, dacoits
DC CORRESPONDENT
ONGOLE, MAY 11
Telugu Desam president, Mr
Nara Chandrababu Naidu started the TD byelection campaign in Kandukur under Nellore parliament
constituency in support of his party candidate Mr V. Venugopal Reddy on Friday.
Mr Naidu leveled allegations against both the Congress and YSR Congress during
road show meets. He alleged that Nellore YSRC candidate, Mr Mekapati Rajmohan
Reddy was a benami for YSRC president Mr Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy for various
businesses hence he had resigned as MP and joined YSRC. Admitting migration of
TD leaders into the YSRC, he clarified that some leaders attracted by money had
shifted to YSRC but activists were with party.
Mr Naidu alleged that
Congress aspirant, Mr T. Subbarami Reddy was spending huge amounts to attract
voters but people are angry with Congress corruption, so they would vote for
TD. He said that minister for urban development, Mr Manugunta Mahidhar Reddy
was elected as MLA from Kandukur but never worked for constituency development.
He ridiculed that Congress office Gandhi bhavan at Hyderabad switched into Brandi bhavan due to
Pradesh Congress Committee president, Mr Botsa Satyanarayana Rao’s involvement
in liquor business. Mr Naidu alleged that chief minister, Mr Nallari Kirankumar
Reddy had totally failed to provide good governance to state public. He
commented Congress became thieves’ party and YSRC dacoit’s party. He alleged
that Mr Mahidhar Reddy had occupied government and private lands in his
constituency in benami names.
Former CM lamented that as
many as 200 TD activists were killed in the state in the Congress government
which show total failure of law and order. He termed Rajiv Arogyasri as
largesse for corporate hospitals and no use for poor people. He announced
launching of a new health insurance scheme replacing Arogyasri by TD.
TD aspirant, Mr Venugopal
Reddy, former MLA, Mr Divi Sivaram and others participated in the road show.
Earlier Mr Naidu conducted a meeting with party leaders and activists and tried
to boost up their morals through a provocative 45 minutes speech.
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Friday, May 11, 2012
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