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Don’t rub Modi’s failures on Congress: Jagga Reddy

Don’t rub Modi’s failures on Congress: Jagga Reddy

TPCC working president T. Jagga Reddy lights a match to burn the effigy of PM Narendra Modi in protest against the shortage of cooking gas. | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF The Congress questioned the morality of BJP state president N. Ramchander Rao in burning the effigies of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, while the Centre had failed the country on the shortage of cooking gas, unable to handle the present situation. In protest, TPCC working president T. Jagga Reddy burnt the effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Is it a fault if the country’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, stages a dharna against the cooking gas shortage? Don’t rub Modi’s failures on Congress,” said Mr. Jagga Reddy. Mr. Reddy accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to secure oil and gas imports from Russia, under pressure from the United States. “If India had increased imports from Russia earlier, the present situation could have been avoided,” he said adding that Modi’s governent has succumbed to the U.S. pressures like never before in India’s history. Published – March 14, …

BRS lodges complaint against Jagga Reddy, Arvind

BRS lodges complaint against Jagga Reddy, Arvind

BRS leaders lodging a complaint against Congress, BJP leaders in Hyderabad on Thursday. HYDERABAD A delegation of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) led by its general secretary and former IPS officer R.S. Praveen Kumar on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Director General of Police requesting action against TPCC working president T. Jayaprakash Reddy alias Jagga Reddy and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Dharmapuri Arvind for abusing police officers on duty during the municipal elections. Submitting a representation/complaint to Additional DGP (Law & Order) Mahesh M. Bhagwat here on Thursday, Mr. Praveen Kumar demanded that Mr. Jagga Reddy and Mr. Arvind Kumar’s immediate arrest for using filthy language against the police officers on duty. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy who is also holding the portfolio of Home must also quit for his inability to protect the self esteem of the police, they said. Mr. Praveen Kumar stated that in Sangareddy, Mr. Jagga Reddy accompanied by some ‘rowdy sheeters’ used filthy language against police officer Shivakumar Yadav, who had played a key role in nabbing a …

Jagga Reddy lashes out at BJP MP Laxman over comments on ‘survival’ of Congress govt.

TPCC working president T. Jayaprakash Reddy addressing a press conference in Hyderabad on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Stating that the Congress would be further strengthened in the Assembly after Parliament elections, TPCC working president T. Jayaprakash Reddy condemned BJP MP K. Laxman’s reported comments on the survival of the Congress government. Speaking to reporters here, Mr. Reddy said the ‘political chip’ of Mr. Laxman seems to be damaged given his claims that the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) would be merged into the Congress. “Why will KCR [BRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao] merge his party into Congress,” he asked. Congress’ strength would reach 90 MLAs and some of those preferring to join the party may include BJP MLAs, Mr. Reddy claimed. Congress has a clear strategy on running the government despite repeated claims of the BJP and BRS leaders about its future. He said Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has a strategy to deal with such claims of the BJP. Some BRS and BJP MLAs may have a change of heart and join the …

Jagga Reddy terms BJP as ‘graphics patriots’, says Rahul Gandhi carries pedigree of true patriots

TPCC working president and former MLA T. Jayaprakash Reddy addressing a press conference in Hyderabad on Friday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Terming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as ‘graphics nationalists’ and ‘graphic patriots’, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) working president T. Jayaprakash Reddy said it is always the ‘duplicates’ who blow their own trumpet while the ‘originals’ do their work silently. Addressing a press conference here, he dismissed the BJP’s continuous attack on Rahul Gandhi’s family, questioning their patriotism, and said Mr. Gandhi doesn’t need to prove his patriotism day in and day out. “He has a pedigree of patriotism, starting from his great great grandfather Motilal Nehru who sacrificed his property for the nation’s cause,” he said. On the other hand, the BJP leaders or their ideologues who were never part of India’s independence movement are claiming themselves to be the real patriots, he said, adding that the country can differentiate between the ‘graphics patriots’ and true patriots like Rahul Gandhi. Mr. Reddy also argued that the popularity of the BJP was declining …

Jagga Reddy suggests CM Revanth to deal with Opposition parties politically 

HYDERABAD: Congress senior leader and former MLA T Jayaprakash Reddy aka Jagga Reddy expressed his thoughts to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, emphasizing the importance of ensuring a successful five-year tenure and the next five years. During an informal exchange with Revanth Reddy at the Gandhi Bhavan here on Monday, Jagga Reddy urged him to take measures that would secure their political position for the upcoming five years. Reflecting on the K Chandrashekhar Rao’s regime, he remarked that the rights of the people had been supressed during that period. Highlighting the perceived freedom under the Congress government, Jagga Reddy asserted that it was this sense of liberty that led the people of Telangana to empower the party to form the government. Drawing attention to the role of Sonia Gandhi, he commended the implementation of two out of the six guarantees promised during the election campaign, expressing confidence that the Chief Minister would deliver on the remaining four soon. Jagga Reddy also drew parallels between the political strategies of the BJP and the BRS, emphasising the need …

Telangana Congress chief Jagga Reddy condemns ‘provocative attack’ on Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam

Telangana Congress working president T Jayaprakash Reddy condemned the ‘provocative attack’ of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam and said BJP’s undemocratic attitude will not be spared by the people. Mr. Reddy questioned the rationale behind targetting a yatra that wants to unite people and spread friendship between different groups in the country. The cowardice of the BJP was exposed in blocking the yatra. The society will react if such attacks occur again, he warned. He said one needs to have guts and conviction on issues to walk from one corner to the other corner of the country. That fearless attitude of Rahul Gandhi is what worrying the BJP the most, he said. Source link

Ranbir Kapoor talks about his `disaster` films `Shamshera`, `Jagga Jasoos`

Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor discussed his life and career during one of the final `In Conversation` sessions at the Red Sea Film Festival on Wednesday. “It`s part of Indian culture,” Kapoor told Deadline later that evening at a party hosted by GQ. “The songs, the dances. They love the movies, especially the Asian subcontinent. So it`s always great to get that love.” Talking at length, he discussed the projects in his filmography that he believes are failures, either due to poor box office numbers or conflicting artistic results. Discussing his 2022 action film `Shamshera`, he said it was “by far the hardest film I`ve worked on. It was a big box office disaster, but the biggest mistake I made on Shamshera was that I stuck on a beard.” He was referencing the prosthetic beard he wears during the film. Over rapturous laughter from the crowd, he continued: “When you`re shooting in the heat, and you stick on a beard, it`s like your face is melting.” Also Read: Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor head home with their …

Jagga Reddy meets Kharge, stresses collective decisions if Congress has to strengthen in Telangana

Sangareddy legislator T. Jayaprakash Reddy meeting AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on Wednesday.  Sangareddy Legislator T. Jayaprakash Reddy met the newly elected AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on Wednesday and congratulated him on the Congress party winning Himachal Pradesh apart from his elevation as the Congress president. Mr. Reddy said they discussed the political situation in Telangana and how the party has to face the ruling TRS and the onslaught of the BJP that was ‘making noise’ to draw people’s attention. He said he had informed AICC president on how both the TRS and BJP were creating a fake political fight to undermine the Congress that was strong and how the party can expose their collusion. Mr. Reddy, known for his outbursts against the TPCC leadership here, said he had not discussed anything about the leaders here but only on the measures to be taken to strengthen the party that continued to have people’s goodwill. “However, there is a need to take collective decisions in the party to make its case …