“NTR not only fought for the Telugu pride, but also ensured the formation of non-Congress Government at the Centre. The biggest tribute to NTR would be a Congress-free Government,” Modi said while addressing “Nava Bharatha Yuva Bheri” rally. Stating that the Telugu Desam Party, which enjoys NTR’s legacy, he said that the party should take up the responsibility to achieve this goal. He called upon the non-Congress groups to join hands to defeat Congress in the State.

Speaking about Telangana, Modi accused the Congress-led UPA Government of mishandling the issue. He said that the Congress party has created difference between brothers. He said when Vajpayee Government formed Chattisgarh, there were celebrations in Madhya Pradesh. Similarly, people in Uttar Pradesh celebrated formation of Uttarakhand and sweets were distributed in Bihar when Jharkhand was formed. However, he said that the Congress has mishandled the issue to promote enmity between the people of two regions.

With regard to the proposal of making Hyderabad the joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Modi said that the Centre should have created this process in 2004 instead of now asking the Seemandhra people to wait for their capital city for the next years. Stating that the BJP was in favour of Telangana, he said that the party was equally concerned about the welfare of Seemandhra people.

Modi appealed the people of both the regions to maintain peace and harmony. He said when lakhs of Telugus could live peacefully in Gujarat, then why Seemandhra people could not live in Telangana. He said there should be no hatred among brothers. He said development was the only solution for both the regions.

The BJP probable Prime Ministerial candidate slammed the Centre on several counts including Chinese intrusion, attack on Indian soldiers by Pakistan, suicides in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, Food Security Bill, corruption and other national issues.

Almost 1.5 lakh people purchased entry tickets of Rs 5 each to attend the public meeting. These proceeds would go towards the relief for Uttarakhand flood victims. Since the LB Stadium’s gates were closed due to over-crowding, thousands of people listened to Modi’s speech through the giant screens installed outside the stadium.

Modi began his address by reading out a Telugu script praying for growth and development of Telugus all across the world. Stating that the Gujarat and Telugus have old relations, he said that there were lots of Telugu medium schools in Gujarat. He tried to related himself with Hyderabad by saying that he shares his birthday, 17th September, with Hyderabad Liberation Day.

In a bid to copy US President Barack Obama’s election campaign, Modi ended his speech by asking people to repeat the slogans of “Yes We Can” and “Yes We Will Do.” Of course, he signed off by saying Jai Telangana and Jai Seemandhra.

Senior leaders including M Venkaiah Naidu, Bandaru Dattatreyya, State BJP President G Kishan Reddy and others also addressed the meeting.

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Besides Bala Krishna, several film personalities and leaders called on Modi at Park Hyatt. They include Krishnam Raju, Mohan Babu, Allu Aravind, Raghavendra Rao, Jagapati Babu, Murali Mohan, C Kalyan, Manchu Vishnu Kumar, Lakshmi Prasanna, Suman, Ramanaidu, Daggubati Rana, Daggubati Suresh, Dil Raju and Kiravani.

Others who met Modi include K Padmanabiah (former Union Home Secretary), V Rama Rao (former Governor of Sikkim), Gopinath Reddy (former DGP), K Somaraju (Chairman of Care Hospitals), R Krishnaiah (AP Backward Class Welfare Association) and Manda Krishna Madiga (MRPS).

“The discussions covered a wide area of topics ranging from the current political situation in Andhra Pradesh to issues facing various sections of the society in Andhra Pradesh,” said a statement from BJP.

“I had an exclusive opportunity to meet w Mr @narendramodi and share some insights abt our state. May The Lord bless him to be our next PM,” Mohan Babu tweeted later. “Met Shri Narendra Modi. Man! Am Floored,” Vishnu Manchu tweeted.

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Talking to reporters in the Assembly premises here, Sudhakar Reddy alleged that Modi’s visit was aimed at disturbing the peaceful atmosphere of Hyderabad. He also condemned TDP MLA Errabelli Dayakar Rao for his alleged remarks praising Modi and stating that Modi and TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu would do wonders if they join hands. He said that Naidu was part of the NDA for several years and they failed to bring any development in the country. He said such statements were being issued to mislead the people.

Sudhakar Reddy also slammed Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal for threatening to stall the Food Security Bill in the Lok Sabha. He said that Rajagopal should make statements that match his stature and he had no powers or capability to stall a bill. He said Rajagopal should quit the party if he desires to make such anti-Congress statements.

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Modi will arrive in a special flight at Begumpet Airport at about 10 AM. He will hold a meeting with the senior leaders of the party from 11 AM to 1 PM at Park Hyatt Hotel. Post lunch, he will address a meeting of retired judges, ex-IPS officials and others at 2.30 PM. He will then proceed to LB Stadium for the public meeting “Nava Bharat Yuva Bheri” scheduled to begin at 4.30 PM.

At 6.20 PM, Modi will unveil the statue of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel at Keshav Memorial School in Narayanguda. At 7 PM, he will hold a meeting with the State BJP’s office bearers. He will leave for Gujarat at 7 PM through a special flight from Begumpet Airport.

According to police, at AR Petrol Pump Jn., traffic will not be allowed towards BJR Statue and will be diverted towards Nampally or Ravindra Bharati; Traffic coming from Abids and Gunfoundry side will not be allowed towards BJR Statue and Basheerbagh Jn., and it will be diverted at Gunfoundry towards Chapel road; Traffic coming from Basheerbagh Jn. and going towards GPO, Abids will be diverted at Basheerbagh Jn. towards Hyderguda and King Koti road; Traffic coming from Old MLA quarters towards Basheerbagh will be diverted at old MLA Qtrs towards Himayatnagar Y Jn; Traffic coming from Rajmohalla road towards old MLA Quarters will be diverted at Cemetery Jn. towards King Koti or Narayanguda; Traffic coming from King Koti to Basheerbagh via: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan will be diverted at King Koti X Roads towards Tajmahal; Traffic coming from Liberty towards Basheerbagh Jn. will be diverted at Liberty Jn. towards Himayatnagar; Traffic coming from Bahseerbagh to Traffic Control Room will be diverted at Basheerbagh Jn., towards Liberty; Traffic coming from Traffic Control Room towards Basheerbagh Jn. will be diverted at PCR towards Nampally road andTraffic coming from Hill Fort will be diverted towards Nampally at old PCR junction and will not allowed towards Basheerbagh.

All DCMs/Lorries and Buses coming from Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Warangal, Khammam and Medak districts should be alighting at Ambedkar statue (Tank bund) and directed them to park the vehicles at NTR Stadium. All heavy vehicles like DCMs/Lorries and Buses coming from Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda should alight at Nampally, A.R Petrol Pump and directed them to park at Exhibition Grounds.

All heavy vehicles like DCMs/Lorries and Buses coming from RR Dist and Hyderabad surrounding areas should alight at PCR and have been directed them to park at Public Gardens. Similarly, all two wheelers and 4-wheelers directed to park their vehicles at Nizam College grounds, Stanley Engineering College, Aliya College and Mahabubia College.

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Senior leaders including M Venkaiah Naidu, Bandaru Dattatreyya and State BJP President G Kishan Reddy visited the stadium to review the preparations. They also interacted with the senior police officials on the security arrangements for the meeting.

Meanwhile, the BJP leaders have decorated the city BJP and saffron flags. Huge hoardings welcoming Modi to the city have also been installed at different locations in the city.

- INN

طارق انور نے اتوار کو ایک پروگرام میں نریندر مودی کو وزیر اعظم کے عہدہ کا امیدوار بنائے جانے کی بی جے پی کے کچھ لیڈروں کی طرف سے مخالفت کئے جانے پر کہا کہ ایسا اس لئے ہو رہا ہے، کیونکہ مودی بی جے پی نہیں آر ایس ایس کے امیدوار ہیں اور انہیں مسلط کیا جا رہا ہے. انور نے کہا کہ جمہوریت میں عام طور پر منتخب پارلیمنٹ ہی وزیر اعظم کا انتخاب کرتے ہیں اور بی جے پی نے اس معاملے میں جلد بازی میں فیصلہ کیا ہے. انہوں نے کہا کہ سینئر لیڈر لال کرشن اڈوانی نے بی جے پی کی طرف سے مودی کو الیکشن مہم کمیٹی کا سربراہ بنائے جانے کی مخالفت کی تھی اور اس کے بعد پارٹی کے رہنما شتروگھن سنہا اور سینئر لیڈر یشونت سنگھ کے بیان آئے ہیں. انہوں نے دعوی کیا کہ اس سے بی جے پی کے اندر اندر مودی کو لے کر بغاوت کی صورت پیدا ہوتی نظر آتی ہے

مایاوتی نے یہاں بی ایس پی کے برہمن سماج بھائی چارہ کانفرنس کو خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ اتراکھنڈ میں آئی قدرتی آفات سے پیدا بحران کے وقت بھی کچھ پارٹیاں اپنی سیاسی روٹیاں سینکنے سے باز نہیں آ رہی ہیں. انہوں نے مودی کی طرف اشارہ کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ ہم ایسی اس پارٹی کی بھی سخت الفاظ میں مذمت کرتے ہیں، جس کے لیڈر ملک کا اگلا وزیر اعظم بننے کا دعوی کرتے ہیں، لیکن تباہی میں صرف گجرات کے ہی لوگوں کو بچانے کی بات کرتے ہیں

مایاوتی نے اتراکھنڈ میں حال میں بھاری بارش اور بھاری اکثریت کی وجہ سے ہوئے مال کے زبردست نقصان پر افسوس ظاہر کیا اور کہا کہ اس شدید مصیبت کے وقت میں ان کی پارٹی دعا کرتی ہے کہ اس آفت سے متاثرہ لوگوں کو دکھ برداشت کرنے کی طاقت ملے