PAC to finalize YSRCP strategy

The
Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of YSR Congress Party will meet on Thursday
to finalize the future course of action and chalk out the mass contact
programme to highlight the failures of ruling Congress and main opposition TDP. 

“The
extended Executive Committee of the Party which met under the chairmanship of
YS Vijayamma has resolved that the PAC will take the final call on the action
plan to reach out to the people and to take ideals of YSR to every village,”
CGC members Konatala Ramakrishna, Bajireddy Goverdhan and Bhuma Nagi Reddy told
reporters in Hyderabad on Wednesday. 

There
were many proposals from the members to take up padayatra, ratha yatra or to
revive Odarpu yatra and the meeting resolved that YSR family members will lead
the mission. The final details will be worked out in the PAC meeting and it
will be announced after Party President YSJagan Mohan Reddy endorses the
decision, they said. 

“The
proposed mass contact programme will focus on people’s issues highlighting how
Congress has watered down the welfare schemes of YSR and how TDP has been
playing a second fiddle to it instead of questioning the ruling party” they
said. 

The
meeting, attended by over 40 members of Central Governing Council (CGC),
Central Executive Council (CEC), MPs, MLAs and MLAs, after reviewing the state
of affairs in the State which is reeling under severe power crisis, farmers,
students and all sections of the society expressing their dissent over the
State Government, has resolved that the Party should undertake a mass contact
programme

 The
farm produce has increased from 2 per cent to 7 per cent during YSR term and
has drastically fallen after his demise and his poll promise of 7 hour free
power was not kept by the Kiran Kumar Reddy government who has created an
atmosphere that is not conducive to farmers, students, workers and women, they
said. Pensions, fees reimbursement, healthcare, Jalayagnam and other schemes
were either shelved or tapered down, members pointed out during the meeting. 

The
high-level meeting also condemned the nexus between Congress and TDP in
targeting YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. ED issuing attachment notices hours after TDP
leaders meeting Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram and the biased functioning
of CBI, which has let go T Ranga Rao in the Emaar case and shifted his status
from accused to witness, they said. 

Another
resolution to take the ideals of YSR to people was also passed and the
modalities will be worked out in tomorrow’s PAC meeting, Konathala said. “The
Government lacked foresight in tackling the power shortage issue and the state,
after crop holiday, is heading for an industrial holiday,” they said. 

Some
of the members also suggested that the fight against the anti-people government
and an insensitive opposition should be taken to Delhi while some others opined
that it should be organized at district level. “However, a final decision will
be taken in PAC," they added.

(Updated
on Oct 10, 2012)