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Andhra Pradesh
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Speaking to newsmen here at his residence, Mr. Srinivas, said: "In a day or two, the Congress delegation would approached the SEC and seek its intervention on the `blatant misuse' of official programmes particularly the `Chaduvula Panduga' for election purpose.'' The party had already faxed a complaint to the SEC about the alleged misuse, he added. The DCC president, S. Gangaram, was present. Taking exception to the Chief Minister using official fora for "Congress- bashing,'' the PCC chief said the `Chaduvula Panduga' had became a `gimmick' as Mr. Chandrababu Naidu was more interested in criticising the Congress than encouraging children to pursue education. He charged that the Chief Minister was using the official forum for election purpose with the intention of running down the Congress. Mr. Srinivas launched a tirade against the Chief Minister for his "baseless'' outbursts and accusations that the Congress had close nexus with the banned People's War and would allow naxals to move freely if it came back to power. He charged Mr. Naidu with raking up the naxal issue and linking it with the Congress as an election issue as he had no other issues for the coming polls. He demanded that the Chief Minister produce evidence and prove the allegations that the Congress was hand-in-glove with the naxals. He said the Chief Minister's statement was `unbecoming' of a responsible person and went on to add that the Congress would not sit quiet if the TDP chief continued to hurl accusations. "We will not tolerate such `irresponsible' charges,'' he said adding that "the Congress would be forced to take action.'' He said the Congress stand on naxalism was clear and added that only talks with the banned outfit would bear fruit. "Our approach to the naxal problem is different.'' He said, "The Congress wants a permanent solution to the issue and does not welcome killings of police personnel, naxals and the politicians.'' There should be a stop to `fake encounters.'' He pointed out that there had been several instances when the Union Government settled contentious issues through talks. He referred to the observations made by the retired DGP Prakash Singh, who is heading the commission to probe the Alipiri incident, that talks are the only way to solve the problem. Mr. Srinivas said the retired police officer had even noted that the naxal issue was not a law and order problem alone and went on record saying that he would visit the troubled areas to study the situation. The PCC president expressed his surprise that the ongoing probe into the Alipiri incident was not progressing satisfactorily. He alleged that State Government officials were not cooperating with the Commission official. He said this "silence" on the part of the officials and others gave rise to conspiracy theory. He said people of the State had every right to know was the role of the officials and why they were shying away from giving details.
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