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Praja Rajyam bares its political fangs

HYDERABAD: Praja Rajyam on Thursday asserted that it was the only political alternative to the ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh. “People are looking for a change which we alone are capable of providing,” said spokespersons P. Mitra and Parakala Prabhakar.

Responding to Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s remarks on Wednesday that the Congress would win all except two seats in East and West Godavari districts, they said the Praja Rajyam candidates would romp home with a majrotity of 20,000 votes in every seat in the two districts.

Answering a question, they said their party would not talk of any political alliances at this juncture as it firmly believed in its strength among the people.

It was fully equipped to provide the kind of governance that people wanted. “We are going ahead with the belief that every vote and every seat will be ours,” they claimed.

Dr. Mitra, who met Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat and Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury during their visit here on Wednesday, described it as a courtesy call.

“They evinced interest in our policies and, given my past association with them, we discussed on how education and healthcare services could be improved. I merely offered clarity on my party’s policies,” he said.

Referring to the controversy over the secret letter written by US President George W. Bush to the American Congress on the Indo-US nuclear deal, Mr. Parakala demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh come clean and offer an explanation.

“Either President Bush’s letter to the Senate is false or Dr. Singh should admit that he misled the Parliament.”

When asked about their party’s plans to highlight burning issues, especially the acute shortage of fertilizer, Mr. Parakala said the government must stop saying there was no shortage and take immediate measures to position sufficient stocks within two or three days.

“Otherwise, we will launch an agitation,” he said.

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