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Praja Rajyam chief plans ten meetings in Medak

Staff Reporter

SANGAREDDY: Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi will be visiting Medak district again for three days beginning December 18, tentatively. However, the proposed visit on December 14 to Patancheru stands cancelled.

This was the decision taken by party leaders at Hyderabad on Wednesday.

Though a public meeting was planned on Sunday at Patancheru, the second thought was that Chiranjeevi should address public meetings in all the constituencies instead of limiting himself to one constituency.

According to party sources, the extraordinary performance of the Congress in the recently held elections in five States and the speculation that elections may be held earlier than scheduled forced the party to change plans and evolve strategy accordingly.

“We cannot afford to waste Chiranjeevi’s time by keeping him at the party headquarters. Even Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy addressing the media at New Delhi clarified that elections for Assembly will also be held along with those for Parliament. Time is running out,” said a party leader.

Chiranjeevi would address 10 public meetings, one in each constituency, in the district during his three-day tour. However, party leaders are taking all precautions to ensure that his visit would not attract the ire of the High Court, which banned road shows by political parties, responding to a petition filed a by voluntary organisation.

To check TRS

Medak district was intentionally chosen by the PR to put a check on the TRS. “We want to put a check on TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao, in his native district Medak, by drawing heavy crowds. This would give ample indication on where each party stands,” said the party leader. This would be Chiranjeevi’s second visit to the district after participating in the community launch at Singannagudem on December 6. “All precautions will be taken to see that the meetings will not inconvenience the public,” said PR district co-convener P. Shiva Kumar.

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