AP Elections 2009::: Top sins of YSR's Congress Government

Sanctity of Hindu Temples: Tirupathi and Tirumala Temple authority (TTD) was notorious for corruption and mismanagement until 1983. NT Rama Rao changed the face of the TTD Temples along with all the other major in Andhra Pradesh. For good number of years - even during the tenure of Chandra Babu Naidu (CBN), Andhra Pradesh Temples remained pilgrims friendly with corruption and mismanagement challenged effectively. But, during the past 5 years of Congress rule, TTD and other temples have regained their infamous glories and mastered the art of systematic mismanagement. Endowments department joined the hands with corrupt officials in the temples and went many steps beyond, even to sell or encroach the temple lands in the state. Today, a visit to any renowned temple in the state would tell the state of rampant corruption and mismanagement. Top marks to Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy Government for systematically ruining the sanctity of the Hindu Temples in less than 5 years.



Telugu Pride "Atmagowravam": Congress bitten the dust in 1983 when the Congress leaders mortgaged the pride of Telugus in Delhi. Old habits die hard. The Begumpet airport had two terminals - of them domestic terminal was aptly named after NT Ramarao and the international terminal after Rajiv Gandhi. When the airport moved to Shamshabad, YS Rajasekhar Reddy government decided to drop NTR name despite wide spread opposition from all quarters. Again to please Delhi and Sonia Gandhi, YSR did not listen and sadly, the very man who fought for the identity of Telugu poeple lost righteous place. Even a proposal from opposition TDP to name the airport after PV Narasimha Rao, the only PM from the state and Congressman was ignored. If the events after the death after PV Narasimha Rao was directed by Delhi, YSR government successfully implemented the directions to the shame of all Telugu people. Again, top marks to Congress for reviving the old habits and killing the pride and self respect of the very people whom they represent.



Telangana Drama: Congress joined hands with Telengana Rastra Samithi in 2004 elections and promised Telangana state in the election manifesto. Once in power, Congress ensured that this issue is put in complex loops and even after 5 years no clarity is provided. Just like BJP's Ram Mandir slogan, Congress is using Telangana for it's own political gains. Top marks again to congress for creating all the ripples at periodic intervals and then driving out TRS from the alliance. For the all those who wanted the unified Andhra Pradesh, this may be a good omen. Yet, this can be termed as "cheating" for which, TRS might have larger share of responsibility than Congress

Naxalites: When CBN increased the encounters and killed many, Congress promised "discussions and negotiations" as solution. Even though it started the platform on a friendly note, today Congress proved to be no different than the TDP. Again this is going back on the promise to provide a social fix for a long running issue and returning to the gun and encounters. Unfortunately today, this issue with a potential to damage the social infrastructure of Telangana and North Andhra is not on the top of agenda for any political party.

Administration: There are two aspects of the administration. If corruption is one other is functioning. When it comes to corruption, Congress brought this down to street level while, during the TDP it remained largely inside the glass doors with some level of sophistication. When it comes to functioning, this Government failed to provide the level of service to citizens. While there was an element of fear with the Government employees during the CBN rule, today all these employees attained the level of fearless state. This trend is damaging and perhaps this will be one of the top sins of the Government as most of the citizens are impacted in one way or other. When it comes to nepotism, all the parties rank on par and hence - Congress is no different.