TRS rally updates: KCR slams Chandrababu Naidu, recalls high power tariffs during his tenure
TRS rally LIVE updates: Following the Telangana Cabinet meet, ministers are set to leave for the rally after lunch while Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will leave at 5.30 pm. He will deliver his speech from 6 pm to 8 pm.
 "TRS rally updates: KCR slams Chandrababu Naidu, recalls high power tariffs during his tenure")
KCR ends his address
KCR has ended his speech with chants of ‘Jai Telangana, Jai Bharat.’
‘Govt jobs only for locals’
The TRS chief also promised to ‘increase government income’ and ‘distribute it to the public.’ He said that he would focus on the unemployed youth, and that government jobs would only go to people from Telangana.
‘22,000 villages benefitted under mission Bhagirathi’
KCR says 22,000 villages benefitted under mission Bhagirathi. KCR says 1,300 more villages will get water in the next 10 days. Officials from 11 states have visited us to study our development plans and schemes, claims KCR. Telangana govt is providing schemes worth 2,000 crore for development of minorities, way ahead of what the central government is doing, says KCR.
‘Development in every village’: KCR
KCR calls opponents breakers of development. He cautions the public from believing the Opposition and warns that they will be ‘cheated’. KCR vows that development will be visible in every village and asks the public to kindly bestow their blessings on the TRS.
KCR hints at early polls
KCR asks if Telangana should be a slave to Delhi or have self-respect. The TRS president hints at early polls and says a manifesto committee headed by Keshav Rao will soon be formed.
All promises made in manifesto fulfilled: KCR
KCR has claimed that all the promises made in the election manifesto were fulfilled, and 76 schemes not listed in the manifesto have been implemented, The Times of India reported
Will form federal front sans BJP, Cong: KT Rama Rao
Earlier during the rally, KT Rama Rao had said that the party is confident of forming a federal front without the BJP and Congress, The Indian Express reported.
KCR recalls Kothapalli Jayashankar
The TRS chief said that the activist, popularly known as professor Jayashankar, was an ideologue in favour of a separate Telangana.
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TRS chief recalls Telangana statehood movement
The TRS leader says that in 2001, he took a decision not to step back from the movement for a separate state. He also recalled the hurdles the agitation had faced.
KCR recalls Chandrababu Naidu’s tenure
In his speech, KCR recalled the regime of Chandrababu Naidu, the former chief minister of the then undivided Andhra Pradesh. He said that people faced difficulties due to high power tariffs.
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KCR begins his speech
K Chandrashekhar Rao has begun his address to a loud applause.
Visuals of KCR at the rally venue
#Telangana CM Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao arrives at Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) rally venue in Ranga Reddy district. pic.twitter.com/CJ2MKbFt4K
— ANI (@ANI) September 2, 2018
BJP targets TRS, accuses Telangana govt supplying free drinks to ‘supporters’
A while ago, the Congress had also shared the video to target the party.
This is how #Telangana government is Organizing #PragathiNivedanaSabha by supplying free Drinks. #KCR1000CroreRally #KCRFailedTelangana pic.twitter.com/im7Gr9Yb0D
— Raja Singh (@TigerRajaSingh) September 2, 2018
KTR at the venue
KCR has landed at the venue of the rally
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A KTR supporter shows off his admiration for the leader through his hairdo
KCR leaves for venue
KCR has left for the venue of the rally in his chopper.
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TRS worker dies enroute to rally
TRS worker Bhikshapathi died in a road accident on his way to the Pragathi Nivedana Sabha in Ranga Reddy district’s Kongara Kalan. Bhikshapathi was from Pachammawada in Warangal. An ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh has been announced.
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Video shows alleged TRS supporters drinking on bus headed to rally
A video is being widely shared on social media, including by the Telangana Congress, in which alleged TRS supporters can be seen drinking on a bus believed to be heading to the party’s rally in Ranga Reddy district. The Telangana Congress has been alleging that TRS has paid “supporters” to attend the rally to create an impression of massive strength.
#KCRFailedTelangana
— Telangana Congress (@INCTelangana) September 2, 2018
Formula for crowd mobilization:
👉Pay ₹1,000 per person
👉Provide Booze on the house
👉Provide food to eat
👉Provide state run transport buses for travel
Telangana stands in one of the top position's in India when it comes to consumption of Alcohol !! pic.twitter.com/PHRzRoySCs
Congress continues with #KCRFailedTelangana narrative
Even as celebrations and performances continue at the venue of the TRS rally, the Telangana Congress kept up its attack on the party. Telangana Congress chief Uttam Kumar Reddy tweeted: “Will KCR be asking for forgiveness from the youth of Telangana at the meeting for failing to provide the 2,00,000 government jobs lying vacant & failing to create one job for every household? He has not even created one job for every village.”
Reddy also tweeted: “Is KCR wasting crores of money in conducting the #PrajaVedanaSabha to highlight how he has cheated our Muslim & Tribal brothers & sisters by not giving them the promised 12% reservation?”
Will KCR be asking for forgiveness from the youth of Telangana at the meeting for failing to provide the 2,00,000 government jobs lying vacant & failing to create one job for every household? He has not even created one job for every village. #KCRFailedTelangana
— Uttam Kumar Reddy (@UttamINC) September 2, 2018
KTR and Kavitha Kalvakuntla interact with reporters at the TRS rally venue
Telangana minister KT Rama Rao, or KTR as he is known, and MP Kavitha Kalvakuntla are interacting with media representatives at the venue of the TRS’ Pragathi Nivedana Sabha.
Minister Sri @KTRTRS and MP Smt @RaoKavitha interacting with National and International Media representatives at #PragathiNivedanaSabha venue. pic.twitter.com/7KtYyJqtFn
— BRS Party (@BRSparty) September 2, 2018
KT Rama Rao says people will remember the turnout for long
Telangana minister and KCR’s son KT Rama Rao told reporters that the turnout at the TRS rally will be “something that people will remember for a long time”. “It is going to be the biggest political rally ever held in India,” he said on the party’s “Pragathi Nivedana Sabha” in Ranga Reddy district.
The turnout in this rally is going to be something that people will remember for a long time, it is going to be the biggest political rally ever held in India: Telangana Minister K. T. Rama Rao on TRS's Pragathi Nivedhana Sabha in Ranga Reddy district later today pic.twitter.com/ErzZxJXD6D
— ANI (@ANI) September 2, 2018
Telangana irrigation minister Harish Rao arrives on stage
Telangana Irrigation Minister Harish Rao has arrived on stage, as celebrations continue off stage ahead of KCR’s address.
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Telangana deputy CM says no decision on Assembly dissolution, early polls yet
After the Telangana cabinet meeting in Hyderabad ended, state deputy chief minister Kadiyam Srihar said they had briefed the media on the decisions made as per the agenda of the meeting. “There will be another cabinet meeting soon to make more decisions.”
The Telangana cabinet met in Hyderabad amid speculation that the chief minister was planning to dissolve the state Assembly and go for early polls. But the meeting ended without a decision on the matter.
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Speculations rife that Chandrashekar Rao may chair cabinet meeting on 4 September
Speculations are rife that Chandrashekar Rao may chair cabinet meeting on 4 September and the decision to dissolve the state Assembly may be taken then.
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Telangana Congress takes a dig at Chandrashekar Rao over farmer suicides in Telangana
On Saturday, the Telangana Congress had claimed that K Chandrashekar Rao is going for early elections as a “last ditch” attempt to protect his party from the “rising congress wave.”
#KCRFailedTelangana
— Telangana Congress (@INCTelangana) September 2, 2018
More than 4000 farmers committed suicide in Telangana & this newly formed state ranks No.2 when it comes to farmer suicides in India.
Is this meeting being organized because KCR did not keep his promise of controlling farmer suicides ? pic.twitter.com/FDup7GhLf7
Separate arena for women supporters at rally venue
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Rally to begin at 4 pm, about 25 lakh people expected to attend
The rally is expected to begin at 4 pm and News18 reported that about 25 lakh people are likely to attend the Pragathi Nivedana Sabha.
WATCH: People dance at rally venue
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For early polls in Telangana, EC has to be on the same page
For all this to happen, the Election Commission of India has to be on the same page as KCR. Elections to three North Indian states are due in November-December, and the issue with Telangana is that the revision of the electoral rolls in the state will be completed only by January. Would it make sense for the Assembly elections to then be held in January, followed by the Lok Sabha polls three months later, resulting in wasteful expenditure of public money?
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Documentary on KCR’s tenure as CM being played at venue
A documentary on four years of administration of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is being played at the rally venue. Local leaders claim it is the best way to reach the masses.
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TRS feels approaching Assembly and Lok Sabha polls separately will ensure party is in better position
The TRS believes that if it tackles the Assembly and parliamentary elections separately, the party will be in a better position politically. This is because KCR will be able to convert the Assembly elections into a presidential contest where the attention is focused entirely on him. Also, if he wins the Assembly polls, the Telangana chief minister can use that momentum to position himself as one of the leaders in the reckoning for the top job at the head of a “Third Front”, if both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are not in a position to form the government at the Centre.
Lack of waste management at venue
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WATCH: Tribal dancers from Adilabad district perform on stage to keep TRS supporters entertained and engaged.
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Supporters arrive in large numbers at rally venue
Large number of TRS supporters have turned up for the rally. The venue becoming getting jam packed.
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Another Cabinet meeting to be held soon
Deputy chief minister Kadiyam Srihar said that another Cabinet meeting will be held “soon” and “key decision” will be taken. With this, the suspense about whether the dissolution of Assembly will take place or not continues.
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Telangana government announces salary hikes for ASHA workers, contract doctors
Following the Cabinet meeting, TRS leaders Etela Rajender and Harish Rao announced the new measures taken during the meet, but made no announcement about whether the state will opt for early Assembly polls or not. Here are the new sops:
1. Telangana cabinet ratifies earlier decision to enhance archakas retirement age to 65 years.
2. Hike in salaries for contract doctors from Rs 36,000 to Rs 40,000 per month.
3. Honorarium hike for ASHA workers from Rs 6,000 to Rs 7,500.
4. Cabinet approves allotment of five more acres for Reddy Hostel in Hyderabad
5. Honorarium for Gopal Mitras hiked from Rs 3,500 to Rs 8,500.
6. Govt sanctions Rs 70 crore and 70 acres for construction of ‘self-respect’ buildings for different castes
7. 71 acres of land allotted to 50 percent of backward classes communities.
8. Another five acres of land allotted to Reddy’s Hostel building
9. Salaries hiked for 9,000 employees in Health department.
With inputs from Dinesh Akula and T Rameshbabu/101Reporters
TRS prepared to face elections any time, says minister KT Rama Rao
Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao who is closely monitoring all arrangements at the Pragathi Nivedana Sabha said the programme would set a new benchmark for massive political parties meeting in the State.
Speaking to media persons at the venue, Rao said the people of Telangana, who have benefited through different welfare programmes and schemes of the TRS government, are arriving at the venue voluntarily as a thanksgiving gesture. With the buzz of early elections reverberating across the state, the minister said the TRS was prepared to face elections at any time.
Dismissing the Congress Party’s allegations over misuse of public money and official machinery, the minister said the Congress was involving in mudslinging as it was unable to digest the increasing popularity of the TRS among the people.
KCR to make his speech at rally at 6 pm
Following the Cabinet meet, ministers will leave for the rally after lunch while Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will leave at 5.30 pm. He will deliver his speech from 6 pm to 8 pm.
Rains stop at rally venue
After a brief spell of showers, it has stopped raining at the rally venue. The rains have been playing a spoilsport since Saturday evening. Overnight showers had left the venue partly battered with hoardings and cutouts fallen to on the ground.
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TRS leaders hold presser
TRS leaders Etela Rajender and Harish Rao are holding the press meet instead of the Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao.
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Rally is KCR’s way of showing the massive support he has in his backyard
When KCR had attempted to float a non-BJP, non-Congress “ Federal Front ”, other parties did not quite warm up to the idea of the TRS chief pitching himself as the leader of such a group. This rally is KCR’s way of showing his support base in his backyard.
Moreover, the grand meeting could also coincide with an announcement of the dissolution of the Telangana Assembly, paving the way for early polls in the state. KCR’s intention with the splurge and glitzy television productions is to show that he is already off the blocks.
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Cabinet meeting ends
The crucial Cabinet meeting headed by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has come to an end. The Cabinet may pass a resolution to dissolve the Assembly and recommend this to Governor ESL Narasimhan. If the Election Commission agrees, the polls may be held in December along with the elections in three other states.
Rao will make the announcement at the rally.
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TRS seeks to dwarf Congress in comparison to ‘Baahubalisque’ KCR
On numerous occasions, KCR — as the chief minister is better known — has pointed to surveys he commissioned that predict a tally of 100 of the 119 seats in the Telangana Assembly for the TRS. If the Opposition really is in such bad shape in the state, then is there a need to organise such a show of political muscle?
From KCR’s point of view, the answer is yes. And this is because KCR is looking as much at Hyderabad as he is at New Delhi. With this massive rally, the TRS intends to make the Opposition Congress feel dwarfed in comparison to the “Baahubalisque” KCR. The party also aims to make people 1,500 kilometres away in North India sit up and take note of the optics of the mass mobilisation.
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Rain plays spoilsport again at venue
It has begun raining again at the rally venue. People are covering their heads with newspapers due to the rain. The chairs are soaked up and there is water everywhere at the venue. Rain has been playing a spoilsport since Saturday evening. Overnight showers had left the venue partly battered with hoardings and cutouts fallen to on the ground.
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Water bottles arranged for TRS supporters at the rally venue
Water bottles have been kept for free at the rally vneue. A farmer can seen picking one up.
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Inside the rally venue
Sunday’s TRS rally is billed as the “mother of all rallies”. Titled “Pragati Nivedana”, the meeting to be held at Kongara Kalan at Ibrahimpatnam on the city outskirts is expected to attract 25 lakh people. The venue looked like a sea of pink, with pink billboards and supporters dressed in the party colours as well.
Image courtesy: C Sanjay/101Reporters
WATCH: Villagers satisfied with TRS govt to vote for them again
The video shows a villager talking about welfare schemes. He said that the villagers are satisfied to vote again for TRS. He also added that he came from Jayshankar Bhupalapally district to attend the rally in Ibrahimpatnam in Ranga Reddy district.
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Cabinet meeting underway at Pragati Bhavan
A crucial meeting of the Telangana Cabinet is underway amid talks that Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao was planning to dissolve the state Assembly to go for early polls. The meeting began at 1 pm at the Pragati Bhavan, official residence of the chief minister.
According to Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leaders, the Cabinet will take some key decisions and the same will be announced by the party chief later in the day at a public meeting titled “Pragathi Nivedana Sabha”, being held on the outskirts of Hyderabad. – IANS
Local artists perform at rally venue
Local artists with drums can be seen preparing themselves for their performance to keep the party supporters engaged.
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From Agitator to Administrator
A picture gallery has also been made at the rally venue to inform TRS supporters all the the work done by Telangana chief minsiter K Chandrashekhar Rao.
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Medical camps set up near rally venue
Health camps have also been set up near the rally venue. It is around 50 metres south to the venue.
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Venue is a sea of pink
The venue looks like a pink sea. Large number of female supporters have come wearing pink dresses. The venue has been decorated with pink colour and even hoardings are also in pink.
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‘Going to be biggest political rally ever held in India’
Ahead of the massive rally in Ranga Reddy district on Sunday, Telangana minister KT Rama Rao said the turnout for the rally will be something people will remember for a very long time. “It is going to be the biggest political rally ever held in India,” he said.
KCR announces 35% pay hike for Electricity Department employees
KCR, on Saturday, reportedly announced a 35 percent increase in pay for the employees of the Electricity Department. He also announced other sops and transferred IAS and IPS officers, which is usually done before an election.
KCR depicted as Lord Rama in poster in Ranga Reddy district
Telangana chief minister Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao is depicted as Lord Rama in a Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) poster in Ranga Reddy district, ahead of the party’s Pragathi Nivedhana Sabha which will be held later on Sunday.
Telangana Chief Minister Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao depicted as Lord Rama in a Telangana Rashtra Samithi(TRS) poster in Ranga Reddy district, ahead of the party's Pragathi Nivedhana Sabha which will be held later today pic.twitter.com/Py8bd2TOgQ
— ANI (@ANI) September 2, 2018
Folk dancers entertain crowd at venue
Folk dancers, local artists have been called to keep the TRS supporters entertained at the rally venue. People are already dancing, singing and enjoying at the rally venue.
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‘We are like this only’, says TRS on massive political rally
“We are like this only,” the TRS says when asked whether it was necessary to indulge in such an over-the-top show of strength. The amount being spent to organise the mega event remains a secret. TRS has been referring to its public meetings during the Telangana movement, which saw attendance in several lakhs, but the scale of the Pragathi Nivedana Sabha does not fit with the party’s confidence of winning the Telangana Assembly elections for sure.
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Cell towers erected, new roads laid at rally venue
Four cell towers have been erected and 16 new roads have been laid out to facilitate cadre movement (at the venue). Although the TRS claims that the gathering will primarily see party workers in attendance, members of women’s self-help groups in different towns of Telangana have been asked to participate in the rally to be eligible for sops in the future.
KCR might announce sops up to Rs 60,000cr at public meet
With his eye on advancing the Assembly polls to December in Telangana, The Times of India reported that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is likely to announce sops of up to Rs 60,000cr during the massive TRS rally on Sunday. As per the report, the chief minister is set to announce a loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh to each farmer, monthly stipend to unemployed youths, interim relief to government employees etc.
Revision of electoral rolls ordered ahead of Telangana Cabinet meeting
In what is touted to be a clear indication of Telangana holding early Assembly elections this year, a special summary revision of all electoral rolls in the 199 constituencies was ordered across the state on Saturday. Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar told The Times of India that the process would begin from 1 September itself and be completed by 30 November.
Logistics give away scale of the ‘big, fat political event’
For Sunday’s event, the ruling party in Telangana has hired 7,300 of the state’s 12,000 public buses to ferry its cadre from districts. For two days now, party workers have been travelling from villages on 10,000 tractors to reach the venue by Saturday night.
Cabinet meeting expected to begin at 2 pm
Telagana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will take “key decisions” at the Cabinet meeting which is likely to begin at 2 pm and announce them at the rally later in the evening.
More visuals from venue
The TRS rally, “Pragati Nivedana”, will be held at Kongara Kalan at Ibrahimpatnam on the outskirts of Hyderabad city on Sunday. These are images from Saturday night where preparations were in full swing. TRS has turned the city and outskirts pink by putting up billboards, flags and posters.
ప్రగతి నివేదన సభకు సర్వం సిద్ధం. వేదిక అలంకరణ పనులు షురూ.
— BRS Party (@BRSparty) September 2, 2018
ఇప్పటికే పరిసర ప్రాంతాలకు జిల్లాల నుండి చేరుకున్న వేలాది మంది రైతులు, పార్టీ కార్యకర్తలు.#PragathiNivedanaSabha pic.twitter.com/KUySRIDl5Q
TRS supporters reach rally venue
Large number of TRS supporters have started teaching the venue on tractors.
Image courtesy: TRS media cell
Over 20,000 policemen deployed
More than 20,000 policemen have been deployed at the rally venue. According to the police, around 1 lakh people may attend the rally.
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Congress objects to use of public transport to ferry TRS workers to rally
The Telangana Congress has raised its objection on the use of public transport for ferrying party workers to the venue spot. “This is an abuse of the state machinery for party purpose. Commuters are left with no options,” Congress said.
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TRS party cadre on their way to the venue
According to KCR’s son KT Rama Rao, TRS has 47 lakh members and if half of them turn up, the meet would be a huge success. TRS leaders are mobilising people for the meet from across the state.
Image courtesy: TRS media cell
WATCH: Last night visuals of KCR’s cutout falling due to heavy rains
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25 lakh people expected to attend rally
Titled “Pragati Nivedana”, the meeting to be held at Kongara Kalan at Ibrahimpatnam on the city outskirts is expected to attract 25 lakh people. KCR’s son and cabinet minister KT Rama Rao claims that this will be the biggest political rally in the country.
KCR may announce dissolution of Assembly to hold early polls
The cabinet may pass a resolution to dissolve the Assembly and recommend this to Governor ESL Narasimhan. If the Election Commission agrees, the polls may be held in December along with the elections in three other states.
For last few weeks, Rao had been dropping hints of Assembly elections being advanced. He has already declared that the party will announce the candidates in September.
TRS to hold mega rally today
Amid strong indications of early elections in Telangana, the ruling TRS is all set to hold a massive show of strength on Sunday. Billed as the mother of all rallies, it will be preceded by a meeting of the state cabinet, which is likely to take a decision on the early polls. Leaders of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) said Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will take “key decisions” at the cabinet meeting and announce them at the public meeting.
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