The jostling amongst non-BJP events for management of Opposition area will see a contemporary spherical this week. Telangana Chief Minister Ok Chandrashekar Rao is in Delhi for a busy three days, throughout which his officers are attempting to line up conferences over the contentious All India Service cadre rule amendments, in addition to talks with CM Arvind Kejriwal and BKU chief Rakesh Tikait.
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Rao had earlier opposed the proposed amendments to the cadre guidelines, contending that the prevailing provisions had been sufficient to make sure clean and balanced deployment of officers. He had additionally written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the amendments “militate against the federal structure of our Constitution both in letter and spirit”.
With Kejriwal hoping for a Punjab win, which might make him a severe anti-BJP contender, Rao is reportedly hoping to speak to him about an alliance of events against each the Congress and BJP. The plan although is tentative as of now as Kejriwal just isn’t in Delhi.
Ahead of the Delhi journey, Rao met political strategist Prashant Kishor. As the Opposition waits for the Uttar Pradesh outcomes to declare the contours of the brand new political scene, Kishor is once more the man presumably serving to events navigate the way in which ahead. A key face in Mamata Banerjee’s crew, he additionally popped up just lately in Chennai the place DMK chief and CM MK Stalin staged a grand anti-BJP Opposition get-together. Rao skipped the occasion however had earlier met Stalin.
Banerjee by the way is about to deal with a joint rally with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in PM Modi’s Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on March 3. Rumours in Hyderabad are that Rao may be a part of the 2, although there was no official affirmation of this.
Last week, the Telangana CM was in Maharashtra to satisfy counterpart Uddhav Thackeray. In January, RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav had come to Hyderabad to satisfy him. Before that, prime CPI and CPM leaders additionally paid a go to.
While in Delhi, Rao will probably be inspecting work at a brand new TRS workplace underneath building in South Delhi, and invite President Ram Nath Kovind for inauguration of the renovated Yadadri temple in Telangana.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
