Firoz.T.Totanawala The Bangalore Metro Reporter THE POLITICAL IMITATION! BSR CONGRESS, IMITATING YSR CONGRESS OF AP

BY Firoz.T.Totanawala 

 The Bangalore Metro Reporter

 

THE POLITICAL IMITATION! 

 BSR CONGRESS, IMITATING YSR CONGRESS OF AP

B.Sriramulu, is on a Padayatra from Bidar to Bengaluru. At the end of the Padayatra in Bengaluru, Sriramulu will announce the formation of BSR Congress, on the lines of YSR Congress in AP, owned by YSR’s son Jagan Mohan Reddy. The party is named after Jagan’s father late Y.S.Rajashekara Reddy, the former CM of AP. The Padayatra is also a copy of YSR’s Padayatra in AP before he became the CM. There is all the likelihood of YSR Congress and BSR Congress joining hands for the creation of Rayalseema Pradesh which will include bordering areas in Karnataka... 

 After B.S.Yeddyurappa was forced to resign, all the Reddy Brothers lost their minister ship and as their names figured in the Mining scam report, they were denied the berths. Sriramulu made all out efforts to become the minister. After Janaradhana Reddy was arrested by CBI and put behind bars and the virtual stop to the mining business, the Reddy Brothers were forced to rethink their strategy. Sriramulu, then resigned his Assembly seat to win by-election later. Before his resignation, the Reddy Brothers were planning to float a regional party and Sriramulu was their mascot. 

 Of course, the moment Sriramulu filed the nomination to the by-election; he gave enough indication of imitating YSR Congress of AP. Sriramulu got the ‘Fan’ as his election symbol which is the symbol of YSR Congress. During the election campaign itself, Sriramulu gave enough hints at forming a regional party and to portray himself as the champion of Backward Classes. As on now, he has succeeded in styling himself as the Valmiki leader. In fact, Sriramulu tried to get some support of ‘intellectuals’ cum politicians who could not succeed in politics. 

 As he wanted to imitate YSR Congress, Sriramulu decided to a name the party in his name itself - BSY Congress, which stands for B.Sriramulu. However, BSR to people is propagated as Badavara Shramikara Raithara Congress. He suffixed Congress so that BSR Congress and YSR Congress sounds similar. Thus, Sriramulu’s party has many similarities like pronunciation, election symbol and the naming the party in the name of an individual. 

 Now, what about the style of functioning? It is a well known fact that Jagan went on a tour cum padayatra in AP to express his gratitude to the love and affection shown by the people towards his father YSR. Similarly, Sriramulu is undertaking padayatra from Bidar to Bangaluru on the pretext of helping the people who are reeling under severe drought. 

 Arguably, one does not know what Sriramulu will achieve with his hi-tech Padayatra with meticulous planning and liberal expenses. Sriramulu in every meeting held during the Padayatra is lamenting about his ‘jailed’ friend Janardhana Reddy. He says that Janardhana Reddy is very innocent and he is being ‘fixed’ through conspiracies! His statements in this regard have made him a laughing stock. 

 Of course, Sriramulu’s Padayatra and his BSR Congress will be a ready made platform for the Reddy Brothers to start their political business afresh, after the release of Janardhana Reddy. Interestingly, YSR Congress’ Boss Jagan is also facing the threat of arrest by the CBI which is probing his amassing of wealth under the direction of the High Court. Already his close aids are in jail and the CBI may arrest Jagan any time from now. 

 There is another discreet tie up of BSR and YSR Congress. The tie up may trigger separate Rayalseema Pradesh comprising of Rayalseema region in AP with Bellary, Raichur and other bordering areas which sounds as their long term aim. Apparently, Sriramulu is playing AP politics in Karnataka. 

That is all.