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Crucial meeting of YSR Congress tomorrow

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 5:33 AM IST

The meeting comes at a time when the Supreme Court had recently rejected the bail plea of Jagan, arrested by CBI and lodged in the Chanchalguda jail here in the disproportionate assets case.

The fledgling party that has been on a high since its launch in March, 2011 suddenly finds itself in a desolate situation in the absence of Jagan.

While moving a review petition (against the quashing of bail plea) is one of the option being considered, the other is to file a petition seeking a clear time-frame for CBI to complete its probe into the case so that Jagan's bail process could be hastened, sources in the party said.

Simultaneously, the YSR Congress think-tank is also said to be toying with the idea of resuming 'Odarpu Yatra', the 'consolation' tour that contributed to the emergence of Jagan as a leader with mass appeal.

As Jagan is likely to remain in jail for some time, his mother Vijayamma could re-start the yatra from where he left before his arrest by the CBI in May.

Alternatively, a padayatra (foot march) is also being considered by Vijayamma to highlight the people's problems and the government's failure in resolving them, they said, adding that a final decision on this would be taken tomorrow.

The urgency for the YSR Congress to launch a 'yatra' with Vijayamma is to neutralise the impact of Indiramma Baata, a government mass contact programme being undertaken by Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, and Vastunna..Mee Kosam, a 117-day foot march launched recently by Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu. (More)

  

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First Published: Oct 07 2012 | 4:45 PM IST

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