TRS plenary 2018: KCR set to elaborate on national role

Chief Minister and TRS party President K Chandrasekhar Rao is all set to explain in detail the National role that he has envisaged for the party in the 2019 elections at the plenary of TRS at Kompally, Medchal on Friday (April 27).

The venue, GBR Cultural Centre at Kompally on the outskirts of Hyderabad, is spread across 90 acres giving scope for ample parking and meeting hall to accommodate the delegates.

More than 100 delegates from each Assembly constituency are expected to attend the meeting and the venue has been named ‘Pragati Pranganam’ by the party.

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Welfare Schemes

During the last plenary, KCR had made all the delegates take down notes about the input subsidy scheme for farmers.

Having already introduced various novel welfare schemes in the state during the past four years of his rule, he now plans to consolidate TRS position among electors such as farmers, women, BCs, SCs, and STs ahead of the 2019 elections.

The plenary session of TRS marks the 17th anniversary of the party's foundation with this time around the party will be holding discussions and adopt five more resolutions in regard to the achievements of the KCR government in the past four years.

Apart from bringing attention to the role to be played by the TRS at the national level in the form of an exclusive resolution, KCR will guide the cadre on the various flagship programmes of TRS government throughout the day-long session.

Some of the flagship programmes to be brought up at the plenary include Aasara pensions, KCR Kits, Kalyana Laxmi/Shaadi Mubarak, construction of double bedroom houses, Rythu Bandhu, providing crop investment support and other agriculture incentive schemes, besides irrigation projects like Kaleshwaram project, fish, and sheep distribution schemes among others. Under the infrastructure development - Mission Bhagiratha, Mission Kakatiya, uninterrupted power supply, development of roads and other infrastructure projects will be discussed.

The Chief Minister is set to lay out an action plan to strengthen the party's base by undertaking yatras, organizing door-to-door meetings and holding public meetings at constituency/mandal headquarters.

At the plenary, KCR will address the party on achievements of the party since its formation and its role in the development of Telangana which has become a role model for the country. He will also address the first-of-its-kind initiatives taken up by Telangana which were later picked up by other states and are being implemented in the country.

On the Federal Front proposal, the TRS chief will also share his vision for India and the role of TRS in national politics to bring about a qualitative change.

Arrangements

All the delegates/ participants will be provided kits containing TRS resolutions, government's welfare measures being implemented and the achievements of the schemes in the state.

There would be 34 registration centers with one for four Assembly constituencies and around 1,500 volunteers to help the delegates. The registrations will begin from 8.30 am onwards. Folk artistes led by Telangana Samskrutika Chairman Rasamayi Balkishan will be seen giving cultural performances at the venue.

For the public representatives like MPs, MLAs, MLCs, constituency in-charges, State Executive Committee members and other leaders holding nominated posts, separate enclosures have been arranged at the venue including separate food stalls for the VIPs.

Resolutions 

KCR on Monday formed a committee headed by MP K Keshava Rao for framing and finalizing resolutions based on the achievements of TRS government to be taken up in the convention. 

According to the sources, the CM has directed the officials to keep the resolutions short and descriptive. Of all the resolutions, the focus is more on the resolution being drafted to explain to people the role TRS is going to play in national politics by pitching the proposed Federal Front.

Earlier, there used to be 13 to 14 resolutions but this year, TRS is likely to adopt eight to 10 resolutions at the plenary affirming its commitment to the welfare of all sections of people such as farmers, women, unemployed youth, minorities, Dalits, and STs.

Sources reveal that there may be political resolutions including the reservations to Minorities and SC, STs. 

Each resolution will be proposed by a TRS senior leader while another leader will speak supporting the resolution to set the process of discussion in motion.

Apart from winning the assembly elections in 2019, TRS also is targeting to win 16 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats which will provide KCR further strength to play a crucial role for the federal front that he is pitching at the Centre.

Special Telangana treat

With over 15,000 delegates from across the State set to attend the plenary session, more than 25 varieties of Telangana recipes are going to be served for the occasion. Special non-vegetarian delicacies such as Talakaya Kura (recipe with goat/sheep head), Paaya, Meka Bokkala Pulusu (goat soup), Naatu Kodi Maamsam (chicken), Mutton Sherva and Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani will be served during the TRS plenary meeting. Vegetarians will be served Veg bagara rice, plain rice, Pappu Chaaru, Pachhi Pulusu, Jonna Ambali (jowar malt drink) and Jonna Rotte apart from a variety of pickles with Telangana flavour, curd, papads, salads and ice creams. 

Also, as the day temperatures are touching 40 degrees Celsius, buttermilk and water packets will be distributed to the delegates in the meeting.

NRIs participation

Representatives of Telangana Rashtra Samithi(TRS) NRI wing from various countries are set to participate in TRS Plenary. According to the reports, 127 NRIs from 23 countries will be attending the plenary.

Highlights of 2017 TRS plenary

Local legislator Srinivas Goud and MP Jitender Reddy worked as casual labourers at the Sindhu hotel and even cleaned the SVS hospital at Yenugonda on the outskirts of Warangal town to mobilize funds for the TRS plenary. They raised Rs 6.16 lakh which was spent for conducting the plenary.

Representatives of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) NRI wing from America, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Gulf countries participated in the TRS plenary held in Hyderabad.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) plenary proposed a slew of welfare measures for farmers as Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao announced that the government would give Rs 4,000 per acre for two crops. 

He assured to form village, mandal, district and State level farmers organizations and that the government would allocate Rs 500 crore as ‘seed money’ in banks with the farmers getting a chance to decide the price of the produce after they are trained and organized.

2,112 VAO (village agriculture officers) appointed with one agriculture officer available for 5,000 acres as they assist farmers in cropping and also getting subsidy benefit. 

KCR passed a resolution to urge the Centre to link NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme to agriculture.

The Chief Minister also mentioned Rs 40,000 crore being spent on the poor benefitting those who get Aasara pensions, pensions for single women and six kg rice to every individual in the family. 

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