Time for Bandi to bite the bullet against old guard dissent
3 years, 8 months ago

Time for Bandi to bite the bullet against old guard dissent

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A report anticipated from a three-member disciplinary committee is becoming a test for state BJP party president Bandi Sanjay, even as the old guard is mobilising into a unified faction against him, with clear tones of consolidation along caste lines. “Ever since Bandi Sanjay took over, the old guard, predominantly upper caste leaders, who got very comfortable cosying up the powers in the state, have been shaken up. Now, with the change in scenario, they are so frustrated, they were happily badmouthing our party president to the working president of the rival party.” Reportedly, when Rama Rao “complained” to Shekhar Rao about the “objectionable words used by Bandi Sanjay”, especially against the Chief Minister, he not agreed with him but also reportedly replied, “several people are unhappy in the BJP with Sanjay’s leadership, especially his style of talking. “It is necessary because the two senior leaders — Perala Shekhar Rao and Ramchander Rao — are members of the party national executive.

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Bandi Sanjay criticises KCR, says he failed to implement promises
1 year, 2 months ago

Bandi Sanjay criticises KCR, says he failed to implement promises

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Former BJP state president Bandi Sanjay has criticised the BRS government led by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao for its “failure” to protect women, save the lives of farmers and in the leakage of question papers for various examinations held by the TS-PSC. Speaking at the Jana Garjana Sabha here on Tuesday, Sanjay said the Congress winning the election …

Bandi slams KTR, calls him scared'
1 year, 4 months ago

Bandi slams KTR, calls him scared'

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: BJP general secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar who on Thursday hit out at Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao in the Lok Sabha on Friday followed it up with bombarding BRS working president and minister K.T. The barrage, on Twitter, was apparently in response to Rama Rao asking Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla what action would be taken against Sanjay for …

Bandi receives civic complaints
1 year, 5 months ago

Bandi receives civic complaints

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: Former BJP state chief and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar received several representations and complaints from the people and addressed most of their grievances on the spot by making phone calls to the concerned officials, at his office in Karimnagar on Saturday. A large number of people, BJP workers and supporters reached the MP office at Jyothi Nagar in …

BJP leaders discuss ways to show party determination to fight corruption
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP leaders discuss ways to show party determination to fight corruption

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The issue of how to tackle the perception that the BJP was going soft on corruption charges against the BRS government and some of its leaders were among the topics that were discussed by the state BJP’s core committee on Friday evening, it was learnt. The meeting of the group of senior party leaders, was chaired by state party …

Niranjan sees link in BJP ad fund row to Bandi removal
1 year, 5 months ago

Niranjan sees link in BJP ad fund row to Bandi removal

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee senior vice-president G. Niranjan questioned the BJP’s leadership change in the state, suggesting a possible connection to the controversy surrounding Niranjan questioned the intention behind Bandi's removal and Kishan Reddy's appointment. He wondered if the leadership change was aimed at strengthening the BJP's organisation or if there were other internal factors involved. Niranjan emphasised that …

Bandi vows 15 L people for PM meet, calls Congress KCR's kirana shop
1 year, 5 months ago

Bandi vows 15 L people for PM meet, calls Congress KCR's kirana shop

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday said the party will create history by mobilising around 15 lakh people for a public meeting to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 9 am on July 8 in Hanamkonda. Speaking after taking part in a preparatory meeting at a private hall in Hanamkonda, he said: “When the Congress, …

Bandi Vows 15 L People for PM Meet, Calls Cong. KCR's Kirana Shop
1 year, 5 months ago

Bandi Vows 15 L People for PM Meet, Calls Cong. KCR's Kirana Shop

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday said the party will create history by mobilising around 15 lakh people for a public meeting to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 9 am on July 8 in Hanamkonda. “When the Congress, which does not exist in the state, can mobilise lakhs of people for Rahul Gandhi meeting, …

Rumblings continue in Telangana BJP, ahead of elections
1 year, 5 months ago

Rumblings continue in Telangana BJP, ahead of elections

Hindustan Times  

HyderabadRumblings of discontent continue to surface in the Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, even as the party’s national leadership stepped in to prevent the exodus of some disgruntled seniors into the Congress. Senior Telangana BJP leader and lawmaker from Dubbak assembly constituency, M Raghunandan Rao, raised a banner of revolt against state BJP president Bandi Sanjay, saying he …

BJP seniors back Bandi, says no change of president
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP seniors back Bandi, says no change of president

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Senior leaders of the BJP, after a brainstorming session over the news of an impending change in state leadership on Sunday, hit back strongly at media reports and alleged that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao was “trying to demoralise our cadre and party by creating confusion and planting fake narratives” about a change in BJP state president. Afterwards, speaking …

Bandi bats away leadership change reports, says he will follow party instructions
1 year, 6 months ago

Bandi bats away leadership change reports, says he will follow party instructions

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday declared that he will abide by any decision of the party with respect to the responsibilities he is given, and added that “I am a loyal party soldier, a karyakarta who works hard for the party.” “If the BJP national leadership says work for the party, I will; if it tells …

Indiscipline will be strictly dealt with, warns Bandi
1 year, 7 months ago

Indiscipline will be strictly dealt with, warns Bandi

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The BJP’s senior leadership has sought to put an end to the bickering among some senior leaders in the state unit with party national general secretary Sunil Bansal on Monday making it clear that positions and posts are not something for which anyone can seek a reservation. Bansal addressed the BJP state executive meeting on Monday and also met …

Bandi demands white paper on developments in TS
1 year, 7 months ago

Bandi demands white paper on developments in TS

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar demanded that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao release a White Paper covering department-wise developments, if he believed in integrated development. Sanjay alleged that BRS leaders were vying with the Kalvakuntla family for a share of the spoils with “their equally disgusting corrupt practices.” He was speaking after ‘parading’ his cricketing skills at the …

Telangana: BJP leader Bandi Sanjay to kickstart protest march against KCR govt over unemployment
1 year, 8 months ago

Telangana: BJP leader Bandi Sanjay to kickstart protest march against KCR govt over unemployment

India TV News  

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay will start a massive protest against "unemployment" in the state. The announcement of agitation against the K Chandrashekar Rao government came days after the BJP leader was released on bail in the alleged "paper leak" case. The Telangana BJP chief was arrested by police from his Karimnagar residence late on April 4 in the …

Bandi Sanjay in 14-day judicial custody
1 year, 8 months ago

Bandi Sanjay in 14-day judicial custody

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: BJP Telangana state chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar, after being arrested on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday for his alleged role in the SSC Hindi question paper leak, was lodged in 14-day judicial custody at the Karimnagar sub-jail. The entire episode, starting with Sanjay Kumar’s arrest around 12.45 am on Wednesday from his in-laws’ residence in Jyothinagar of …

Bandi stays BJP chief in Telangana despite changes in four states
1 year, 9 months ago

Bandi stays BJP chief in Telangana despite changes in four states

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Subdued speculation that has been making the rounds in the Telangana BJP about a possible leadership change, with it raising its head every now and then, was put to rest with the party not touching the state BJP president’s post amidst changes made to similar positions in four other states. Senior national BJP leaders, including party national general secretary …

Bandi may not appear for questioning in TSPSC paper leak case, rejects SIT probe
1 year, 9 months ago

Bandi may not appear for questioning in TSPSC paper leak case, rejects SIT probe

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar is not expected to appear for questioning in the TSPSC question paper leak case on Friday, party sources said, over a summons issued by the special investigation team, seeking evidence over claims made by him in the case. Sanjay had also made it clear while answering questions from mediapersons on Wednesday that the …

After getting notice, Bandi Sanjay seeks same treatment to KTR
1 year, 9 months ago

After getting notice, Bandi Sanjay seeks same treatment to KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: After receiving notice from the SIT probing the TSPSC question paper leak, Bharatiya Janata Party state chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar sought notice to be served to minister K.T. The special investigation team probing the case served a notice to Bandi Sanjay, asking him to submit evidence to support claims made by him in the case. Bandi Sanjay said that …

Bandi meets women\'s commission, explains comments about Kavitha
1 year, 9 months ago

Bandi meets women\'s commission, explains comments about Kavitha

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday said that his comments that were sought to be portrayed as a deliberate insult to BRS MLC K. Kavitha, were nothing more than him using a common saying in Telangana state. Sanjay was speaking to reporters after he met with officials of the Telangana State Women’s Commission following summons issued to …

Bandi blasts KCR for insulting Modi in Assembly
1 year, 10 months ago

Bandi blasts KCR for insulting Modi in Assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday found fault with Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao for misusing the state Assembly to hurl abuses at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Instead of explaining about the development done in Telangana and the promises made by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Rao sought to abuse and attack the BJP and Modi, he said. …

Bandi calls for \'ghar wapsi\' to end family rule in TS
1 year, 10 months ago

Bandi calls for \'ghar wapsi\' to end family rule in TS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: “Come back home.” With this call, Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday called on leaders from the party who quit to join the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, and others who are in the ruling party but want to strengthen the BJP, to return, or join the party fold. “The BJP is the only party where a person selling …

Bandi warns of surgical strikes in Hyderabad to smoke out terrorist hideouts
1 year, 11 months ago

Bandi warns of surgical strikes in Hyderabad to smoke out terrorist hideouts

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: After the National Investigation Agency filed a chargesheet against 11 people accused of organising terror training camps and recruiting young people for the banned Popular Front of India in Telangana, BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar remarked that Hyderabad had become a haven for terrorists and that if the BJP came to power in Telangana it would conduct surgical …

Bandi welcomes High Court verdict, BRS mum
1 year, 11 months ago

Bandi welcomes High Court verdict, BRS mum

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday welcomed the Telangana High Court verdict handing over the legislators’ poachgate probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation, while the ruling Bharata Rashtra Samithi played the “wait and watch” card. State BJP chief Bandi Sanjay in a statement said his party had been seeking a fair probe with the intention that the facts …

Bandi questions KTR’s response in drugs case
2 years ago

Bandi questions KTR’s response in drugs case

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: BJP state chief and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar likened BRS working president K.T Rama Rao’s response on narcotics test to a dog barking after a thief has left. Speaking to media persons in Karimnagar on Wednesday, Sanjay felt KTR has responded to narcotics issue now only to divert attention of people in view of the Cooperative Electricity Supply …

Bandi’s padayatra to change Telangana politics: BJP
2 years ago

Bandi’s padayatra to change Telangana politics: BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: The Praja Sangram Yatra of BJP state chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar marked the beginning of a change in the Telangana politics, claimed the party’s vice-president and PSY pramukh Gangidi Manohar Reddy here on Monday. He along with other BJP leaders performed prayers at the SRR college ground, where a public meeting would be held on December 15 to mark …

BJP moves Telangana HC over denial of permission for Bandi Sanjay\'s padayatra
2 years ago

BJP moves Telangana HC over denial of permission for Bandi Sanjay\'s padayatra

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP on Monday filed a petition in the High Court a day after the police denied BJP's state president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar permission for the fifth phase of his 'Praja Sangrama Yatra' and a public meeting in Bhainsa town of Nirmal district. Police on Sunday denied permission to the Telangana BJP chief for the padayatra …

Bandi is a liar, lost his mind: Ponnam
2 years, 3 months ago

Bandi is a liar, lost his mind: Ponnam

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: BJP state chief and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar might have lost his mind going round the state with his meaningless padayatras, said senior Congress leader and former MP Ponnam Prabhakar, adding that he made all false statements in the Warangal meeting on August 27 that the BJP was preparing a separate room in Karimnagar jail for Chief Minister …

Bandi blames KCR for attacks on BJP leaders
2 years, 4 months ago

Bandi blames KCR for attacks on BJP leaders

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday alleged that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao was trying to instigate violence in the city with his provocative actions. Sanjay was addressing a party zonal-level meeting in Karimnagar, which was attended by leaders from six undivided districts. As there is a “nationwide debate” on the alleged involvement of his daughter K. …

Bandi\'s KCR jibe draws TRS ire
2 years, 5 months ago

Bandi\'s KCR jibe draws TRS ire

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana state ministers and TRS MLAs on Monday lashed out at BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar for criticising Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. Speaking to media personnel at the TRSLP office in the Legislative Assembly premises on Monday, ministers Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Mohd Mahmood Ali, V. Srinivas Goud, Koppula Eshwar alleged that the BJP leaders were abusing the …

Bandi Sanjay tries to woo Dalits
2 years, 7 months ago

Bandi Sanjay tries to woo Dalits

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The state BJP asked Dalits to reconsider their support to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s government and wondered where the law and order in Telangana were heading. BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Monday said while no one in the state knew who the home minister for Telangana was, the Chief Minister did …

Bandi: Shah visit to change TS politics
2 years, 7 months ago

Bandi: Shah visit to change TS politics

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: There would be a tectonic shift in Telangana politics after the May 14 public meeting to be addressed by Union home minister and BJP strongman Amit Shah, said president of the Telangana state BJP unit Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday. Speaking exclusively with Deccan Chronicle after the second leg of his Praja Sangrama Yatra entered its 27th day, Sanjay …

Bandi terms KCR meeting with leaders a \'drama\'
2 years, 11 months ago

Bandi terms KCR meeting with leaders a \'drama\'

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Stating that the ministry of home affairs officials were keeping a close vigil on the illegal activities of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, BJP state unit president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar predicted that the former would go to jail soon. Addressing Swamy Vivekananda birth celebrations at the state BJP office on Wednesday, Sanjay Kumar said the Central government …

KTR lambasts Nadda, says govt has no role in Bandi’s arrest
2 years, 11 months ago

KTR lambasts Nadda, says govt has no role in Bandi’s arrest

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana Rashtra Samiti working president K.T. Rama Rao on Wednesday came down heavily on Bharatiya Janata party national president J.P. Nadda for his criticism and allegations made against the TRS government and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. Referring to Nadda's allegation that Kaleshwaram irrigation project had become an ATM for Chandrashekar Rao and that the TRS government was indulging …

Violation of Covid-19 Norms: Telangana High Court Releases BJP State President Bandi Sanjay
2 years, 11 months ago

Violation of Covid-19 Norms: Telangana High Court Releases BJP State President Bandi Sanjay

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday released BJP State President Bandi Sanjay Kumar who was sent to a 14-day judicial remand for allegedly violating Covid-19 norms and thereby assaulting a public servant, with a condition to furnish a personal bond.While staying the remand order, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan also issued notice to the State government in the matter. The Telangana High …

BJP leaders demand unconditional release of Bandi
2 years, 11 months ago

BJP leaders demand unconditional release of Bandi

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Aravind alleged that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao was afraid of BJP and the state was in a stupor while government teachers and employees were suffering due to GO 317. Meanwhile, BJP OBC morcha national president K Laxman said foiling a peaceful protest was unheard of and the action of Karimnagar police against Sanjay was undemocratic. …

Bandi writes to LS Speaker; seeks action against cops
2 years, 11 months ago

Bandi writes to LS Speaker; seeks action against cops

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party state unit president and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar dashed off a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker seeking action against the Karimnagar commissioner of police for breach of his rights and privileges as a Member of Parliament. Sanjay Kumar is currently undergoing a 14-day judicial custody following a police case against him for holding Jagaran Deeksha …

Bandi remanded to 14-day judicial custody
2 years, 11 months ago

Bandi remanded to 14-day judicial custody

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad/Karimnagar: BJP Telangana president and Karimnagar Lok Sabha member Bandi Sanjay was sent to judicial remand for 14 days on Monday after the Karimnagar district court rejected his bail petition. Along with the case which was registered on Sunday under Disaster Management Act, the police mentioned the previous nine cases booked since 2012 in the remand report against Sanjay. Sanjay …

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