Hyderabad Feb 19 PTI Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao would meet his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray and NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Sunday as part of his campaign against the BJPs alleged anti-people policies Rao also known as KCR would meet Thackeray president of Shiv Sena at his residence in Mumbai at 1 PM and have lunch with him TRS sources said here on Saturday After the meeting with Thackeray Rao would go to Pawars residence and discuss national political issues the sources said Rao would return to Hyderabad in the evening The Maharashtra Chief Minister telephoned Rao on Wednesday last and invited him to Mumbai a Telangana CMO press release had said Thackeray announced complete support to Raos fight against the BJPs alleged anti-people policies and to uphold federal spirit it had said Appreciating Raos efforts Thackeray had pointed out that the former has raised his voice at the right time to protect the nation from divisive forces Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal Secular president H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday last called up Rao and extended support to the latters fight Rao had told Gowda he would visit Bengaluru and meet him on the issue Rao who has been critical of the BJP and its-led Central government on a number of issues on February 13 said he would soon have meetings with his Maharashtra and West Bengal counterparts Uddhav Thackeray and Mamata Banerjee respectively as part of the efforts to unite various political parties against the saffron party and the NDA government Holding that the Narendra Modi-led NDA government should be dumped for its alleged anti-people policies Rao had said he would play a major role in uniting anti-BJP political parties TRS and BJP in Telangana have been engaged in a bitter of war of words over different issues for several months now PTI SJR NVG NVG

Puducherry Sept 25 PTI Former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy on Saturday charged the Central and the Puducherry governments with posing hardship to the people by alleged failing to control the hike in prices of petroleum products Speaking to reporters after hoisting a black flag atop his house to register his protest on the issue he said the Narendra Modi-headed NDA government at the Centre and the Rangasamy-led government in Puducherry have failed the people He said the rise in the prices of fuel and LPG cylinders has hit the common man The Centre is also responsible for the death of students because of NEET he said He appealed to merchants traders and others to extend cooperation to the Bharath bandh being observed in the Union Territory on September 27 to condemn the three farm laws and seek their withdrawal PTI COR NVG NVG