GV Srinath Reddy, former Telugu Desam Party MLA from Pileru constituency, Annamayya District joined YSR Congress Party in the presence of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at his camp office recently.

"Will not end the hunger strike, until I meet the Chief Minister," said YSR Congress' Woman State Secretary Jamila Begum.

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the March 3 order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court directing to construct and develop Amaravati as the capital city and region within six months. A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna also issued notice to the Centre and others on the plea filed by the Andhra Pradesh government challenging the High Court order which had declared Amaravati as the only capital of the State.

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], July 14 (ANI): Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Thursday officially announced its support to National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu in the upcoming presidential election.

Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): Over 4 lakh YSRCP cadres from across the state participated on the second day of the plenary held in Guntur, where the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy highlighted that 95 per cent of the manifesto promises have been fulfilled especially in education, health, agriculture, women empowerment, and housing sectors.

New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy reminisced the journey in the past 13 years while saluting those who supported him over the years in the two-day plenary of the YSR Congress Party.

New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): In the ongoing tussle between YSR Congress and its rebel MP Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, the party's parliamentary party leader Vijayasai Reddy has written to Sansad TV CEO urging him to disallow the MP "from participating in telecasts" of the channel as a disqualification petition is pending against him and he "does not represent the views of the party".

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Telangana Minister for Social Welfare Merugu Nagarjuna on Saturday said that social justice is possible in the state only because of the Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 15 (ANI): Slamming Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for allegedly running a false campaign against YSR Congress Party (YSRCP)-led government in Andhra Pradesh, State Minister Ambati Rambabu on Sunday said people are fed up with Chandrababu Naidu's "lies and betrayals" and will reject him in the coming elections.

New Delhi Mar 24 PTI Central taxes on petrol have tripled under the last eight years of the present government and states get only 2 per cent revenue share from the total tax imposed on it a YSR Congress Party member said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday YSR Congress Party member V Vijayasai Reddy during special mentions said the cess on petrol has increased to 95 per cent from 56 per cent in last five years which are not shared by the Centre with the statesHigh petrol prices have been burning a massive hole in common mans pocket The centre may blame it on the price rise in global crude oil prices but the reality remains that the central taxes on petrol have tripled in the last 8 years of the present government Reddy saidHe said in 2014 consumers were paying Rs 948 as tax per litre of petrol whereas today they are paying Rs 279Overall the Centre has increased its total revenue from the petroleum product by 223 per cent from Rs 115 lakh crore in 2014-15 to 372 lakh crore in 2021 The centre has also appealed to states to reduce VAT on petrol but out of every Rs 100 it earns from tax on petrol it shares just Rs 2 with the state The Centre has done this by heavily increasing cesses on petrol which are not shared with the states Reddy saidState-owned Indian Oil Corporation IOC Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation HPCL on March 22 and March 23 raised petrol and diesel prices by 80 paise per litre each but paused the increase on ThursdayReddy said in just five years cesses have increased from 56 per cent to 95 per cent of the total central taxes on petrol which is the highest till dateTo compensate for this shrinking revenue the states have been forced to increase VAT on petrol There is an urgent need to restructure the taxes on petrol to reduce the burden on consumers and to make tax sharing with the states more equitable Thus I urge the present government to take necessary steps for reducing the overall taxes on petrol and make cesses on petrol shareable with the states he saidPTI PRS SRY