The HinduFormer Congress M.P. Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy

Former Congress MP Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday started a seven-day fast here demanding that the Andhra Pradesh government release funds for the tuition fees reimbursement scheme.

Mr. Reddy began the fast at the Indira Park here around noon in the presence of thousands of students and other supporters.

The hunger strike was attended by 11 MLAs — N. Prasannakumar Reddy, Makapati Chandrasekhar Reddy, Balnagi Reddy, Konda Surekha, P. Subash Chandra Bose, Srikant Reddy, Adinarayana Reddy, Balineni Srinivasa Reddy, G. Babu Rao, K. Rami Reddy, Amarnath Reddy — loyal to him.

The managements of professional colleges have threatened to shut dow

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Hyderabad: The Telangana issue is once again raising the political temperature in Andhra Pradesh. The state Assembly on Thursday witnessed uproarious scenes over the issue with Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLAs disrupting Governor ESL Narasimhan's speech in the Assembly.

The MLAs also shouted slogans against the Governor. The TRS had alleged on Wednesday that Narasimhan was against the creation of a separate Telangana state.

Some TRS MLAs also manhandled Lok Satta party President Jayaprakash Narayan and Congress MLC Paladugu Venkata Rao inside the premises of the Assembly. Narayan was addressing the media when TRS MLAs KT Rama Rao (TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao's son), D Vinay Bhaskar and Aravinda Reddy pulled him aside and slapped him.

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Hyderabad: Jagan Mohan Reddy, Congress MP and son of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajashekhar Reddy, on Monday resigned as party MP. Jagan's mother Vijayalakshmi has also resigned from Andhra Pradesh Assembly.

He is likely to soon announce the launch of his new party - Youth Sramik Ryot (YSR) Congress - in Kadapa, his Lok Sabha constituency, sources close to him said.

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