Political Diary

At a press conference here yesterday, former MLA Jyothula Nehru said the party president was likely to reconstitute the committees at all levels so as to make them functional bodies by October.

On the first day of the meet, Mr Chiranjeevi would tour itinerary to fishermen of Gadimoga, 15 km from Kakinada, where onshore installations of the Ms Reliance gas were situated. He would interact with them on the adverse impact of oil and gas exploration and exploitation activities being carried out in the area by the Reliance Industries Ltd(RIL).

The actor-turned-politician would visit the RIL’s onshore terminal and hold talks with the Industry’s representatives on the relief and rehabilitation packages for the displaced fishermen, besides the gas distribution moralities, the MLA said.

He said later in the day, Mr Chiranjeevi would return to Kakinada, where he would lead a ’’Maha dharna’’ planned to secure lion’s share of KG basin gas in front of the Collectorate.The next day, he would address party workers’ meeting at Spandana hall in Ramanaiahpet and review threadbare the party’s present status and action plan required for rejuvenating the party keeping in view the upcoming local bodies elections.

On September 4, the PRP Chief would proceed to Amalapuram and hold review meetings at Ambedkar Bhavan there and at Rajahmundry.He would return to Hyderabad the next morning.

The former MLA said the preparatory committee was making arrangements to ensure that unprecedented crowds participate in the ’’Maha dharna’’.The Committee also planned constituency-wise agitations from August 24 to August 30 on the issue of KG basin gas, he added.

Party political affairs committee member Metla Satyanarayanarao along with all four PRP MLAs and those who lost the Assembly polls attended the press conference.