01-13-2006, 03:14 AM
<b>John Kerry lauds free power for farmers</b>
Special Correspondent
Former US presidential candidate meets Chief Minister
IN FULL FLOW: Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy showing a picture of Nagarjunasagar dam to John Kerry, US Senator, in Hyderabad on Thursday. - Photo: Satish H .
HYDERABAD: US Senator and former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry called on Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and Telugu Desam leader N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday.
During his interaction with the Chief Minister, Mr. Kerry praised the Government's innovative initiatives in providing free power to farmers, besides creating infrastructure and irrigation facilities. He lauded the programmes to promote health and education and enquired about the disabled and old-age pension.
Meet Naidu too
Later, he met Mr. Naidu and sought to know the reasons for TDP electoral debacle in spite of pursuing a development agenda. Mr. Naidu cited consecutive drought for four to five years, anti-incumbency factor, tie-ups forged by the Congress with other parties and "some manipulation" of electronic voting machines as the factors for the defeat, according to TDP sources.
When the TDP leader referred to the EVMs' manipulation, the former presidential candidate reportedly remarked " It is our common experience".
Mr. Naidu told him that TDP had acted impartially and curbed communal riots when it was in power, after Mr. Kerry enquired about it.
`Misrepresented'
Talking to reporters, Mr. Kerry said that his suggestions on business process outsourcing were misrepresented in the Presidential campaign.
"I had campaigned against threat to corporate citizenship by IT companies shifting business and work to non-economic choices. I had tried to create an awareness on issues of loss of pensions, wealth and jobs due to such non-economic choices", the senator added, while fielding questions about reports that global IT companies had boycotted him during his visit to India.
He was visiting India to see the academic transformation caused by BPO operations in the country, particularly Hyderabad and South. They made a significant contribution to the technical revolution in the country.
He visited the Care and Support Centre for People Living with HIV/AIDS at the Government Chest hospital. Health Minister K. Rosaiah, US and State Government officials accompanied him.
Special Correspondent
Former US presidential candidate meets Chief Minister
IN FULL FLOW: Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy showing a picture of Nagarjunasagar dam to John Kerry, US Senator, in Hyderabad on Thursday. - Photo: Satish H .
HYDERABAD: US Senator and former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry called on Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and Telugu Desam leader N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday.
During his interaction with the Chief Minister, Mr. Kerry praised the Government's innovative initiatives in providing free power to farmers, besides creating infrastructure and irrigation facilities. He lauded the programmes to promote health and education and enquired about the disabled and old-age pension.
Meet Naidu too
Later, he met Mr. Naidu and sought to know the reasons for TDP electoral debacle in spite of pursuing a development agenda. Mr. Naidu cited consecutive drought for four to five years, anti-incumbency factor, tie-ups forged by the Congress with other parties and "some manipulation" of electronic voting machines as the factors for the defeat, according to TDP sources.
When the TDP leader referred to the EVMs' manipulation, the former presidential candidate reportedly remarked " It is our common experience".
Mr. Naidu told him that TDP had acted impartially and curbed communal riots when it was in power, after Mr. Kerry enquired about it.
`Misrepresented'
Talking to reporters, Mr. Kerry said that his suggestions on business process outsourcing were misrepresented in the Presidential campaign.
"I had campaigned against threat to corporate citizenship by IT companies shifting business and work to non-economic choices. I had tried to create an awareness on issues of loss of pensions, wealth and jobs due to such non-economic choices", the senator added, while fielding questions about reports that global IT companies had boycotted him during his visit to India.
He was visiting India to see the academic transformation caused by BPO operations in the country, particularly Hyderabad and South. They made a significant contribution to the technical revolution in the country.
He visited the Care and Support Centre for People Living with HIV/AIDS at the Government Chest hospital. Health Minister K. Rosaiah, US and State Government officials accompanied him.