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[url="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kiran-Reddy-prefers-Naidu-to-Jagan/articleshow/7136437.cms"]Kiran Reddy prefers Naidu to Jagan?[/url]

Jagan's two-day fast from Tuesday is just a token move compared to Naidu's indefinite fast, but ironically it is going to be the fast of the YSR scion that will force the hands of the government. So it seemed on Monday evening.



"This is a lose-lose position for the government. It knows that sops will have to be given to the farmers and also aware that the credit would go to Naidu or Jagan depending upon the timing of the announcement," said a senior government functionary.



"The million dollar question for CM Kiran Kumar Reddy is who should be allowed to walk away with the credit," the functionary added. Informed sources said the CM spoke to some of his close aides from New Delhi (where he attended the Congress plenary) on the government strategy.



And from this it seems that Kiran would not like Jagan to get any credit or mileage out of his 48-hour fast. Between the two, Naidu is seen as the lesser evil and if circumstances forced so, Kiran would rather allow the TDP boss to get the credit, the CM is believed to have said.



Kiran feels that if the Congress succeeds in pacifying Naidu by convincing him about fresh sops, then the government could get a breather. But if Jagan is allowed to walk away with the credit, it could cause greater damage for the party image in the long term.

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