Hyderabad, Oct 29th: Defying the Congress High Command's directive to work under Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah, Women Development and Child Welfare Minister Konda Surekha, a vociferous campaigner for making Kadapa Congress MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy as Chief Minister, on Oct 29 resigned from the State Cabinet. After submitting her resignation letter directly to Governor N D Tiwari, she told that she was unable to continue in the Cabinet after the death of late Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy. She expressed her anguish that the CLP meeting was not held even after two months to pay homage to Rajasekhar Reddy.
Surekha made an indirect attack on former central government minister Renuka Choudhary for trying to defame Jaganmohan Reddy. The resignation has come at a time when the party central leadership is busy preparing the ground for convening the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) to formally elect Mr Rosaiah as its leader and appoint a senior MLA from the State Assembly as Leader of the Lower House as the present Chief Minister is a member of the State Legislative Council.
Distribution of Abhaya Hastam Bonds Posted on 30-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 29th: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Oct 29 decided to distribute the bonds and certificates of the 'YSR Abhaya Hastam', Former Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy's pet scheme, providing pensions to the women members of the Self Help Groups (SHGs). The Cabinet, which met on...
Preventive measures to curb dengue Posted on 31-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 30th: Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N Chandrababu Naidu on Oct 30 urged Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Konijeti Rosaiah to direct the authorities to take preventive measures on a large scale to curb the spread of dengue. In a letter to the Chief Minister, a copy of which...
Need to rush power projects: AP CM Posted on 31-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 30th: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Konijeti Rosaiah on Oct 30 emphasized on the need to expedite all the ongoing power projects in the State keeping in view the ever increasing demand and the interests of the consumers. He was reviewing the status of power projects and the power suppl...
Awareness camp by NDRF in EG Posted on 31-Oct-2009
Kakinada, Oct 30th: Mr. Alex Johnson troop commander of the Arakkonam battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), said people should possess awareness and preparedness which were key components of a proactive approach during any disaster situation. Participating at the NDRF’s awar...
TRS chief to go on fast unto death Posted on 31-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 30th: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao Friday announced that he would launch a "fast unto death" in November to achieve separate statehood for the Telangana region. The TRS politburo, which met, decided that Rao and other leaders along with thousa...
AP minister's resignation accepted Posted on 31-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 30th: Andhra Pradesh Governor N.D. Tiwari has accepted the resignation of Women Development and Child Welfare Minister Konda Surekha, who quit the party on Thursday to express her unhappiness over the Congress' decision not to make Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy the chief minister. Surekha&...
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