Dissent no bar for CM’S schemes IT’S JUNIORS VS SENIORS IN STATE CABINET

Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy is not at all perturbed over some ministers grumbling about not involving them in meetings where decisions are taken.

He was flooded with calls on Thursday by many ministers and legislators who conveyed to him that they were solidly behind him and supported all his moves. They have also conveyed to him that they are going to complain to the Congress High Command against the dissident ministers. The CM reportedly told them he was able to establish a people friendly government with a number of initiatives all these months and will not go The rift over Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy’s new schemes has divided the Cabinet. While senior ministers criticised the CM for not consulting them about the new schemes, junior ministers supported him.

In view of the forthcoming General Elections, the CM is announcing a series of new welfare schemes to back on his efforts to bring in more schemes in the months to come.

He also reportedly told attract voters. According to some ministers, MLAs and party leaders, the CM’s new schemes are being received well by the people, and they seem to be titling towards the Congress. Senior ministers are unhappy and K. Jana Reddy and D.L. Ravindra Reddy openly criticised the CM.

Senior ministers including Deputy CM Damodar Raja Narasimha, K. Jana Reddy, D.L. Ravindra Reddy and Vatti Vasant Kumar met PCC them whenever he wished to have an informal meeting of ministers, some of them who are raising dis- president Satyanarayana at his home on Thursday.

They discussed the new schemes and decided to raise the issue at the next Cabinet meeting and complain to the High Command. They opined that the CM was ignoring the advice that he take them into confidence.

Sources said that minister Vatti was unhappy with the CMO and district collector at not being informed about the CM’s schedule on May 5 in his home district. sent now, had deliberately avoided attending such meetings. “We are facing a serious political situation now. Several Opposition parties have stepped up their activities, keeping the elections in mind. I, as leader of the party in the state have to react to such developments and take decisions. In fact, the Bangaru Talli programme was discussed with all the concerned ministers for two days and only then was it given final shape,” the CM is said to have told his supporters.

Former minister J.C. Diwakara Reddy and Sattenapalli MLA Yerram Venkateswara Reddy felt that the situation is now favourable to Congress in the state, particularly after the Chief Minister introduced several schemes.

“We can face the electorate with these schemes and program-mes,” they added.