Ministers held for creating unrest in Telengana
Tribune News Service
Hyderabad, May 21
Internal squabbles in Andhra Pradesh Congress hit a new low today when two warring ministers of the Kiran Kumar Reddy cabinet were arrested for creating unrest in the Telangana region.
The rivalry between Information Minister DK Aruna and Endowments Minister J Krishna Rao, both hailing from Mahaboobnagar district, took a violent turn over the issue of taking out a padayatra in support of statehood for Telangana. Aruna, accompanied by a large number of supporters, took to the streets to prevent her bte noir from entering Gadwal, her Assembly constituency. Rao was equally adamant on going ahead with his padayatra across the district over the Telangana issue.
Rao, who has been on a padayatra of Telangana districts for the past few days, locked himself up in his car and threatened to commit suicide by slitting his throat if the police made any attempt to arrest him. The police had a tough time convincing Rao to come out of his vehicle, even as his supporters raised anti-Aruna slogans. They finally arrested him from a guest house at Gadwal, amidst stiff resistance from his supporters. Simultaneously, the police also took Aruna into custody at Tummalacheruvu village, while she was on her way to her constituency headquarters to stop Rao from continuing his padayatra.
Following the arrests, the supporters of the two ministers indulged in stone-pelting and arson and forcibly enforced bandh in Gadwal, Aiza and other places in the district. Aruna, who was later released on a personal bond, contended that Rao had not informed her about his padayatra in her constituency. I represent the people of Gadwal and it is only right and as per protocol that my colleague inform me about his intention to take up padayatra in my constituency. Instead, he unilaterally decided to continue with his mission without making any effort to coordinate with me. And for me, this is not acceptable, she said.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said the rivalry between the two ministers was a personal issue. Since the padayatra undertaken by Krishna Rao is a sensitive issue, I would not like to comment. However, the president of the partys state unit D Srinivas has been asked to look into the issue, he said.
Tribune News Service
Hyderabad, May 21
Internal squabbles in Andhra Pradesh Congress hit a new low today when two warring ministers of the Kiran Kumar Reddy cabinet were arrested for creating unrest in the Telangana region.
The rivalry between Information Minister DK Aruna and Endowments Minister J Krishna Rao, both hailing from Mahaboobnagar district, took a violent turn over the issue of taking out a padayatra in support of statehood for Telangana. Aruna, accompanied by a large number of supporters, took to the streets to prevent her bte noir from entering Gadwal, her Assembly constituency. Rao was equally adamant on going ahead with his padayatra across the district over the Telangana issue.
Rao, who has been on a padayatra of Telangana districts for the past few days, locked himself up in his car and threatened to commit suicide by slitting his throat if the police made any attempt to arrest him. The police had a tough time convincing Rao to come out of his vehicle, even as his supporters raised anti-Aruna slogans. They finally arrested him from a guest house at Gadwal, amidst stiff resistance from his supporters. Simultaneously, the police also took Aruna into custody at Tummalacheruvu village, while she was on her way to her constituency headquarters to stop Rao from continuing his padayatra.
Following the arrests, the supporters of the two ministers indulged in stone-pelting and arson and forcibly enforced bandh in Gadwal, Aiza and other places in the district. Aruna, who was later released on a personal bond, contended that Rao had not informed her about his padayatra in her constituency. I represent the people of Gadwal and it is only right and as per protocol that my colleague inform me about his intention to take up padayatra in my constituency. Instead, he unilaterally decided to continue with his mission without making any effort to coordinate with me. And for me, this is not acceptable, she said.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said the rivalry between the two ministers was a personal issue. Since the padayatra undertaken by Krishna Rao is a sensitive issue, I would not like to comment. However, the president of the partys state unit D Srinivas has been asked to look into the issue, he said.
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