CM, Chiru Differ on Key-portfolios to New Ministers

posted on Jan 20, 2012 10:38AM

chiranjeevi kiran kumar reddy differences, ramachandraiah ganta portfolios, portfolios of ap new ministers, key portfolios for prp ministers, prp ministers demand key posts, kiran chiranjeevi differences Differences arouse between CM Kiran Kumar Reddy and PRP chief Chiranjeevi soon after the swearing-in of C Ramachandraiah and Ganta Srinivasa Rao as new ministers in the state cabinet.

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy offered the new ministers infrastructure and investment (which had fallen vacant after the resignation of Komatireddy Venkat Reddy), endowments (held as additional charge by Ponnala Lakshmaiah) and textiles and small-scale industries, hitherto held by Dr P. Shankar Rao who was sacked after he refused to quit on Thursday. But Chiranjeevi is not impressed with the offer and reportedly have asked for Energy and Commercial Taxes portfolios, which the CM is holding additionally.

According to sources, the Chief Minister explained to the PR chief that he was keeping these significant portfolios aside for Telangana leaders who would be inducted into the Cabinet at a later date. The issue got heated up when Chiranjeevi told the CM that high command has assured him of key portfolios at the time of merger. An annoyed Kiran is said to have shot back "Then it's better you settle this with high command itself." A miffed Chiranjeevi, after consulting PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana, has complained to party affairs incharge Gulam Nabi Azad, said the sources.