APNGOs association: Rival groups prepare for showdown

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, MARCH 20. The two groups in the A.P. Non-Gazetted Officers' (APNGOs) Association, one led its president, Mr. C. Venkat Reddy, and the other by the general secretary, Mr. T. Sudhakara Prasad, are preparing for a showdown, having initiated disciplinary actions against each other.

While an executive meeting held at the instance of Mr. Sudhakra Prasad here on March 13 suspended Mr. Venkat Reddy and some of city branch office-bearers from their posts, the State president retaliated by expelling the general secretary from the organisation and dissolving two district branches.

Based on a complaint filed by Mr. Venkat Reddy at the Abid Road police station in Hyderabad that Mr. Sudhakara Prasad illegally withdrew Rs. 2 lakhs from the bank account of the association, the police registered a case and sealed the almirah of the general secretary and treasurer at the NGO Home at Gunfoundry in the city. Investigation of the case is in progress.

Meanwhile, Mr. Sudhakara Prasad, in a statement, claimed that the emergency executive committee meeting of the association, held at Vijayawada on Sunday, ``discussed the unconstitutional and undemocratic action'' of the president in dissolving the two district branches and expelling some office-bearers. He denied the charge that he had withdrawn Rs. 2 lakhs illegally and quoted a resolution adopted at the March 13 executive meeting authorising the withdrawal of the amount for conducting the State conference of the association at Visakhapatnam (from April 24 to 26) and for publishing a handbook of services by the West Krishna Branch. The State elections would be held as per schedule at Visakhapatnam, he added.

At a press conference at NGO home here on Monday, Mr. Venkat Reddy questioned the ``validity'' of the executive meeting held on March 13 on the ground that the meeting, as per the constitution of the organisation, had to be presided over by the president or anyone authorised by him. The decisions taken at the meeting had no legal sanctity, he claimed.

Mr. Reddy appointed Mr. U. Anjaneyulu as general secretary ``consequent on the expulsion of Mr. Sudhakara Prasad'' and announced that the executive committee would meet shortly to finalise the schedule of the elections to the State body.

He asserted that a majority of the district presidents were with him. A police case was pending against Mr. Sudhakara Prasad, he added.

Besides Mr. Anjaneyulu, Mr. J. Ramachandra Murthy, secretary of the Hyderabad city branch, Mr. I. Siva Koteswara Rao, associate president of the city branch, who were suspended from their posts by Mr. Sudhakara Prasad, were present at the press conference. Mr. Venkat Reddy appointed Mr. K. Nageswara Rao as treasurer in place of Mr. Y.V.M. Subba Rao who sailed with Mr. Sudhakara Prasad.

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