TDP chief falters, says MSR

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, NOV. 27. The APCC president, Mr. M. Satyanarayana Rao, has ridiculed the Cabinet reshuffle undertaken by the Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, with an indirect reference to inclusion of persons facing criminal charges.

At a press conference, Mr. Rao avoided naming any person but pointed out that the exercise was in contrast to the tall claims made by the Chief Minister. At least one of the sacked Ministers challenged Mr. Naidu to show reasons for his dismissal, he said.

The PCC president said the removal of three women Ministers also called for an explanation as the TDP was said to have come to power due to the patronage of women. Trouble was brewing for Mr. Naidu, he remarked.

Mr. Satyanarayana Rao said he would set up a committee of experts and Congress leaders to study the controversial Pulichintala project and submit a report based on which the party would take a stand.

Earlier in the day, he met a delegation from Krishna district led by the former deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Koneru Ranga Rao, who pleaded with him to make the party's stand on Pulichintala clear.

They drew his attention to the critical remarks of Mr. P. Govardhan Reddy, Munugodu MLA, against the leader of the CLP, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, on the Pulichintala project.

The PCC president told reporters that the committee would study the project in detail in the light of the misgivings in Telangana region. It would consist of irrigation experts and leaders of the party including some MLAs. But the party leaders from Nalgonda and Krishna would not be included in the committee as the controversy mainly pertained to the interests of the two districts.

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