Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is all set to take up a minor shuffle of the Cupboard that can see the exit of endowments and forest minister Konda Surekha whose repeated acts of defiance of the Chief Minister, although not directly, have brought about embarrassment to the Congress.
The reshuffle shall be held on September 3 or 4, topic to the choice of the excessive command which, in accordance with extremely positioned sources, has been insisting on the inclusion of Munugodu Congress legislator Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy within the Cupboard. Authorities Whip Adi Srinivas, hailing additionally from Munnur Kapu group, has higher possibilities of changing Surekha. Speaker Gaddam Prasada Rao has additionally been strongly lobbying for a Cupboard berth.
The social gathering central management could have a closing spherical of discussions with essential members of the political affairs committee — Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and PCC president B. Mahesh Kumar Goud — in Delhi both on Tuesday or Wednesday earlier than taking its determination.
Opposite to the final notion in political circles that the Deputy CM had met AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge in Bengaluru just a few days in the past to foyer for the retention of Surekha within the Cupboard, sources mentioned Bhatti who had earlier gone to her rescue had given up this time. “Certainly, he additionally expressed his opinion that inaction even after the outburst of minister’s daughter would weaken the Chief Minister and impression the general picture of the social gathering,” sources advised Deccan Chronicle.
With regard to Raj Gopal Reddy, the excessive command was eager on fulfilling the promise made to him when he converted to the Congress from the BJP together with G. Vivek, who has already been inducted into the Cupboard within the earlier rejig. Sources mentioned the Chief Minister who was extra in favour of Raj Gopal Reddy’s elder brother and R&B minister Venkat Reddy, warned of significant repercussions when the excessive command sought to know if each may very well be within the Cupboard. If Raj Gopal Reddy has his approach, his brother can be dropped, sources added.
The Chief Minister was of the view that inclusion of yet one more minister from the Reddy group from Rangareddy district would dilute the BC/SC empowerment slogan of the federal government and therefore wouldn’t take into account the requests of both Malreddy Ranga Reddy or T. Rammohan Reddy. Although Speaker Gaddam Prasada Rao was insisting on the berth, he could also be requested to proceed as it will be troublesome to discover a appropriate alternative that fulfills the equations.
Sources additionally mentioned there may not be reshuffle of portfolios although at one stage it was rumoured that the income and finance portfolios can be re-allocated within the backdrop of current controversies surrounding the incumbent ministers. “Sad over the current portfolio, a senior minister eyed the income portfolio however the Chief Minister is not any temper to concede his demand. The portfolios of dropped ministers is likely to be allotted to the newly inducted ones,” sources added.
