Complaints Against Kiran
In his rush to introduce one welfare scheme after another, Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has alienated a section of senior ministers who were never too friendly with him in the first place. The latest trigger was the Bangaru Thalli girl child insurance scheme, which some ministers say was not even discussed with them. The disgruntled lot met in the residence of PCC chief and Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana. Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha, Panchayati Raj Minister Jana Reddy, Culture Minister Vatti Vasant Kumar and Health Minister D L Ravindra Reddy met with Botsa to express their anger over the CM's unilateral style of functioning. It is said that these ministers, five MPs and some MLAs even sent a report to the Congress high command complaining about Kiran Kumar's arrogance and his refusal to take the Cabinet into confidence on important matters. Botsa denies any such report being sent and said the meeting with senior ministers was a usual affair.