Former minister Danam Nagender has claimed that GHMC Special Officer Somesh Kumar was responsible for the dismissal of Dr T Rajaiah from the cabinet of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.
Speaking to media persons here on Monday, Nagender alleged that Somesh Kumar has misled the Chief Minister over Dr Rajaiah. He said Somesh Kumar enjoys good clout in the State Secretariat and he, along with a few other bureaucrats, misled the Chief Minister and provoked him to dismiss Dr Rajaiah. He demanded a detailed explanation from KCR over Rajaiah’s dismissal and accused him of setting a wrong precedent.
Nagender said if KCR was accusing Rajaiah of being inefficient, then he should explain his own achievements during the last eight months. Further, the Chief Minister should also elaborate on how empowered his cabinet colleagues are.
Addressing a separate press conference, Rajya Sabha MP V Hanumantha Rao too condemned Rajaiah’s dismissal and described it as an insult for all elected representatives. He said demanded a high-level probe into the allegations which prompted KCR to dismiss Rajaiah. (INN)