Hyderabad, December 14: Caught in the midst of a vertically divided Cabinet on the Telangana issue, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah has invoked the fear of the Congress high command on his colleagues in his attempt to make them fall in line, at least in public.
Rosaiah, who interacted with a group of ministers belonging to the two sides — Telangana and Andhra and Rayalaseema — at his residence late on Sunday night after the two sides met separately, reportedly reminded them about the “style of functioning” of the party high command.
“This could well be your last stint as ministers if you overstep your brief and violate the high command,” he reportedly cautioned.
Following Rosaiah’s curt warning, the ministers held a joint meeting in the Assembly committee hall here this morning and are said to have decided not to precipitate the current crisis.
This was seen as a bid by the ministers to display their unity at a time when the state has been facing a political turmoil.
Accordingly, the ministers belonging to Andhra and Rayalaseema regions decided to “rethink” their earlier decision to resign from their posts.
“The issue is over. There will be no resignations as of now,” a senior minister from Andhra told PTI in the Assembly lobbies.
The Andhra and Rayalaseema ministers, however, are not publicly saying anything on their resignations because of the problems they might face in their respective constituencies where there is a surcharged atmosphere against the division of the state.
-PTI