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President’s Rule imminent
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President’s Rule imminent. Andhra Pradesh is heading for the President’s Rule. A final decision is likely to be taken at the Union Cabinet meeting scheduled to be held on Friday.
Sonia Gandhi has reportedly given go-ahead
Union Cabinet to take final decision today
Rift among leaders; new CM may not prove majority
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New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh is heading for the President’s Rule. A final decision is likely to be taken at the Union Cabinet meeting scheduled to be held on Friday. Ahead of the Union Cabinet meeting, the AICC General Secretary in-charge of Andhra Pradesh, Digvijay Singh, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel on Thursday briefed the party president on the situation in Andhra Pradesh. They were of the opinion that there was hardly any time left for the poll notification to be announced and hence forming a government at this point of time would not be of any use and the new government would not have any time to function effectively. They felt that in view of the vertical division in the party, it may not be possible for the new Chief Minister to prove his majority. The meeting that Union Minister Jairam Ramesh had with Governor ESL Narsimhan on Thursday in Hyderabad also pointed towards the Centre leaning towards President’s rule. Narasimhan is also understood to have recommended President's Rule.
The Congress High Command arrived at the decision after two days of hectic consultations within the party. At one point of time, the Telangana Congress leaders agreed to the post of Chief Minister being offered to the Seemandhra region. They also favored the government formation, saying that if President’s Rule was imposed it would send a wrong signal among people.
The Seemandhra Congress leaders sensed an opportunity in the move that the party can send out a signal to the Kapus by pitching for a Kapu Chief Minister. The Union Minister K Chiranjeevi and agriculture Minister Kanna Lakshminarayana were among the front runners. But at the same time, the party leadership realised that there was severe competition for the post.
Digvijay Singh had, all along, been maintaining that with Model Code of Conduct coming into force following the announcement of the Lok Sabha poll schedule by the Election Commission on March 6 or March 7, the State government would hardly have any time to function effectively.
Significantly, on the issue of merger of TRS with the Congress, Digvijay Singh stuck to his position. Digvijay Singh said the Congress believed on what TRS supremo K Chandrashekhar Rao said on the issue of TRS merger with the Congress.
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