No, we are attending duties: Ministers

Ministers in the state cabinet on Thursday denied the reports that they were not discharging their duties and not cooperating with Chief Minister K Rosaiah. Apparently, their reluctance to do their normal work unless Y S Jaganmohan Reddy becomes the Chief Minister, was taken seriously by the Congress high command. Almost all the English dailies in Hyderabad and Delhi wrote stories about the ministers’ non-cooperation movement in the state. Surprisingly, the ministers did not give any clarification to the media personally. Instead, the Congress Legislature Party issued a press release on their behalf, stating that the reports that they were not attending the review meetings chaired by Rosaiah were totally baseless and far from truth. They clarified that after the sudden demise of Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, they had to visit their respective constituencies, conduct condolence meetings and console the grief of the public. “Ministers who are available in Hyderabad have attended the office and review meetings chaired by Mr Rosaiah,” they clarified.