Hyderabad, Jan 2
The Congress leadership has asked an Andhra Pradesh cabinet minister not to quit over Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy having divested him of the legislative affairs portfolio.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary R.C. Kunthia rushed to Hyderabad Thursday and tried to dissuade Civil Supplies Minister D. Sridhar Babu from resigning.
The central leader advised Sridhar Babu, who hails from Telangana, not to take any hasty step as this could stall the debate over the Telangana bill in the state assembly, scheduled to start Friday, party sources said.
Immediately after landing in Hyderabad, the AICC secretary called on senior minister from Telangana K. Jana Reddy. He later met Sridhar Babu and urged him to drop his plans to quit.
Several ministers and party leaders from Telangana met Kunthia and complained against the 'undemocratic' action of the chief minister.
By:IANS