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APCC chief pulls up Ponnala

Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president K. Keshava Rao has taken exception to the remarks of Major Irrigation Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah that the Government will not take back or alter its order increasing the discharge capacity of the Pothireddipadu head regulator.

Talking to the media on Friday, Dr. Keshava Rao said there was no need for the Minister to rush to the press with such statements when Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy himself was open for discussion on the issue.

The PCC chief said he would take up the matter with the Minister.

Council formation

Meanwhile, Dr. Keshava Rao wrote letters to all floor leaders in Parliament requesting them not to oppose the formation of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council since the State Assembly had already adopted a resolution for reviving the Upper House.

He pointed out to the political leaders that the formation of the Council should remain a prerogative of the State Assemblies. Former CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member M. Hanumantha Rao too voiced a similar opinion during his tenure, he said

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