One-man rule in state, says DL

Chief Minister  N. Kiran Kumar Reddy  is slandered and criticised by its own party men more than the Opposition does on his decisions.

His Cabinet colleagues have openly aired their resentment at his style of functioning.  The CM has been at the receiving end of hard criticism from from Health Minister D L Ravindra Reddy  for quite a while.

After visiting Nadha Nageshwara Kona Temple at Kajipet in Kadapa District on the occasion of Kaartheeka Pournami on Monday, the Health Minister criticised  the Chief Minister indirectly.

He said that the CM was not allocating funds to MLAs and ministers who were critical of his functioning. He was only  favoring those who were either silent or close to him.

Referring to Union minsiter Jaipal Reddy not being invited for inaugural function of  Metro Rail project Phase II, DL said that it was Jaipal Reddy who played a key role in getting necessary approvals for the mega project. He should not have been ignored by the government, he added.

"There is an absolutely one man rule in the State presently," DL said referring to Kiran Reddy.

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