With the change of government in Andhra Pradesh, the fate of officials, who have been holding key positions and known for their proximity with Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy for the last five years, is hanging in a dilemma. Many such officers are worrying about their future in the new government and applying to get relief from the state.
There are several officers who were on deputation from the center and now are preparing to leave as soon as their deputation expires. As TDP leaders, including Chandrababu Naidu have made severe accusations against many of such officials for their irregular and high-handed administration, they are fearing that the new government may probe into their misdeeds.
As a first cautionary step, instructions were issued that no such officer should be allowed to go on leave or suspend their deputation so that they could go to their parent department. The new government feels that the officers on deputation should not be relieved immediately in view of the allegations of large-scale irregularities.
Already IG Stamps and Registrations Ramakrishna applied with the Chief Secretary seeking permission to go to his parent company. Mines MD VG Venkata Reddy also requested him to relieve from the state. Commissioner of Information and Public Relations Vijay Kumar Reddy, whose deputation was extended only recently, applied seeking relief from the state.
Former MD of AP Beverages Corporation Vasudeva Reddy requested the CS to surrender him to the parent department. APFSL MD Madhusudhan Reddy and Industries Commissioner Chilakala Rajeshwar Reddy have also sent applications to be relieved from AP.
Meanwhile, SS Rawat, Special Principal Secretary, Finance, has applied to move from AP to Telangana. The applications of some other key department officials to go to Telangana along with Rawat are pending with the government.
TDP believes that if the top officials who have played a key role in the government’s decisions for five years resign from their posts, then the irregularities that happened then will never come to light. As a result, the government has decided not to give leave to any of the deputation officers.
TTD Executive Officer Dharma Reddy, who played a key role in lobbying for Jaganmohan Reddy at Delhi and whose deputation was recently extended, has applied to go on leave. But, the state government has rejected his leave. CID Chief Sanjay was forced to withdraw his month long leave on the plea of visiting the USA.
