Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) Union Textiles Minister Kavuri Sambasiva Rao Thursday resigned from the union cabinet to protest bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and announced that he would not contest the Lok Sabha polls on Congress ticket.
Rao sent his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying the manner in which the state was divided pained him. He told reporters in Delhi that the centre did not even take his views into consideration while taking a decision to bifurcate the state.
He, however, has not yet taken a decision on whether to quit the Congress or remain in the party.
Rao is reportedly planning to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The MP from Eluru in West Godavari district was inducted into the union cabinet in June last year.
After the bill for formation of separate Telangana state was passed in the parliament in February, Rao had reportedly decided to quit the Congress and join the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). However, the TDP leaders in West Godavari district opposed his admission into the party.
Rao has three decade old association with the Congress. He was first elected to Lok Sabha in 1984. He was again elected in 1989, 1998, 2004 and 2009.
He is the second central minister to quit over the state's bifurcation. Last month, D. Purandeswari had resigned as a minister and also quit the Congress. She joined the BJP.
West Bengal Violence: Mamta Banerjee Announces Rs 2 Lakh Compensation For The Family Of The Dead
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a compensation of Rs 2-2 lakh without any discrimina
Actor Babu Mohan plans to contest for Lok Sabha on TRS ticket
Hyderabad, March 29 (IANS) Telugu film actor-turned-politician P. Babu Mohan, who recently quit
Cyclone Amphan: Heavy destruction in Bengal, 12 killed, 5200 houses damaged, uprooted trees
Kolkata / Bhubaneswar / New Delhi, Agencies / Bureau. Hurricane Amphon in the Bay of Bengal hit t
Samsung Galaxy F23 5G: Coming great feature phone, will have 50MP camera, launching on March 8
South Korea's popular company Samsung is going to launch a new smartphone Galaxy F-series on Marc
India did not participate during the voting process of a resolution brought in the United Nations
Agartala, April 12 (IANS) Voting in Tripura for its second Lok Sabha constituency began Saturday
IPL 2021: Dream Ball, Chahar's four and Dhoni's masterstroke
Three wickets in three overs ... fourth maiden wicket. Total 4 over 18 dot balls.
On Friday, he b
Foreign trips starting with Precaution
France, Germany, and the United States can now operate travel (movement and departure) to India a
Natural calamity has created havoc in Himachal Pradesh. As many as 1,220 roads were closed in Man
Shiv Sena rebel MLA Uddhav's cousin Raj Thackeray's party may join Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. Th
