Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister appeals to Ministers to set aside difference

Hyderabad, May 24 : In view of the recent cold war between ministers Jupally Krishna Rao and D Aruna over padayatra in favour of Telangana separate statehood at Mahaboobnagar, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy appealed to Cabinet Ministers not to degrade the Congress image and instead work unitedly.According to sources, this figured during the Cabinet Meeting where the Chief Minister also requested his Cabinet colleagues to set aside their differences and not to give scope to the press to speculate.The difference would affect the party's image, he added.During the Cabinet Meeting, the ministers also discussed procurement of paddy lying at various market yards in the state and enhancement of MSP besides permission for rice exports.During the meeting, the official informed the Chief Minister that 43.66 lakh MTs of paddy was procured at various market purchasing centres in the state and necessary steps taken to procure 45 lakh MTs more. ======================================================