New Delhi: On his maiden visit to Delhi after
taking over as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, K Rosaiah
on Friday night met senior party leader Veerappa Moily and is
understood to have discussed the current political situation
in the state among other issues.
After arriving here late this evening, Rosaiah drove
straight to Moily's Tughlaq Road residence and held
discussions with the Law Minister, who is also the incharge of
party affairs in the state.
Rosaiah is understood to have discussed the current
political situation in the state, Congress strategy for the
upcoming Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation polls and
convening of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting.
Moily is yet to be formally elected as CLP leader. The
Congress High Command is under pressure from party MLAs to
convene the CLP meeting immediately to condole the death of
late Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.
Speaking to reporters at the Airport on his arrival, he
said: "I am not here with any specific agenda. As senior party
leaders were busy with recent Assembly elections in three
states and I was busy with flood relief, I could not meet them
(after taking over as Chief Minister).
"So now, since the election dust has settled, I have come
to meet party president Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh and other leaders. I will seek help from the Centre for
flood relief," he said.
Rosaiah was sworn-in as Chief Minister after Reddy's
death and the Congress high command is said to be keen on
convening the CLP as soon as possible to formally elect
Rosaiah as its leader.
It is now certain that Rosaiah will continue as the Chief
Minister after party chief Sonia Gandhi virtually ruled out
the demand of Jaganmohan Reddy's supporters to make him the
Chief Minister after his father's death.
He will also meet Home Minister P Chidambaram and Defence
Minister A K Antony tomorrow.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, November 06, 2009, 23:52