
CM unlikely to attend SZC meeting on Sunday
The Hindu
Someone may represent State at the meeting in Tirupati
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is unlikely to attend the Southern Zonal Council meeting to be presided by Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Tirupati on Sunday.
At a press conference a few days ago, Mr. Rao had said “someone” will represent the government if he was not in a position to attend.
The meeting has been convened to sort out the pending issues between the southern States. The chief ministers of southern States as well as lieutenant governors of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep have been invited to attend the meeting. Mr. Shah will reach Tirupathi on Saturday and proceed to Nellore to attend a programme with Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu. He will participate in the Zonal Council meeting on Sunday and offer prayers at Tirumala next day before leaving for Delhi.