Telangana Well being Minister Etela Rajender stripped of his portfolio

Telangana Well being Minister Etela Rajender has been divested off his portfolio over allegations of land grabbing in Medak district. Leader Minister Okay Chandrashekar Rao will deal with the well being portfolio.

On Friday, the CM had prompt Leader Secretary Somesh Kumar to get an inquiry carried out by way of the Medak District Collector at the lawsuits of encroachments of lands at the outskirts of Achampet in Masaipet Mandal in Medak district, get a complete file and publish the similar to him.

The CM additionally prompt Vigilance DGP Purnachandra Rao to determine the reality in the back of the allegations. The CM issued orders that the principle inquiry within the topic must be carried out in an instant. A number of farmers and landowners in Achampet just lately complained that they had been compelled to promote their land to Jamuna Hatcheries owned by way of Rajender’s circle of relatives. Jamuna Hatcheries had just lately expanded and the corporate bought lands adjoining to the present facility. The lawsuits got here from the similar landowners.

Alternatively, Rajender stated that the land for enlargement used to be bought legally and the landowners gave up their lands willingly. “That is an try to malign my symbol. When the allegations had been first made, I had sought an inquiry by way of a sitting pass judgement on. I had additionally said in regards to the enlargement plan of Jamuna Hatcheries to the CM and Foremost Secretary Narsing Rao,” Rajender stated. The Medak District Collector Dr S Harish began engaging in the inquiry by way of assembly the land house owners and farmers who complained that they had been coerced into promoting the land to Jamuna Hatcheries. “The farmers and landowners complained that the minister and his friends grabbed round 100 acres of land that used to be assigned to them beneath more than a few govt schemes at the outskirts of Achampet and Hakimpet,” an reliable stated.

Alternatively, whilst the inquiry remains to be underway, the workplace of Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan issued a commentary within the afternoon pronouncing that at the recommendation of the CM, the governor had licensed the switch of Scientific, Well being and Circle of relatives Welfare protfolio from Etela Rajender to the CM with quick impact.

Rajender is a four-time MLA and belongs to the sturdy Mudiraj neighborhood. Despite the fact that he is among the founding individuals of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), he and the CM have their variations. Because the collection of Covid-19 instances surged ultimate month, Rajender criticised the Centre a number of instances for controlling the waft of vaccines and drugs, and complained that the Centre used to be no longer supporting states to struggle the virus unfold. Leader Minister Okay Chandrashekar Rao on the other hand maintained silence. Assets stated that because of the allegations towards Rajender, Opposition events had been targetting the CM and due to this fact, the verdict to divest Rajender off his portfolio used to be taken.

The exchange comes amid a surge in Covid-19 instances with 7,754 new instances and 51 deaths being reported within the ultimate 24 hours. Because of scarcity of vaccines, the state has no longer been ready to start out the vaccine power for other people in 18-44 years age crew nowadays.