It appears former irrigation minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLA from Siddipet T Harish Rao has lost hopes on getting a berth in the state cabinet headed by his uncle and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
It was evident from the way Harish quietly vacated his the minister's Bungalow-No. 7 on Raod No.12, Banjara Hills and shifted to his new residence at Kondapur a couple of days ago. Apparently, he did not even inform the same to KCR or his son K T Rama Rao over his decision.
The decision follows his announcement of resignation from the post of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) Mazdoor Union president. He told the RTC employees that he was not able to do justice to the post.
The swift moves of Harish Rao triggered wide speculations in the media. One section of media said KCR had told Harish Rao that he would not be taken into the cabinet and that he should be ready to contest for the Lok Sabha elections.
Another section of the media said Harish Rao had not been getting an appointment with the chief minister for quite some time. In fact, there have not been any instances of Harish meeting KCR in the last 50 days.
Though KCR and Harish had attended the recent assembly session, nobody noticed KCR talking to Harish Rao.
This has upset Harish and hence, he registered his protest by vacating his minister’s bungalow.
Another reason for Harish Rao’s disappointment is the admission of senor Congress leader Vanteru Pratap Reddy into the TRS without even consulting him.
During election campaign, Harish Rao and Vanteru had abused each other in Gajwel constituency.
That was why Harish was absent when Vanteru joined the TRS in the presence of KTR.
