Telangana: Senior BJP leader Indrasena Reddy appointed Tripura Governor; Congress takes objection to it

A press communiqué from Rashtrapati Bhavan said the appointments would come into effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.

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‘Against the MCC’

Responding to the appointment of Indrasena Reddy as Tripura Governor, TPCC senior vice-president G Niranjan said no appointments should be made during the enforcement of MCC.

In a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, Niranjan said, “We were astonished to see the following communication, from the office of the President of India, which is against the MCC as the election schedule has been announced by the ECI for the elections in five states including Telangana.”

He said Indrasena Reddy’s appointment would attract the MCC as he is from Telangana where elections would be conducted on 30 November.

This appointment has been done to influence the voters in Telangana, he said, adding that, unfortunately, the Rashtrapati Bhavan itself was violating the MCC.

He requested the ECI to take appropriate steps in this regard to withdraw the appointment.

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‘Unnecessary issue’

Speaking to a vernacular news channel, Indrasena Reddy, a former MLA and former BJP president in united Andhra Pradesh, criticised the TPCC for unnecessarily creating an issue.

“I was appointed as Governor of Tripura where there are no elections, and I don’t understand why the Congress is making it an issue. It’s a Constitutional post,” he said.

He said he would strive to develop Tripura on all fronts in coordination with the government in that state.