New Delhi, February 28 (IANS): The union cabinet Friday decided to impose President’s rule in Andhra Pradesh, which is set to be divided to create a separate Telangana state. The cabinet, which met at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s residence, also decided to place the Andhra Pradesh assembly in suspended animation.
N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Feb 19 had resigned as chief minister and also quit the Congress to protest parliament passing the Telangana bill. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan had accepted Kiran Reddy’s resignation the same day and asked him to continue as caretaker chief minister till alternate arrangements were made. After consultations with Congress leaders from both Telangana and Seemandhra for nearly a week, the Congress party took the decision to impose President’s rule as recommended by the governor. The last and the only time President’s rule was imposed in Andhra Pradesh was in 1973 when P.V. Narasimha Rao of Congress party was the chief minister.
