‘Ministers should be present in Secretariat’

Naidu takes serious view of absenteeism

May 02, 2017 09:42 pm | Updated 09:43 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday reportedly expressed unhappiness over some Ministers not being present at the Interim Government Complex (Secretariat) at Velagapudi to address the grievances of the people.

At a meeting of the TDP coordination committee, he said Ministers should henceforth be present at the Secretariat regularly, especially on Thursday to attend to people’s grievances.

The tech-savvy Chief Minister also pointed out that the TDP leaders lagged in following the social media. “Unless you follow the social media, how will you counter the baseless criticism against the government,” he asked the members.

“Using a cell phone is not enough. Follow the social media,” he suggested. Mr. Naidu’s suggestion came in the backdrop of TDP general secretary N. Lokesh’s recent suggestion to TDP leaders to find ways of countering negative propaganda.

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