On the 1st of May, the Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender has been transferred from the Health Ministry portfolio. The decision was taken by K. Chandrashekar Rao, the Chief Minister of Telangana, over the recent land grabbing allegations against the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Minister.
In a press release, the Government of Telangana said, “Health ministry portfolio to be taken away from Eatala Rajender and kept with Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.”
Another press communique was released from the Raj Bhava and was signed by the Principal Secretary of the State Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. The release read, “On the advice of the Chief Minister of Telangana, the Hon’ble Governor has approved the transfer of the Medical Health and Family Welfare Portfolio from Sri Eatala Rajender to the Chief Minister with immediate effect.”
The development came hours after the Telangana Chief Minister ordered a probe against Eatala Rajender.
k.Chandrashekar Rao, the Chief Minister of Telangana, on the 30th of April, ordered a probe against the State Health Minister, on allegations of land grabbing.
Recently, farmers of two villages of Medak district, alleged Eatala Rajender, the Telangana Health Minister of grabbing their lands illegally. The matter came into light after a news channel aired reports claiming to have exposed the encroachment of assigned lands by the Health Minister. Meanwhile, villagers of 8 villages in Medak also complained to the CM regarding the same. They said that Eatala Rajender and his supporters forcibly took over their assigned lands to start a poultry industry.
The Chief Minister also said, a detailed report regarding the investigation would be submitted soon after a comprehensive survey. The survey of lands are being conducted on the behalf of Toopran Revenue District Officer (RDO) Ram Prakash. In addition, six teams have been formed to conduct the digital survey at Eatala Rajender’s hatcheries and surrounding assigned lands.
The matter is still under investigation.
This is a developing story, stay tuned for further updates.
