Hyderabad: The state cabinet will meet at 3 pm here on Monday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. This was decided hours after the Election Commission of India (ECI) gave its nod on Sunday on the condition that it takes decisions only on issues of an urgent nature.
The ECI had earlier denied permission as the model code of conduct for the May 13 Lok Sabha elections and the May 27 Legislative Council bypoll would only end on June 5.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy had said on Saturday that he would lead a delegation of ministers to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar to seek his permission for discussing crucial issues that were on the agenda.
Saturday’s meeting, a fortnight ahead of the 10th anniversary of the bifurcation of Telugu states, was expected to take a call on the buildings in Hyderabad that were allotted to Andhra Pradesh as well as other pending inter-state issues. It was also to discuss the new academic year, Kaleshwaram project, the Kharif action plan, and farmer loan waiver.
On Sunday, ECI joint secretary Avinash Kumar sent a letter to chief secretary A. Santhi Kumari stating that the poll panel had allowed the government to conduct the cabinet meeting on the condition that it only takes decisions on emergency time-bound issues that had to be implemented before June 4.
The ECI also stated that no state government officer, who was involved in the conduct of the Lok Sabha elections, should be called for the meeting.
