Hyderabad, Sep 6 (Inditop.com) All 35 ministers in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet will take fresh oath Sunday evening on the advise of the state governor following the death of chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Wednesday.
Governor N.D. Tiwari has tendered the advise on the opinion of constitutional experts. The ministers will have to be sworn in again following the death of the chief minister, otherwise they would cease to be ministers, Tiwari said.
The governor will administer the oath of office and secrecy to all 35 ministers at Raj Bhavan.
YSR died in a helicopter crash Sep 2 and the next morning his body was found alongwith four others accompanying him in the dense Nallamala forests in Kurnool district.
The same day Finance Minister K. Rosaiah was installed as the acting chief minister.
There was utter confusion for the last two days over whether the ministers would have to be sworn in again. Rosaiah had Saturday told reporters that he sent a letter to the governor requesting him to allow the ministers to continue without having to take oath afresh.
However, the governor sent a letter to the chief minister’s office that the ministers would have to take oath again.
Advocate General D.V. Sitaram and Chief Secretary P. Ramakant Reddy also met Rosaiah and the governor to discuss the issue.
Rosaiah apprised the Congress party’s central leadership of the situation as the high command has already made it clear that his taking over as chief minister was only a temporary arrangement.
Amid the growing demand to make YSR’s son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy as the next chief minister, the central leadership said it would take a decision on the leadership issue only after the seven-day mourning period is over.
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