A complaint by Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao against IAS officer SAM Rizvi has exposed widening tensions between Congress ministers and bureaucrats in Telangana. Ministers allege negligence and protocol breaches, while the IAS Officers’ Association maintains silence on the issue

Hyderabad: The complaint lodged by Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao against senior IAS officer SAM Rizvi, addressed to Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao, has brought to light the intensifying discord between ministers and bureaucrats in the Congress government . The episode not only highlights the division but also underscores the growing political interference in the administration.

Over the past two years, from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy down to Government Whips, Congress ministers and party

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