AP CM would take up ministry expansion plan: Minister

Tirumala, Apr 22 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister K Rossaiah today said Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy would take up the state ministry expansion plan at the appropriate time and discussions with the Congress President Sonia Gandhi were in progress.

Talking to the media here, he said, ''Differences among the party leaders was common in any party, but it would not affect the 120-year-old party's people-oriented activities and welfare schemes, as more portfolios would be added in the ministry.'' Mr Rossaiah said the VIPs should avoid inconveniencing pilgrims when they offer worshiP here. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasatanam (TTD) authorities should facilitate the process, he added.

The minister unveiled the statue of Potti Sriramulu in Tirupati, while releasing a souvenir on completion of 25 years of Arya Vysya Association.

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