India News | Andhra Pradesh Labour Minister Jayaram Removed from YSRCP Cabinet
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Andhra Pradesh Labour Minister G Jayaram was on Tuesday removed from the Cabinet by Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy after he quit the party.
Amaravati, Mar 5 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Labour Minister G Jayaram was on Tuesday removed from the Cabinet by Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy after he quit the party.
Jayaram joined the TDP in the presence of N Chandrababu Naidu during the TDP and Janasena's BC Declaration meeting in Mangalagiri.
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"On the advice of the Chief Minister, I, S Abdul Nazeer, Governor of Andhra Pradesh, do hereby declare that Gummanur Jayaram, ceases to be a Minister from my Council of Ministers of the rank of Cabinet Minister, with immediate effect," said Governor S Abdul Nazeer in a gazette notification.
The governor invoked powers conferred on him under Article 164 (1) of the Constitution of India.
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It is reported that Jayaram is upset with the alleged reshuffle of his constituency for the forthcoming polls.
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