Uncertainty persisted Wednesday afternoon over the whereabouts of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), whose helicopter went missing at 10.30 a.m amid bad weather.
While Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Minister P Subhash Chandra Bose said that YSR was safe, police officials were not forthcoming on his location, reports IANS.
The Chief Minister was supposed to land at Chittoor district at 10.30 a.m when his helicopter lost contact with air traffic control. There is bad weather in the area.
The Minister, however, insisted that the chopper carrying the Chief Minister, his Special Secretary and two pilots landed safely.
"We have information that the chief minister is safe," said Chandra Bose. He was not ready to reveal any details.
Official sources said the details were not being revealed because Kurnool district where the chopper reportedly landed is a hotbed of Maoists.
Congress MP from Nandyal S P Y Reddy told a Telugu television channel that he was yet to receive any information about the chief minister's whereabouts.
"Police have launched search operations," he said from Kurnool.
Two helicopters took off from Hyderabad to join the search operations. The army's help has been sought to locate the chopper.
A high-level meeting is on at the state secretariat here.
Sources informed that the state Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy is reviewing the situation with Chief Secretary Ramakant Reddy, Director General of Police SSP Yadav, the Chief Minister's close aide and Rajya Sabha MP KVP Ramchandra Rao and other senior state ministers.
Source : http://igovernment.in/site/Andhra-CM-Rajasekhara-Reddy-missing
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While Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Minister P Subhash Chandra Bose said that YSR was safe, police officials were not forthcoming on his location, reports IANS.
The Chief Minister was supposed to land at Chittoor district at 10.30 a.m when his helicopter lost contact with air traffic control. There is bad weather in the area.
The Minister, however, insisted that the chopper carrying the Chief Minister, his Special Secretary and two pilots landed safely.
"We have information that the chief minister is safe," said Chandra Bose. He was not ready to reveal any details.
Official sources said the details were not being revealed because Kurnool district where the chopper reportedly landed is a hotbed of Maoists.
Congress MP from Nandyal S P Y Reddy told a Telugu television channel that he was yet to receive any information about the chief minister's whereabouts.
"Police have launched search operations," he said from Kurnool.
Two helicopters took off from Hyderabad to join the search operations. The army's help has been sought to locate the chopper.
A high-level meeting is on at the state secretariat here.
Sources informed that the state Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy is reviewing the situation with Chief Secretary Ramakant Reddy, Director General of Police SSP Yadav, the Chief Minister's close aide and Rajya Sabha MP KVP Ramchandra Rao and other senior state ministers.
Source : http://igovernment.in/site/Andhra-CM-Rajasekhara-Reddy-missing
