Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay take charge as Central Ministers3Photo© thehindu.com

Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay take charge as Central Ministers

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BJP Telangana stalwarts, including party chief G. Kishan Reddy and his predecessor Bandi Sanjay Kumar, took charge of their respective ministries of Mines and Coal as well as Home, in the presence of their party colleagues and others in New Delhi on Thursday.

Both the leaders have come up the ranks, having begun their political careers as ordinary workers before going on to reach top positions in the party and now the government with their hard work, loyalty and dedication to the party, pointed out party senior colleagues.

After completing the formalities, Mr. Kishan Reddy told the media at Shastri Bhavan that his ministry is key to the country’s growth and development and over the last decade the government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ensured power cuts are a thing of the past for domestic, industrial and agriculture sectors by bringing about reforms. His effort in the coming days will be to ensure that coal production is enhanced so that the country need not be depending on imports. The concentration will be in sustainable coal extraction, supply, employment generation and export of the commodity.