KCR checkmates opponents with bureaucratic transfers

By posting some dalit officers in top posts including police department, CM succeeded in silencing critics

Ignore opponents’ criticism, bide time and hit back silently seems to be the strategy of TRS supremo and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, if the recent shuffle of some top bureaucrats is any indication. A few weeks ago TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy, speaking at a party protest, cautioned State Intelligence chief T. Prabhakar Rao that the Congress would not hesitate to act against him when it comes to power. Accusing the officer of harassing party workers by siding with TRS, he threatened to drag Mr. Rao to court. Three weeks later, however, the State government replaced him with Hyderabad Traffic Police chief Anil Kumar. Mr. Prabhakar Rao was shifted to SIB as its chief. Not just Revanth Reddy, even KCR’s former Cabinet colleague and now BJP leader Eatala Rajender accused Mr. Prabhakar Rao of making concerted efforts with TRS workers to defeat him in ensuing Huzurabad by-election.