Telangana minister denies he was stopped from meeting CM

Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) Telangana Home Minister Mohammed Mehmood Ali on Wednesday denied he was not allowed to meet Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao by the latter's security personnel.The minister's office issued a statement late Wednesday after reports in a section of media that he was stopped from entering Pragati Bhavan, the official residence of the Chief Minister.The minister said when he reached the gate of Pragati Bhavan, he was informed that the Chief Minister is ready to leave for Raj Bhavan to meet the Governor. In the meantime, he left for his office on learning that some visitors were waiting for him to submit representations on issues of urgent importance.The Home Minister said he never faced any problem in meeting the Chief Minister. He claimed the security personnel never stopped him from entering Pragati Bhavan.
--IANS ms/prs