If the words of Labour Minister Danam Nagender are to be taken seriously, the controversial Clause 14 F of the Presidential Order of 1975 is likely to be deleted soon.
Danam's assurance that the Clause 14 F would be deleted soon came after he emerged from a meeting with Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, along with some students' leaders, over the issue.
"After Clause 14 F is deleted, Hyderabad will not be a Free Zone for the appointment of police personnel. Once Hyderabad is back in Zone 6, it will help locals in the police recruitments," the Labour Minister said.
Danam's statements are part of the state governments attempts to appease the students protesting at the Osmania University library for postponing the test for Sub-Inspectors' posts.
Earlier, the Chief Minister had assured the delegation that he would write to the Union government to do away with another Assembly resolution on Clause 14 F as the House had already done it in 2010. This information was passed on to the media persons by the minister and student leader C Govind at a press conference.
Govind said that the Minister had also assured him that the government would work for the deletion of the said clause, and urged the latter to hold the SI test after the deletion process. The student leader also asked the Minister to postpone the SI test by 45 days.
Nagam that the test would be postponed after consulting Home Minister P Sabitha Reddy, who is away in New Delhi.
"Once she returns, a decision will be taken," said the Minister.
Danam Nagender is also understood to have appealed to Kiran Kumar Reddy to ensure the deletion of the cited Clause.
Clarifying further, the Minister asserted that the government had fulfilled its Constitutional obligation by passing a resolution on the Floor of the House for its deletion. (INN)