Lokesh dictating terms in Chandrababu's absence

Hyderabad, Jan 21, 2015: Nara Lokesh, son of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, has begun dictating terms to the officials, ministers and senior party leaders in the absence of the latter. After Chandrababu Naidu had left for Davos on Tuesday to participate in the World Economic Forum Conference, Lokesh had presided over a meeting of ministers and and MLAs at NTR Trust Bhavan to discuss the Government policy on paddy procurement. Reports said he had directed the senior leaders and ministers on the steps to be taken on paddy procurement and the guidelines to implement the policy. In the first week of January, Lokesh had also attended a meeting chaired by Chandrababu Naidu at Lake View Guest House where in he had submitted a report on the performance of the Government quoting the internal surveys conducted by him. He had also reportedly given some suggestions in the meeting on the implementation of the welfare schemes.