Govt has discretion to appoint HYDRAA chief, says CM Revanth Reddy

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday asserted that the executive has the authority to appoint an officer to any post, including the commissioner of Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), while reacting to the state high court’s direction to remove senior IPS officer A V Ranganath from the position over alleged contempt of court
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