The spacious office of the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of CM Kiran in the C Block has turned out m into an Guest house for the media since Kiran Kumar Reddy became CM and appointed a Informaiton official as CPRO.
Select TV journalists and choice reporters of the CPRO have made it their guest house . From morning 10 AM to night 10 PM, the office is kept open to plant stories .The CPRO assistants provide leak material from time to time to them . Reporters of prominent papers on CM's list including Hindu and Chronicle are entertained along with choicest telugu newspapers and channels . Those of CM's personal interest like I news and Krishna patrika get separate treatment. ' Such preferential treats existed for Enadu and Andhrajyoti during TDP and for Sakshi and DC during YSR period. This is nothing extraordinary ' says CMO officials.
The reporters are provided food specially bought for them from the CMO and CPRO funds and also Tea and coffee at hourly regulars. While those reporters in Medialounge are ingnored, special treatment is meted to these select group of 15 TV and print reporters , say CMO sources. They say on an average about 50 persons are entertained in CMO and CPRO offices daily and this was just pittance .��
Select TV journalists and choice reporters of the CPRO have made it their guest house . From morning 10 AM to night 10 PM, the office is kept open to plant stories .The CPRO assistants provide leak material from time to time to them . Reporters of prominent papers on CM's list including Hindu and Chronicle are entertained along with choicest telugu newspapers and channels . Those of CM's personal interest like I news and Krishna patrika get separate treatment. ' Such preferential treats existed for Enadu and Andhrajyoti during TDP and for Sakshi and DC during YSR period. This is nothing extraordinary ' says CMO officials.
The reporters are provided food specially bought for them from the CMO and CPRO funds and also Tea and coffee at hourly regulars. While those reporters in Medialounge are ingnored, special treatment is meted to these select group of 15 TV and print reporters , say CMO sources. They say on an average about 50 persons are entertained in CMO and CPRO offices daily and this was just pittance .��
