Hyderabad, March 29 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has demanded the immediate dismissal of Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy over allegations of corruption and illegal mining.

BRS Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) warned that if the government fails to act, the party will approach the Governor with a formal complaint, and, if necessary, take the issue directly to the public on a large scale, the release said.

KTR levelled serious allegations against the minister, stating that the government has been shaken following the revelations made by BRS Legislature Party Deputy Leader T Harish Rao.

He said that Harish Rao had exposed, with documentary evidence sourced from the government itself, a major scam involving a senior minister ranked...