Congress councillor’s supporters protest against Vivek seeking vice-chairperson post in Mancherial

Supporters of Congress councillor Azeemuddin protested against Labor Minister G. Vivek, alleging broken promises over the vice-chairperson post after Chennur municipal elections

Mancherial: Supporters of a councillor from the Congress alleged that the party duped him by denying the post of vice-chairperson during election of the governing council of Chennur municipality. They staged a protest in the camp of the office belonging to Labour Minister Dr G Vivek in Chennur on Monday.

The supporters and followers of Azeemuddin, who won from ward no. 17, raised a banner of revolt against Vivek. They claimed that Vivek promised Azeemuddin that he would be tipped with the vice-chairperson post if the Congress was voted to power. He accused him of duping the councillor by offering the post to some other councillor in place of Azeemuddin.

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The agitating supporters announced that they would intensify a stir against the minister if the councillor was not elected as the vice-chairperson of the civic body. They regretted that the Congress did not recognize the councillor’s contributions and dumped them after the elections. They stated that he had played a vital role in the success of the party in elections to Chennur municipality.

Peddinti Padma was unanimously picked as the chairperson of the 18-member Chennur civic body, while Nayakapu Vinay was elected as the vice-chairperson. The Congress won 11 wards and achieved the majority to capture the chairperson post.