Congress infighting erupts at Choutuppal municipal office ahead of chairperson poll

Tension prevailed at Choutuppal Municipal Office in Nalgonda after Congress corporators protested against Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy over the chairperson post. Supporters of B Vani Viplav demanded that the post be given to her, citing earlier assurances

Nalgonda: Tension prevailed at the Choutuppal Municipal Office here on Monday after internal differences among Congress corporators came to the fore, and a section of corporators staged a protest and raised slogans against Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy.

The corporators demanded that the chairperson post be offered to B Vani Viplav, who won from the 13th ward. The corporators charged that the Munugode MLA and his followers had deceived Vani Viplav after assuring her of the chairperson post.

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Raising slogans against Rajgopal Reddy, Vani Viplav’s supporters staged a demonstration in front of the municipal office. They argued with the MLA’s followers over how the chairperson post could be offered to a non-local corporator, Pavani Ramesh. They stressed that Vani Viplav was a local resident and demanded that the post be given to her.

Heated arguments took place between Rajgopal Reddy’s supporters and Vani Viplav’s supporters over the issue.